Thank you all for your prayers for today's appointment in St. Louis. We left today maintaining our strong faith in a healing from the Lord. A few details-- first the not-as-good news: amniotic fluid is pretty much not evident at this point. There was a little measured for the last appointment, but the trend has continued of there not being fluid. We pray that this trend will be reversed. On the positive side, the doctors believe the best option is to give the baby time to grow before delivery. That means it is looking more like the baby can get to full term (37 weeks). The baby's heart rate is good too. Although it can be a challenge for a baby's lungs to develop without amniotic fluid, we believe that Will is strong and a fighter. We also feel this gives more time for prayer and healing! Lastly, we have developed a habit of stopping by a Culver's outside of St. Louis after appointments. We must report that today's flavor of the day, Brownies and Cream, is fantastic. In a couple of months, a new Culver's will be opened about two minutes away from our home. We are in big trouble.

There will be a full ultrasound done for our next appointment which will be on Friday, September 7. They will check the baby's growth at that time.