IT'S A ..........

Wow what a ride the past few weeks have been. I had abnormal results come back from my first trimester screening that said the baby had a 1 in 81 chance of having down syndrome. For someone my age that risk should have been 1 in 883. As you can imagine I was totally freaked and stressed out. I went in for a CVS test on Friday the 13th. The test involves taking tissue from the baby's placenta and sending it off for genetic testing. Justin was so good the whole time we were waiting telling me everything is going to be OK and not to worry. After waiting 11 days which felt like a lifetime I finally got the call. The baby is absolutly fine and its a GIRL!!!!! The weird thing is that I had a dream last night and in it we had a little boy. I haven't had any baby dreams so far so it was strange that this one took place last night. I am sooooo over the moon to be having a little girl. I would have been happy with either as long as it is healthy, but I can now admit that I secretly was hoping for a girl. Justin's response was "we will have to try again for a boy". After the ride I have been on so far I just want to have a healthy baby. I honestly feel like I can breath again and be excited and happy about this pregnancy. Now the fun stuff like shopping comes next :-) I'll keep you updated on the name we pick out.

Dam tilted uterus

We went in for our monthly check up with our OBGYN and she said everything looks great. Apparently I have a tilted uterus which means instead of going up and down mine tilts back towards my pelvis. It should correct itself as the baby gets bigger. In the meantime it makes it hard to see the baby when doing an ultrasound on top of the stomach. On the bright side the Dr said that my hemorrhage has reabsorbed and isn't showing up anymore. I am very excited about this because it did have me worried for a time there. Its so weird to watch the little baby jumping around in there without me feeling a thing. I feel gassy air bubbles on a frequent basis but can't feel a jumping bean floating around in there, how strange. We should get to find out if its a boy or a girl at 20 weeks which by my calculation is April 23 (that day can't come fast enough). Justin was releaved to see that the baby seems to have 2 arms and 2 legs. We didn't get to hear the heart beat today because her dopplar wouldn't pick it up because of my dam tilted uterus. I am going back for a second shot at the screening on Friday so hopefully the baby will be in the right position this time. I am planning on telling my boss this week which should be interesting.
Until next time :-)

There is really a baby in there

Wow, my first blog, where do I start??? Justin and I are really excited to be expecting our first baby on 9/10/09. As most of you know we got married 9/13/08 and wasted no time getting started on our family. I'm really happy that the first 12 weeks are over and done with and that we can breath a little easier and start enjoying pregnancy. We had a little issue at the start when I was diagnosed with a subchorionic hemorrhage. It is a tear in my uterus that created a blood clot to form on my placenta. It seems to be fine now but I continue to keep my fingers crossed. Today I went with my mom and Cindy (Justin's mom) for some prenatal screening. We got to hear the heartbeat and see the baby moving around. It's so amazing to know that little thing is really in there. Unfortunatly the baby didn't want to cooperate and get into the right position so I have to go back next week to try again. Justin and I are off to see our regular OB next Monday for our monthly appoinment. I am very anxious to find out what we are having so that time can't come quick enough. My freind Katherine gave me the idea to do a blog to keep everyone informed during our pregnancy. Now if your interested you can just check the website for updates. I am very lucky to have such an amazing husband who has truly been wonderful so far. He doesn't know it yet but he is going to make a great dad. Hope everyone is doing well.
Love Gem and Justin