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+ 3 - 5 | § ¶Picture of the TGV Defect

On her blog, Jenny has the following image we got from the echocardiogram last week (click on it for a larger image):

Here's her description of how we got the image, and what the image means.

The heart ultrasound machines don't have printers like the regular ultrasounds, but we asked them to make us a CD. We have lots of videos of the heart actually moving, but I can't display that here. This picture gives a good indication of how you can tell he has transposition of the great vessels (although I don't have a normal shot as a comparison). Normally, when the aorta and pulmonary artery leave the ventricles, they cross over each other. But in this case, since they are transposed, they run parallel to one another.

Jenny's blog has a lot more pictures of both her and the baby, and it has her pregnancy journal.  It's password-protected, so email either of us if you want to access it.

+ 4 - 4 | § ¶A Day Full of Appointments

Last week, Jenny had a full day of doctor's appointments to check up on the pregnancy.  The important thing is that everything is going well, with the obvious exception of the heart defect that they found before.  We met with a Cardiothoracic Surgeon, a Neonatologist, a Cardiologist, an Obstetrician, had an ultrasound, an echocardiogram, and toured the NICU.  It was a long and busy day.  Meeting with all the doctors, we feel very confident that our son will be ok. 

So, for the moment, no new news is good news.

+ 4 - 10 | § ¶Units and Measures with JScience

As part of my employer's Java News Brief series, I have written an article on Units and Measures with JScience.  In the article, I discuss how you can use JScience to help deal with scientific, mathematical, engineering, and financial units in your Java application.

Check it out!