Many of you were just as excited as we were to find out our baby's gender on Tuesday. Unfortunately things didn't go very well, though we did find out we are having a girl.
During the ultrasound, we were told our baby has brain abnormalities and then sent to a specialist at the Maternal Fetal Medicine wing of the hospital for another ultrasound. The specialist confirmed what our doctor and ultrasound tech had suspected and told us about Anencephaly. More specifically Exencephaly. It is a neural tube defect that occurred before I even knew I was pregnant. The chances of survival are non-existent for our baby. Since this is the case, I will be induced early since there are a lot more risks involved with trying to take the baby to full term. We will be spending a little more time with her and then setting an induction date soon.
Our little girl is perfect in every other way. She is growing and moving and kicking--she can do this because her brain stem controls those things and it is in perfect condition.
I write this now because I feel like I have so many friends who care for me and are praying for me and I am grateful for those prayers and the support I have around me. Thanks for your love and support and all your prayers.