The Burlingames

We’re back from our second ultrasound. At the recommendation of Megan’s regular doc, we went to another clinic for a higher-powered ultrasound so they could get a better look. The doctors are saying the left side of Rupert’s heart, as well as his aortic arch, are too small. They think it’s simply one of those things that occasionally happens (apparently about 1/100 babies have a heart defect of some kind) given what they know about our medical histories and the fact that he doesn’t seem to have any other issues.

We’ll be going to see a pediatric cardiologist on July 25 for further diagnosis and to discuss what will happen after Rupert is born. We’re still believing that God can heal our son. What a testimony it would be for him to come out perfectly healthy when he is born.

Thank you, Sarah, for the suggestion. Until he is born, he shall be known as Baby Rupert.

Thank you, Sarah, for the suggestion. Until he is born, he shall be known as Baby Rupert.

So, we have a funny story from the ultrasound yesterday and it was also captured on camera. At the ultrasound each time the technician would press the camera a little harder on my stomach our little boy would punch or kick back – EVERY SINGLE TIME!!! By the time we were finished with the ultrasound I felt like I had been through the wringer – inside and out. It took a few hours for everything to get back to normal. We are so thrilled with the images we received and hope to see better ones on Friday when we have our second ultrasound in 3-D.

If you look closely at the picture you can see him punching upwards. I felt the punch as she took the picture, it was really cool.