Welcome, Ian!

Ian Joseph Grodz arrived on May 24, 2011, at 9:25 am. He weighed 8 lbs 15 oz and measured 21 1/4 inches long. Needless to say, Joe and I are in love with him. He is so adorable and sweet. He has a full head of light brown spiky hair with blonde tips just like his big sister! His APGAR scores were 9 and 9; we couldn't be happier with that. The NICU docs did take him pretty much right away to await his fetal MRI. My doctor and the pediatric neurologist were a little ticked at this. They felt he could easily wait with me until his procedure, but all worked out in the end. Joe spent most of the day with him in the NICU. I missed them both terribly, but my sister, Linda, and my sister-in-law, Kelly, stayed with me. We just received the preliminary MRI results. His ventricles are normal sized; no need for a shunt at this time. YAY! Dr. P (his pediatric neurologist) called to talk with us, and he is thrilled with what he is seeing. He has the variant, so when you are researching Dandy-Walker you'll run across malformation and variant. It's all very confusing. Anyway, he is happy with what he is seeing, so I am going to be happy, too! Dr. P will be here tomorrow to go over the full results with us, but as of now, he'll be monitored every two months. That's about it for now. We thank you all for praying. Prayer is so powerful. I know your thoughts and prayers are why he is doing so well and the only reason I have made it through these last 4 months. Please continue to pray for our Ian. We are so blessed.