Brief Update

We spent a few hours today with our new nurse practioner Deb. She is AWESOME! Not only did she not make us feel stupid when we showed up for our appointment 4 hours early (totally Melissa's fault!) but she was also super sensitive to my (Melissa) emotional breakdowns and provided an incredible amount of support for us already. We feel blessed to be connected to her. Our main source of support will now be her and the Mile High Down Syndrome Association. Sometime soon, the MHDSA will call us so we can get connected with a mentor family. They will also be our main source of information and help us get connected with resources that we will need after Junior is born. It is so nice to know that we don't have to figure this all out ourselves. They will hold our hands the whole way and we could not be more greatful for that. We also got 2 books today that we are looking forward to reading. Our next appointment is on Wednesday the 9th and we will get another ultrasound to make sure Junior is still growing. We will continue to go to the doctor every 2 weeks and get an ultrasound every 4 weeks to measure growth.

Right now, we are continuing to get ready for Junior to come! Since bed rest will most likely be in Melissa's future, we hope to have everything ready by the end of July. Melissa is feeling SO much better these days and has a lot more energy... part of that could be that she is no longer working and doesn't deal with teenage drama everyday anymore :) We continue to be thankful for all of the support we have received over the last few weeks.