Wow does time fly! I had intended on writing one blog a month but I guess the month of May just came and went without me realizing it.The school year was winding down and with an expected last day of school being June 7th May was a rush to the finish line. I had such a busy computer lab and any available time slot was filled with teachers bringing in students to complete last minute assessments and final projects to hurry and get grades in by May 31st.
In all of the craziness we did go to Reno, NV this month to celebrate Grandpa Joe & my dad's birthday. This trip is pretty annual as Grandpa's birthday is in the beginning of the month and dad's is at the end... so, we take the trip mid month.We had a lot of fun and even though we were not big winners when it came to the casino we enjoyed our time with our family.
Baby update... This month we went in for our high resolution ultrasound. This is the ultrasound where you typically find out if your baby is a boy or a girl. We have officially decided we are not going to find out. This was Chris' idea but he has made me come to the dark side. He came to me and told me it was really important that we didn't find out because he wanted to be able to come out of the delivery room and say, "It's a ...!" I think this is pretty darn adorable but he continued to persuade me even further. Knowing that I am always on the look out for a good deal or ways to save money he reminded me that we want more than one child and not too long after this one so we will be able to do all gender neutral clothing if we don't find out. This allows us to pass on all clothing to the next kiddo and thus save us more money in the long run. Last but certainly not least, Chris said that his main reason for this choice on his part was so that we can focus on having a healthy baby. So, I was persuaded and do really think this is a good plan. It also helped that a lot of ladies at my school also did not find out and loved not knowing. They explained to me that there are so few things in life we can't control these days that we should just be here and enjoy the ride.
Now to the ultrasound, I was told that I must drink 2-3 bottles of water before coming to the appointment at least an hour before. I was not told anything about not going to the bathroom. In talking with ladies at work they said when they had to do this ultrasound they couldn't use the bathroom after drinking the water and had to hold it the entire time they were in for their exam. I got worried and of course went potty and then consumed the same amount of water again and didn't use the bathroom again until the nurse told me I could. I was probably there for 45 minutes and at first it was just the normal belly ultrasound and they checked for a list of things. Crazy how they can see things like the kidneys and items in the brain now. We also got to see the baby yawn, move and also a close up of the baby'e heart chambers and them moving. The weirdest thing about the ultrasound was that the nurse kept telling me when I should go pee. She said she had full view of my bladder on the screen and every time it got full she would make me go try... and yes I did have to go.
The test was long and when she couldn't find everything on her checklist she started to move the baby around or ask em to walk around so we could get better angles. We got the results 2 days later while we were in Santa Cruz and all looked normal but one thing. The results said there were bright spots on the heart which was an area of concern. Chris immediately started looking this up to see how serious it could be. What we found out from our own research and speaking with the doctor a few days later is that bright spots on an ultrasound typically means mineralization. This is common to be shown in the heart on the ultrasound and typically goes away or doesn't affect the baby. The only time it can is if the baby has down syndrome or a chromosome defect. Since we didn't opt to do any genetic testing earlier on in the pregnancy ( which cost a pretty penny and can be intrusive for mommy and baby) we now have to go to a para natal specialists. She said we need to take the first available appointment and that was a little scary. Of course the first available appointment isn't until this upcoming Friday. ( yes, that's 3 weeks of worrying but it's almost here) Apparently they will do another ultrasound to see if the bright spot is still there and if so I hope will be checking for any other abnormalities.
We are hoping and praying for a healthy baby and would greatly appreciate it if you all could do the same as well. Oh... due date was moved up from October 23rd to October 21st!
