Email Update to Friends

6-10-05 (email to friends)…
Thank you all again for your thoughts, prayers, and words to let us know you were thinking of us this week.

As far as work goes, it was not as difficult as I had anticipated though some days just seemed to be more emotional than others. Nonetheless, God provided me with the strength to make it through.

We had another ultrasound on Wednesday. It was good to see Zoe and to know that her heart is still beating strong. She was moving around a lot before the ultrasound and during so her heartrate was at 160 bpm. We did find out that there are concerns about the structure of her heart and things associated with her brain. She looks beautiful though and she seems to enjoy sucking on her thumb.

We went to the genetic counselor on Thursday. This appointment as well as the ultrasound were both the type of thing that you leave from not knowing what to feel. We did find out that there may be more of a chance that we could conceive a healthy child however there is risk involved. Seeing as how we are in the less than 1% that conceive a baby with Trisomy 13, knowing that there is a risk is scary and we are not sure how to react. We are still processing what we have learned.

Thank you again for everything. We continue to be grateful for friends like you who are holding us up in so many different ways. Thank you.

Christina