(Tiny dressed up like a skeleton for halloween this year.)

Our baby is so amazing.

On Monday I had to travel to West Penn hospital to have another ultrasound done by a specialist.  Our baby is fine, but it does have one abnormality.  The left kidney never developed.  When you hear that, it seems to be a scary thing.  Automatically, everyone starts thinking of horrible scenarios like transplants later in life, strict dieting, etc.  In fact, the doctor told me there's absolutely nothing to worry about.  She said the right kidney is fully formed and has picked up the slack of the missing left one.  The amniotic fluid is at a normal level, so that shows the one kidney is working as there were two.  Then she showed me all the heart chambers again, all the pathology of the brain, spine, etc. and told me we have a very healthy baby that will be able to live a normal healthy life, even if it is missing an organ. When she first started the ultrasound, the baby wasn't laying on its back... It was on it's belly sleeping with its little tush in the air.  It was the sweetest thing I've ever seen.  It woke up pretty quickly and then started bouncing around.  We laughed because it was looking at the "camera" and waving its little arms around as if trying to say, "Over here, over here!"  I love this little bugger.  I'll have to scan all the other photos she gave me of the legs, fingers, and toes.

Dana and I aren't worried.  We have faith that our little pumpkin will be a strong, healthy child, and we know God looks after our little family.  :)

(Baby is 13 ounces and the length of a large banana.  I'm 20 weeks and halfway done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)