26 Weeks Pregnant

Hello all. Well it is another blog and another week. I am 26 weeks pregnant today and had an appointment with an ultrasound specialist and the fluid in the kidney is caused by a pinch in the urethra. It is called renal pyelectosis and caliectasis which sounds worse than it is (in lame man terms kinking) we also found out today that Reagan Joy will not have to be in the NICU when she is born and they will monitor her by ultrasounds and antibiotics until it corrects itself and if it doesn't then we have to do a little surgery before she is 2 and if not then she will develop hypertension and the kidney could be destroyed.

Reagan has been moving a lot and doing her thing, every time I have an ultrasound she covers her face and kicks the thing that she does the ultrasound with haha she is one stubborn girl! We got a DVD of the ultrasound today and when I was watching it at home, Rilee was watching it with me and just by her expressions it was like she was thinking "what the heck is that guys, you better be able to return that." On a different note, we have decided to go a head and start potty training Rilee even though she is "hearing impaired" she is still becoming curious and willing to learn.

Rilee has just been the most special little thing this week, I just look at her and think "wow I am going to have another one!" I feel Reagan kicking so much that it just becomes more surreal I only have 14 weeks left (which sounds like a lot, but really it's not!) Here is what Reagan is developing this week The network of nerves in your Reagan's ears is better developed and more sensitive than before. She may now be able to hear my voice and Larry's as we talk to eachother or to her. She's inhaling and exhaling small amounts of amniotic fluid, which is essential for the development of her lungs. These so-called breathing movements are also good practice for when she's born and takes that first gulp of air. And she's continuing to put on baby fat. She now weighs about two pounds six ounces which is a pound more than the average 26 week baby so she is going to be bigger than Rilee was. Also The retina completes the development of its normal layers this week—all the better to see inside. Well not inside, per se, because her eyes are still sealed shut and it's really dark in there, but your Reagan's eyes are now fully developed. Brainwaves for the auditory and visual systems are detectable in Reagan's noggin this week. That means Reagan's brain is registering things like sound and light. She can't understand what any of it means yet, but she's on track to comprehend an entire episode of Blue's Clues in no time!

Larry and I haven't had any changes since the last time so nothing to report here! Hope you like the pictures of the 4D images that we got today as much as we enjoy them! Love all of you and may God Bless this week and every week to come!