We Could Not Ask for More: Introducing . . . Carter, Brenna, and Emily!!!

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Introducing . . . Carter, Brenna, and Emily!!!

Carter

Brenna

Emily

The triplets arrived Saturday night, August 18th, at 33 weeks and 4 days!

Carter Jackson arrived at 8:44pm, weighing 4lb 1oz and 16 inches long.

Brenna Lynn arrived at 8:45pm, weighing 4lb 4oz and 18 inches long.

Emily Christine arrived at 8:46, weighing 3lb 13oz and 17 inches long.

They were delivered by c-section at Virtua Hospital and taken to the NICU where I got to see them about an hour later.

We are so happy they are here!!!

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Emily's Chromosome Disorder

Karyotype:
46, XX, der (9) t(7;9) (p22.3;p24.3)

Unbalanced Translocation of Chromosomes 7 and 9
or
Partial Trisomy 7, Partial Monosomy 9

There is no syndrome name

(Translation in my words)
She has an extra piece of chromosome 7 that duplicated and attached to chromosome 9, where chromosome 9 is missing a piece. This is actually two chromosome disorders in one. She has a duplication (of 7) AND a deletion (of 9).

Update August 09:
Genetics is currently studying the 16 missing genes in Emily's missing piece of chromosome 9. This information may provide some reasons for her problems with high calcium and seizures.

Again, they can not say if it will shed any light on a prognosis.

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