The feelings of helplessness is the worst part. I wish I had information that might be useful, but I really don't. Stay strong together.

I don't have experience with that specific condition, but I do have experience with high-risk pregnancy and other issues.

My "experience" with regard to dealing with the doctors and getting information is that they are probably going to do there best to inform you, but be light on details. So if you have specific questions, ask them. There probably will be things they can't answer definitively, and there are definitely things they don't know. I won't doubt they will do everything possible for the best outcome.

With regard to you and your wife and your daughter, do what you need to do to deal.

Thank you all for your thoughts, I appreciate it.

So, our doc was a lot more optimistic than the nurse and ultrasound tech, and we were somewhat comforted. Baby is in the 9th percentile, just on the line, but within margin of error for everything to be fine. Everything can also just be fine at the 9th percentile - every other measure is normal-healthy (heart rate, umbilical cord flow, growth symmetry). Apparently, growth symmetry is a big key, if other areas of her body were lagging (compared to her head), there may be some trouble to worry about.

What it means for now? Lots and lots of monitoring. Weekly ultrasounds, weekly non-stress tests, and weekly visits with the doctor.

Further, apparently there is nothing we can do or could have done to prevent or correct this - which alleviates a lot of the guilt that slammed my wife the last few days.

For now we monitor, tons, but otherwise make no changes. Doc thinks we have a perfectly healthy, just small, baby in there.

Thanks again - for all the thoughts and well wishes, you're a great group of pals!

Best of luck. Hang in there and lean on us all if need be.

Had a great morning taking the four year old to his first movie — The Grinch.

that's awesome. I remember taking my kid to his first movie. I remember the scenario, the place, etc. I still have the stub. But I can't remember the movie

Look at stub, bub.

PhillieMooDo wrote:Thank you all for your thoughts, I appreciate it.

So, our doc was a lot more optimistic than the nurse and ultrasound tech, and we were somewhat comforted. Baby is in the 9th percentile, just on the line, but within margin of error for everything to be fine. Everything can also just be fine at the 9th percentile - every other measure is normal-healthy (heart rate, umbilical cord flow, growth symmetry). Apparently, growth symmetry is a big key, if other areas of her body were lagging (compared to her head), there may be some trouble to worry about.

What it means for now? Lots and lots of monitoring. Weekly ultrasounds, weekly non-stress tests, and weekly visits with the doctor.

Further, apparently there is nothing we can do or could have done to prevent or correct this - which alleviates a lot of the guilt that slammed my wife the last few days.

For now we monitor, tons, but otherwise make no changes. Doc thinks we have a perfectly healthy, just small, baby in there.

Thanks again - for all the thoughts and well wishes, you're a great group of pals!

This is great news. Glad to hear it.

Bucky wrote:that's awesome. I remember taking my kid to his first movie. I remember the scenario, the place, etc. I still have the stub. But I can't remember the movie

Memento?

“Alexa, are the Sixers boring”

"Last night the 76ers beat the knicks, 1117-91, they'll play tomorrow at 7PM at home against the Wizards"

1 wrote:https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/lifestyle/mom-accuses-southwest-airlines-employee-publicly-mocking-5-year-olds-name-131855912.html

The airline employee was definitely in the wrong. You shouldn't mock peoples' names. It is not the person's fault what their name is.

However, when you name your kid what they named their kid, then you have to expect your kid to have their name mocked.

They weren't making fun of the kid, they were making fun of the parents for being assholes and setting their kid up for a lifetime (or at least 18 years) of mockage. After the kid turns 18, if they don't legally change their name, then they are fair game.

Obviously ABC 7 would be sympathetic to this story.

My MiL watches my 3 year old on Mondays. Just now he was trying to draw on the furniture and wouldnt give my mother-in-law the pen. he told her to get out of his house and called her a pig

Stern finger wag/subtle smile and nod

I'm laughing but pig is rough

Tough scene in an alley at the Malvern Christmas celebration when my four-year-old saw a human head emerge from the Mickey Mouse costume. He didn't say anything to me but later cried to my wife about how Mickey is fake

on a brighter note all three kids house pizza now which makes things easier

The 28 month old little one kept saying the chinese word for dinosaur followed by "so CUTE," while running around the room with her plastic dinosaurs.

Then she started singing Queen's We Will Rock You at the top of her lungs at the dinner table.

She's fun right now, except for when she isn't.

At this morning’s winter concert, I witnessed a dad who took video of all of moments in between the songs and no actual songs.

is his kid on stage crew