Meeting our surgeon

David and I met with a surgeon from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta today.  I liked Dr. Bhatia a lot.  She works with seven other surgeons so there is no guarantee she will be the one on call when our son has his surgery, but I trust the other surgeons are as competent as she is.  It is hard to beat the standard of care offered at Egleston.  The baby will be transported there in an ambulance immediately after I deliver which will either be at St. Mary's in Athens or Northside in Atlanta.  The jury is still out on whether I will be able to deliver vaginally or if I will need a c section.  I have come to accept there will be many things I have no control over and cannot plan ahead of time.  I fondly recall the Serenity Prayer and move along with my day when I start getting anxious about the details. 

Finally, I don't feel like punching my doctor in the face

I had another ultrasound today and left the doctor's office with a smile on my face.  Baby Folden is doing well.  He weighed in at 1 pound which seems like a big milestone to me for some reason.  The cysts in his brain have already resolved on their own which the doctor was happy about.  He is growing at a normal rate which is great news and his stomach, liver, kidneys, are all where they are supposed to be.  Right now we are dealing with two loops of small intestine that are protruding out of the hole in his abdomen - the doctor assures me this is a minor case of gastroschisis and the surgery should be very straight forward.  Things can always change as the pregnancy progresses, but for now we have a best case scenario for his condition which is music to my ears.  And if things continue this way, I may be able to have a vaginal delivery instead of a c section which would be great so I can have a quicker recovery and be with him at the children's hospital as soon as possible.