The Legg Family- Ryan, Holly, Payton, and Elin: 36 Weeks!

Yay! We are finally considered full-term with this pregnancy! I went to the doctor yesterday and got to see the final pictures of our little Miss before she makes her grand appearance, hopefully within the next couple of weeks. This is the first time we have had an ultrasound since around 20 weeks, so we were definitely anxious to get to see her sweet face again. Everything measured perfectly, and our new little one is weighing in right at about 6 pounds. We were told by the ultrasound tech that this baby has "a ton of hair," so I definitely added a few extra hair bows to the hospital bag. :)

It's so crazy to think about how much our lives are going to change within the next few weeks. There are times I get nervous thinking about balancing two children, but I know we will adjust and it's so exciting to think about how much love and joy a new little one will bring. I was once told by someone that the best gift you could ever give your child is a sibling, and I'm thrilled that our girls will always have each other!

As for Payton, she could actually use some prayers right now. We got some "not so good" news on Tuesday at her doctor's appointment. When I was 37 weeks pregnant with her, we discovered via ultrasound that she had something called Hydronephrosis. This is a fairly minor and somewhat common condition where there is extra fluid built up on the kidneys. Payton actually has this on both her right and left kidneys, as well as dilated ureters. We were told that in most cases, this tends to correct itself by the time the child turns 2. However, if it doesn't go away, more tests have to be done to try to figure out what's causing the fluid to build up, which could in time cause serious kidney damage. In some cases, this could be due to kidney reflux or due to some sort of blockage in the ureters. Up until this point, all we've had to do was to have her monitored with ultrasounds every 3-6 months to keep a close watch on the condition, and see a Pediatric Urologist. Up until recently, we were headed in the right direction. However, her last scan showed no improvement and actually showed that the condition was worsening some. Because of this, we have been referred to Riley's Children's Hospital in Indianapolis to have an additional test ran to ensure that her kidneys are each functioning equally and to rule out that there could be any reflux from the bladder back into the kidneys. We are a bit nervous about this scan. It involves a catheter, IV, and sedation, definitely not something any parent wants to put their child through, even though we know it has to be done. If something shows up on this scan, there is a possibility that surgery may need to be done to correct the condition. If all comes back ok, they will most likely continue to watch her every 3 months via ultrasound, in hopes that the condition will improve. The blessing in all of this is that we've been told that if caught early, like we have done, the condition is 100% treatable. Also, as of now, her kidneys look healthy indicating that there is no kidney damage thus far! We realize that this could be SO much worse and we are SO thankful to be dealing with something that does have a very high success rate! We understand that not all parents are this fortunate, and I can't imagine having to deal with some of the illnesses and terminal sicknesses that some families have to go through! However, some extra prayers would be appreciated, especially considering all the changes Payton will already be experiencing at home with the new baby.

I go to the doctor again on Thursday (if I make it that long-wishful thinking I know! haha!) to check up on the new baby, and will try to post another update after that! Things are definitely moving right along! :)

Sweet face! She's starting to get a bit crammed in there!