MRI Results

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, (Ephesians 3:20 NIV)

•10 weeks ago today (19 weeks):  "This is not a baby who is likely to survive.  Sorry.  If you are still pregnant in a week we will do another sono."

•1 week later (20 weeks):  "There is so much fluid that IF this baby ends up surviving the pregnancy, the lungs just wouldn't have room to develop."

•1 week later (almost 22 weeks):  "You guys seem to be pretty optimistic...you may want to tone that down a bit."

•The next day:  "It appears she has a viral infection.  The liver is infected, the fluid doesn't seem to currently be hurting anything, and I'm seeing overlapping sutures in the skull, a sign that her brain has shrunk.  I have only seen that in babies who have already died.  She could possibly survive, but if she does, damage has already been done and there WILL be issues [with the brain].  One of your options is that you have two healthy kids at home and maybe you just don't want to deal with this right now..."

•3 weeks later (25 weeks):  "Things look about the same and I don't think there will be any issues with the lungs developing and I think there is a good chance she will at least survive the pregnancy!  We will do an MRI to see how much damage has been done to the brain so we can get an idea of what to expect."

•3.5 weeks later (almost 29 weeks):  "Wow, the fluid is almost gone!  Liver looks about the same and we aren't seeing the issue with the skull but that could just be the angle so it doesn't necessarily mean improvement.  We will see what the MRI shows."

•2 days later (TODAY, 29 weeks):  "The MRI showed the brain to look VERY NORMAL."

Again, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,"(Ephesians 3:20 NIV)

WOW!!!!  VERY NORMAL!!!  We just witnessed a miracle...one that we all were faithfully praying for!  Thank You, Jesus...and thank you all so much for your prayers!!  We are just so excited  and emotional (and a little in shock) about this news!  She is still a sick baby so please continue to pray for her.  They still believe there is or has been a very serious infection and the liver is still a concern...hopefully we will be given a little more information about the liver issue at our next appointment/sono in 3 weeks.

Thanks again for your prayers for sweet Maggie...keep them coming!  He is faithful!! :D