We followed our scare up with a couple of good appointments. The following week, we were able to get a great profile shot of the baby, and the nuchal screening was normal. Lisa's bloodwork was a little off, but in and of itself that was nothing to be too alarmed about. One of her hormone levels (PAPP-A) was a little lower than normal, but by itself these results just meant to doctors would continue to keep a close eye on us. We were told to come back in a month for a routine checkup.
Since we started this process, we'd pretty much had a doctor's appointment and sonogram every two weeks. While it was nice not having to worry about driving to the doctor's office for a month, we hadn't realized how reassuring it was to see the baby every other week. By the fourth week, we were getting restless. We were also excited and hopeful that at a little more than 17 weeks, we'd be able to find out if we were having a boy or a girl.
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| Our baby girl at 17 weeks and 3 days! |
Everything looked good with the baby, and Lisa's cervix at the checkup. We asked the ultrasound technician if she could tell if we were having a boy or a girl, and she gave a quick look. She told us that she couldn't be 100% sure, but if she'd have to guess she'd say female. We'd know for sure in two more weeks at our more in depth "level 2" sonogram. We were so excited to be "most likely" having a girl. I think I dreamed of princess dresses for a week!
We started thinking about nursery ideas, and looking (and then buying) all kinds of baby clothes. In just a few hours, my unborn child owned more clothes than I did. But baby clothes are just irresistible. We weren't even 100% sure it was a girl, but that didn't matter. The fact that we were having a baby was more real to us than ever.
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