Ira at 34 weeks

This 3D/4D image was captured last Friday (3.30) at our appointment. Laura and I make the trek to upper Manhattan every Friday and every Friday we get to see what Ira is doing inside Laura's womb. Ira is usually active during our visits but this was a rare moment of stillness on his part.

Because Ira's lungs aren't developing, he isn't taking in much fluid which means all that fluid is accumulating outside of Ira in Laura's womb. That isn't such a bad thing and is pretty typical for CDH babies. It just means Laura is getting huge and uncomfortable. And it also means that we are on alert for pre-term labor. We need so desperately to make it to the 39 week mark as the more time Ira can spend inside, the better.

I hope this picture will help concretize your prayers for Ira. Isn't he beautiful?