Wednesday, May 4, 2011

A little Behind...Here's an update

Wow I’m a little behind!  After the Ultrasound i went back 2 weeks later for my regular OB check up and to go over the Ultrasound findings.  I had called a week earlier and was told everything looked good, so i wasn't really worried about it.  When i got to the appt my PCP didn't realize that i had even had my ultrasound already, even though he referred me to have one done.  He went and got the report and sat down, then he said "OH yeah i do remember reading this and there was something i wanted to go over with you."  But it's nothing concerning the baby.  Then i hear this, during the ultrasound they found out that he Baby E has a 5mm Choroid Plexus Cyst on the left side of his brain. I guess 1-3% of all pregnancies have these and they usually end up going away on their own later in pregnancy. It is however a soft marker for Trisomy 18, which is super scary. I was originally seeing my family doctor for care, but after finding this out we switched to an OB. I went in for my 1st OB visit last week and they are sending me to have a 2nd level ultrasound 1 week from today at a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist. Scary, but the more I’ve talked about it to ppl and the more i research, the more i find out how common it is. My family doctor actually completely blew it off and told me not to worry about it, but that's hard not to worry. So, I’m anxiously awaiting next Wednesday morning and praying for the best. Ryan and i were so upset at first, but after gaining more knowledge on this type of cyst we are trying to stay optimistic.  So, i guess this is why I’ve been away for so long.  We are moving forward though with the planning process, it's so much fun!  Last weekend we painted the nursery.  We had originally painted the room a beige color on 2 of the walls and red on the other 2, it was our first paint job so we wanted to be creative :)  My mom came to help me paint this time and it was so much fun.  It took us several hours, but here are some pictures of before and after :)




I'm so excited with how well it turned out.  Now that we have the room paitned, it officially feels like Baby E's room!  I have been going in there so much lately and just sitting and daydreaming of what life will be like once he has arrived :)  I'm so very excited.
Oh..Here is the 20 and 21 week Belly Pic:
20 weeks (1/2 way there)

Here's 21:

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