Last week was very emotional. Finding out that our baby was at a very high risk for a terminal disease put a lot of strain on Sonny and I. The next day and a half was horrible. We couldn't help but Google Trisomy 18...even though that's probably the worst thing you could ever do. Fortunately I got a call on Thursday morning saying the specialists' office had overnighted an appointment schedule...which happened to be in an hour. I had just gotten to work but quickly gathered my things and raced home to get Sonny.
The drive to the hospital (literally 5mins.) was odd. We both were saying the positive things we each needed to hear but we were also thinking the worse to ourselves. Filling out the paperwork and waiting to see the doctor took no more than 15 mins. but it felt like an eternity.
The ultrasound tech took us to the back and started to gather some pictures of the baby. The doctor came in and reviewed the pictures with us and hightlighted the baby's heart, lungs, stomach, kidney, liver, hands, feet, head, etc... Unfortunately the only appendage I recognized was the head - since it was the big round thing, and the hand - because I could see the little bones. According to the doctor the images looked fine. He thought he could tell the sex and told us that he was 90% certain but that it was still early.
After we were done with the ultrasound we went back into the doctor's office and talked about the results and options. Bottom line was that everything appeared to be fine but that we should come back in 4 weeks to ensure that nothing is wrong. Hearing that was such a relief!
When Sonny and I were in the car heading back he said the kid wouldn't sit still that's why taking the pictures took so long. The first thing he saw when the tech started was the baby staring straight back: two eyes, a nose and a mouth...all in the right places.
I can't express how happy I am to know that nugget is okay. We will know for certain the sex next week! I think it is a girl and Sonny thinks it is a boy. Our family and friends are split. Until next week!
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