The new baby: August 2007 Archives

So I've got some GREAT news: our second ultrasound, done this week with the high-risk docs at Hershey Med Center, found that there's nothing wrong with our little guy's brain or heart.

WOO-HOO!!!

Sorry, I'm better now. =)

He does have two cysts in his abdomen, but for now they're going to monitor them with frequent ultrasounds. We likely won't know for sure what they are until he's born, when they can do an ultrasound on his abdomen through just his skin, not through mine and his.

One of the coolest things we got from the second ultrasound was a video of our little dude yawning. It looks a little like his mouth is almost the size of his head, but it's still amazing and sweet to watch. Check it out here:

BOY!!!!!!!!!!

My husband actually jumped up out of his chair and threw his arms up when she told us (and make a sort of "yeeee-heh-heh-es!" noise simultaneously). Sam's also very excited because she'd been saying she wanted a little brother.

So I'm officially taking boy name suggestions now. My vote is for Noah, which is what I wanted to name Sammy if she had been a boy. Seems my hubby's not sold on that anymore, however, so let the name game begin!

In the I-knew-the-other-shoe-would-drop-during-this-ultrasound category, we also found out that this handsome little guy has at least one problem and could have a collection of them that might indicate something serious could be wrong.

I'll spare you the details -- and the large medical words I had to learn on the fly yesterday when I was running on two hours of sleep and frazzled nerves anyway -- and tell you that I now count in the high-risk category for this pregnancy. I'm being transferred to the three high-risk docs in the maternal/fetal medicine department at Hershey Medical Center (I was going there anyway; I was just seeing an OB/GYN at a branch clinic).

Anybody had a high-risk pregnancy? How did you deal with the stress and the worry? Did you think at times that it would have been better not knowing all the scary possibilities?

Today's my mid-pregnancy ultrasound, so wish me luck!

And keep your fingers crossed that this little one doesn't have his (or her) legs crossed -- because we're going to find out if it's a boy or girl this time!