12 Weeks!

Yesterday was our 12 week appointment and Nuchal Screen test. To say I was nervous would be an understatement. I drove to pick up hubs at 10:30 for our 11:00 appointment and off we drove. We made it right at 11 and by that point I have already drunk my 32oz of liquid and I was ready to pee. They called us back and put me on the table and hubs on the chair holding my hand. I told her my worries about this scan and what we had with Max: cleft and banding. I held my breath as she started off the scan and breathed a huge sigh as she pointed out the heartbeat. After that I could calm down enough to enjoy watching Gummybear squirm. She spent a good 45 minutes taking pictures and showing us the little one body and organs. She tried to peek at the gender by this one was stubborn. S/he was in the wrong position for 90 percent of what the scanner needed to see so she kept pushing on my stomach and jiggling to try and get the baby to move. With Max, he was eager to show us his man parts. First thing we saw on all his scans was right between his legs. This baby is more modest. When the scan ended and we had 10 pictures in our possession she left to go over the pictures with the doctor and then she would come back with the doctor to go over our risks and what they saw. They came in 10 minutes later and said the resident 3D expert wanted to take a look at the baby’s lip and palate to make me feel better, which I appreciated. She gelled my stomach back up and then took some images to compile into 3D and pronounced the soft palate ‘beautiful.’ She said the lip looks fine but can’t confirm the hard palate. That was a huge relief. Our risk is 1:46000 for downs and 1:130000 for T18. Wonderful news. and this baby is a chunk, 4 days ahead of schedule! We headed from that appointment straight to the 12 weeker with our perinatologist. She is thorough. Went through my list of questions in 10 minutes flat. It was all business and it was very reassuring. She was facts, reassurance, and willing to do extra monitoring. We breezed out from her appointment and then went to meet the diabetes counselor. Whom I LOVED. She was great. Went over all my numbers with me, reassured me that I was doing ok, and told me to test my limits with small treats and then check to see what happens. Love that lady. I dropped hubs off back at work and headed home for a much wanted nap. Last night I finally made oatmeal butterscotch walnut cookies I have been craving for a week. I ate two, had some milk. Waited an hour, tested and my number was PERFECT! I can eat cookies!!

I put my mom’s letter in the mail on Thursday and it should be there soon, dun dun dun!