..Life With Zoe..: Quick Update

Tuesday, June 7

Quick Update

This is going to be brief since I am in one pisser of a mood for several reasons. I don't have the energy to elaborate so I will stick with just the good stuff tonight. And by good stuff, I mean really excellent news!

32 weeks and 1 day pregnant (a day shy of 6 weeks in the hospital too)
NSTs are perfect, Zoe is behaving as a mature baby.
Bio is 8/8
Cervix is 3.7 which is the best it has ever been in this entire pregnancy
Amnio fluids 9.7!!!

We still amaze medical professional around here. I keep joking that TLC will be knocking on our door for the story some day.

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StaceyTuesday, June 07, 2011
YAY!!! Great news. Keep it up you two! (((HUGS)))
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BBHWednesday, June 08, 2011
Yay! Glad everything is going well!
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SandraWednesday, June 08, 2011
WOOHOO!!! I love happy updates!!
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~C~Wednesday, June 08, 2011
That's great! Hope everything keeps going well!
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Ehoff33Wednesday, June 08, 2011
So great! I really hope everything keeps going so well for you and your little girl!
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Miracles Do Happen

After years of struggling with trying to conceive, pregnancy loss, infertility, countless day of heartbreak and tears... we learned we were expecting twins August 1, 2011. We thought this would be a perfect story ending, but that was not the case...

Our journey to be parents took us down another road of struggles and battles. On March 1, 2011, at 18 weeks pregnant, Zoe was diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Dylan with Down Syndrome and Esophageal Atresia. This was absolutely crushing and left us with wondering if there was any hope for a positive future with our children.

On March 25, 2011, at 21 weeks 4 days pregnant, we lost our sweet little boy. Our hearts were broken but we still had to fight for Zoe. I was unexpectedly admitted to the hospital with preterm labor on April 28, 2011. After countless days of trying to stop labor, Dylan was born peacefully sleeping on May 5, 2011 at 2:21 am.

That same morning I was sent to surgery to save Zoe from making a debut. We became a popular miracle at the hospital as labor stopped and Zoe continued to thrive. At 34 weeks pregnant and 8 very long weeks of hospital bed rest I was finally allowed to return home. This lasted exactly two blissful weeks.

Zoe decided to make a statement of her strength and was born on July 4, 2011. She arrived in this world like a little firecracker ready to battle for her life. At just seven days old on July 11, 2011, Zoe underwent her first open heart surgery, the Norwood, under the care of Dr Starnes at CHLA. After almost eight weeks of ups and downs she was discharged on August 25, 2011 to go home. We spend the next four months loving every moment as she continued to thrive and beat all odds.

On January 19, 2011, at just over six months old, Zoe underwent her second stage surgery, the Glenn procedure, again under the care of Dr. Starnes at CHLA. She had a spectacular and speedy recovery of just six days and home on the seventh day. What we hope to be Zoe's final surgery, the Fontan shouldn't be for a couple of years.

Graduating from "interstage" is wonderful and we now have a taste of what "normal" life is like. We cherish very moment with our daughter and are thankful that she is a part of our lives. Her smiles brighten our days, her giggles warm our hearts. Her half of a heart is more whole then we ever imagined.

This is our journey to mend her broken heart.

..Life With Zoe..

Finding courage and hope to mend half a heart

Tuesday, June 7

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