So up until today, the only thing we have ever heard from the doctor is, "Looks good, everything seems to be going fine." After 15 or so visits with the same outcome, it started to feel very wasteful to go in bi-weekly to be told that again. Until today....
Today when we went, the doctor got out her Doppler same as always and put it on Lindsay's belly. Just like every other time, she had no problems locating a heartbeat. But this time very obviously, even to me, Henry's heartbeat was not normal. The best way to describe it is that it was skipping a beat. She very calmly (almost too calmly) pointed this out and explained it was an arrhythmia which, while not common, is almost never an issue that doesn't work itself out. So she referred us to a specialist at the - brace yourself - "high risk" office. Tuesday morning, Lindsay will go get a better, more in depth ultra sound to take a look at his heart.
While there is absolutely nothing we can do either way, the news came as quite a blow to us both. For the last eight months we have assumed, as I assume all parents assume, that we had the healthiest baby possible. Today we have been forced to face the fact that there are things outside of our control. There was a brief time of stress as we allowed the news to sink in - but after digesting it, we have come to accept that while we can't control the circumstances, we can control our reactions to the circumstances.
Please keep us in your prayers. And we will post on Tuesday with an update.
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You 3 are in our prayers!! And it is almost ALWAYS less serious than it sounds!! We will be praying that it works itself out quickly and everything goes smoothly for you all!
We will absolutely be praying for you. I know He will give you abundant grace during this time.
Thank you! That is what these blogs are for: rejoicing over each others good news and praying for each other in times of need! God ALWAYS provides.
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