Tater tot update at 24 weeks

A lot has been going on with Tater tot lately and I just haven't had the heart to write anything about it because I would get too emotional. At our 20 week ultrasound we were told that there was fluid on the baby's brain. They sent us immediately over to the hospital to the specialist and that is where he gave us more details. Normal brain fluid is 1 or below and at 20 weeks we were at 1.02. There was talk about genetic disorders to something viral. The worst case would be going to a brain surgeon to have a shunt put into it's head at birth. Through many weeks of praying and crying we made it. Today is a good day. God is good. The fluid levels are now back to normal on both sides of the brain. This brought tears to our eyes. Tater tot now weighs 1 lb 5 oz. At 20 weeks tater tot was 12 oz. Growing like a weed!

We are still dealing with the placenta previa. There has been a slight change to it but it is a wait and see kind of game. If the placenta is still there in 6 weeks we will know that Tater tot will come early. My OB stated if no bleeding occurs then he will take me at 36 or 37 weeks. He would do an amniocentesis to see if the lungs have matured. If I do start bleeding again then I might be taken earlier for safety precautions. The reason they wouldn't wait until the normal 39 weeks is due to the excess bleeding that could occur and put me in high risk and also the baby.

So we made it through one big hurtle and now we can do this easy one. I have faith in God he will protect us and not give us more than we can handle.

Since we had a babysitter today (thanks Gammy) we took the opportunity to shop for new furniture for Tater Tot. Tater will be moving into Nate's room because we don't want to take the mural down that Brad did for Nate. We found something we liked but seeing our pricing options at other places. We also went to Babies R Us to start a registry for the couple items we need for this one. Not as much as the first but if we didn't register we wouldn't get all the good coupons. So we got so much done today. Funny how fast you can go to places without a toddler:).

So the only thing I haven't shared is the sex of the baby. Brad begged and begged to know this time. I guess it is only fair since I did it my way the first time. I told Brad at our 20 week appt that he could make the best decision for the family. He just looked at me and stated he had to talk it over with Nate. He leaned in and talked with Nate and stated "Nate wants to know". He is so smart. Brad and I both thought this time it was a girl. But we were wrong...It's a BOY! Nate is going to have a little brother and that is sooooo cool. I don't know what I would do without my sister. He is going to have so much fun with Tater tot!

Thanks to everyone for your prayers and being there for us these past 4 weeks. We could not have gotten through this without you. We are truly blessed.