"This is the best Christmas gift I could ever give you."

I have never had such a great appointment ... I have never left a doctors office with such confidence ... I have never felt such a relief. I am excited! I am pregnant with a baby boy who is growing normally! Actually is a little larger than normal. He is in the the 63 percentile, and currently weighing in at over 2 lbs. Thats right, he currently weighs more than what Hani weighed when he was born! As a reminder Hani was born at 30 weeks, and was a mere 2lbs. The doctor said this is turning out to be a normal pregnancy. My chances of premature labor are 10% ... a lot better than the 98% they originally predicted. There are still chances of IUGR, but currently there are no signs or symptoms. Even once IUGR is detected they still typically wait a few weeks until delivery. So, even if we have an IUGR baby the premature level will be very slim, and the baby will be considered a large IUGR based on his current growth pattern! Basically, I "could" still deliver early, but it won't be at 30 weeks ... BJ, one of our doctors, said "this is the best christmas gift I could ever give you and I am just the one that gets to tell you. I think this is from someone greater. Enjoy your holiday season, relax and enjoy the next few months."

BABY SHOWER SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY!!

Hani finally got a chance to meet brother. Well, sort of! We brought him to the appointment yesterday. He held mommy's hand during the entire ultrasound ... it was so precious! When the doctor saw him he said, "thats the little preemie we saved!?" Little shy Hani politely wives and says, "hi" ... it was a priceless moment. The doctor couldn't believe how well Hani was doing and acting like a normal 18 month old! He also said no wonder you insisted on only seeing us for your pregnancy, he is a miracle!!