May 15, 2008

April 23, 2008

Because he was being difficult at our 20 week appointment, they tried again at our 24 week visit to get a picture of his heart. Baby Jack continued to be in just the wrong position for a good photo, but they saw enough to be concerned and immediatly referred us to the University Hospital where they could get a better image.

At University Hospital they confirmed that he had a serious heart defect and they performed an amniocentisis to determine if the heart problem was a result of a larger chromosome issue. The results the following week ruled out the major chromosome concerns.

The following week we met with a pediatric cardiologist at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City where they diagnosed our baby with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a rare congential heart defect affecting the left ventrical and aorta.

Jack's 20 Week Ultrasound Video

March 24, 2008

We went in for our regular 20 week ulatrasound and everything looked healthy and great. But our sweet little guy takes after his father and likes to lay on his stomach in just the right position so that they couldn't get a good picture of his heart. They decided that is was no big deal and they would just take a peek at our next regular appointment to make sure everything was ok.

March 10, 2008 - It's a Boy!

Dad gave the double fist pump in the air when he discovered we were having a boy.

January 14, 2008

January 5, 2008

In January I experienced some bleeding so we visited our friend, Dr. Erin Clark, at the University Hospital to take a peek and make sure everything was ok. We got to see a tiny little reassuring heart beat. 8 Weeks

December 26, 2007

Our first photo of little Jack at about 6.5 weeks.