I am 23 weeks and
still going strong, thanks to God! This pregnancy has been wonderful and
stressful all at the same time, but our little guy is doing just fine!
I went in for my 20
week anatomy scan terrified that something was wrong or he truly did have spina
bifida. We spoke to a geneticist before our ultrasound, and felt instantly better.
It turns out they had misread my doctors notes and thought I had spina bifida
rather than my mom. They took our normal test results and multiplied it by 26,
because if I had it, he would be 26 times more likely to have it, and that resulted
in our extremely high test result number. But, she did tell me that they would
still be checking his spinal cord just as a precaution. Thank goodness D was
there with me, he really helped me hold it together. After our meeting, we
waited about an hour and were finally able to do our ultrasound. What a magical
experience. Both of us got to see our little guy with features and all for the
first time. They measured his head, body, bladder, arms, legs, confirmed it was
a boy, and even checked out his spinal cord. We even got to see him yawn! It
was wonderful! The only tricky part was that he was wiggling so much, it was
hard to get great pics, but we got a few pretty good ones! Doctor came in and
confirmed that he is healthy and that there is no sign of Spina Bifida, praise
the Lord!
That weekend after our
ultrasound was Mother’s Day, so D and A accompanied me to a nice little weekend
getaway in Denver where we went baby shopping and ate some great food! My mom,
who was in Arizona, came back that week and the following weekend, we went baby
shopping and actually set up his little bassinet. Ahhh!! It is all so real, I
cannot even believe it!
Yesterday, we went in
for an Echocardiogram on the baby, and this time, my mom got to come with me.
It was wonderful! Little man did not disappoint and was as squirmy as ever,
even grabbing is legs and putting them up by his head making it really
difficult to get great shots of his heart. What they did get, the doctor said
looked great, but he wants me back in 4 weeks to see if we can get an even
better view and truly confirm that everything is good. I am all about those
ultrasounds, let me see my little man! They even did a cervical check for my
Unicornuate Uterus, and they said that I still have room for him to grow and it
looks good. Such wonderful news all around!
Everything else has
been going great. I have felt him move a few times, but with my placenta being
in the front, it is making it harder to feel him. Knowing he is okay makes that
part easier to live with. I haven’t had many symptoms other than fatigue, and
some pretty bad migraines. Can’t complain too much. Oh, and the best part, we
decided on his name, well, his first name. There is still some debate on his
middle name. Our little miracle boy will be named Rylan! After having that
dream, and then finding out it was a boy, all of the other names we thought of
just didn’t compare. He was meant to be a Rylan for sure! That is all I have
for now, but I will post some updates in the coming weeks! Thank you all for
your love and support!
