So, I'm back from the weekend in Ann Arbor. Actually, I was back a few days ago, but too tired to blog. So here I am now. Above there are two pictures. One of my sister when she first saw my belly and the other of our nieces, Erin (right) and Emily discovering my belly too. Very fun! Emily (the younger one) had some very interesting questions for me. She was thinking of names for the baby all weekend which was very cute. Not once did she ask me how the baby got into my belly...whew! Save that one for Stacey, Em!!!
Anyway, the weekend was great! Got to do lots of fun stuff...farmers market, breakfast at Zingerman's, family party and plenty of time to relax! We also all got up early Sunday morning and went down to the end of my parents' neighborhood to cheer on the runners in the race I was supposed to run. I cried for a bit, but it was exciting to see them all run by.
The good news, is that yesterday (as promised) I got the much anticipated call from the doctor with the final results from my sequential screen. The first results came a month or so ago and that was good news, but yesterday's was the final result. All is normal. They screen for Down Syndrome, Trisomy 18 (when a baby is born with an extra copy of chromosome 18 which causes severe mental retardation among other tragic defects and usually the baby doesn't live past one year), and spina bifida. So, here are our risks which are considered very low....Down Syndrome: 1 in 3,600; Trisomy 18: 1 in 11,000; Spina Bifida: 1 in 6,000. These risks are low enough that Jon and I have decided not to continue testing which would be the amniocentesis which carries a 1 in 250 risk for miscarriage. My doctor thinks this is the best decision.
So, we're done with testing. Whew! The next thorough exam will be the skeletal ultrasound on the 23rd of this month where yes...we'll also find out if we have a little girl or a little boy. FUN!!! We can't wait!
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