Soldiering Through Week 32

Adam and I agreed on Miles as a boys name well before we knew our baby's gender. We both wanted a relatively traditional name that wasn't overused. We also agreed that it should have meaning. The name seemed to fit the first two criteria, so we went in search of the meaning of Miles. We were absolutely sold once we learned that the Latin meaning of Miles is"soldier"and the Hebrew is "Gift from God".

We had no idea at that time just how relevant these two meanings would become. Miles truly is a little soldier! At today's growth scan, he weighed in at a whopping 4.3 pounds. Not bad for a 32 weeker who has been through a major surgery! His ventricles haven't enlarged at all since we left Pittsburgh, and the reversal of his Chiari improves week after week. We even saw that he has some hair on his little head! He really is doing fantastically!

We hope that Miles will do just as well out of the womb as he has done in utero. If you look closely to the far right of the following picture (beside the stairwell) you will see a purple sign over a set of double doors. That is the NICU where Miles will be sent after he is born. We are praying for a short, uneventful stay before heading home!

With each passing day it is looking like we may just get our wish. Our little soldier is getting stronger and stronger every day, and he is already one of the greatest gifts we could ever receive.  Just a few more weeks and we get to meet him! He'd better stay put until that scheduled c-section though!!!