Week by week: The Update

I am being lazy and copying most of my post from the PF boards - sorry!

wow- it feels like everything has gone so quickly and yet so slowly at the same time!

First the excellent news: Sprout is still measuring ahead!!!! Head measurements at 19+0, femur length 19 +3 !!!! So sprout has consistently measured about 5 days ahead since 8 weeks (yes we are 100% sure of dates due to early u/s at 5+4, 6+0 and 7+4 measuring EXACTLY on target).

Now the o.k. news: my BP seems to be creeping up a little bit. Dr. wants systolic in the 140s - which it has been in the office but at home it was in the 120s. Now at home it is creeping up to mid 130s. He expects to alter my BP meds in 2 weeks time.

The u/s fun news: I will have a growth scan every two weeks starting now and a fetal echo in the week off- so I get to see baby weekly!

The scary news: A echo genic focus was seen in the heart which can be a soft marker for Downs Syndrome. My bff is a genetic counselor so we chatted. It changes my risk to 1:800. My dr. is pushing me to do an amnio - but feels baby does not have DS. I think I am declining the amino because growth seems so well right now, I don't want to go through the risk. My friend put it as a 1:800 risk of DS - and 1:300 of amino miscarriage. I just don;t think I can risk it. Plus, Vincent had the same spot and was perfectly fine. I have 2 more days to decide on the amnio. It is just things are going as well as I can hope for now, I don't think the baby has DS. I just don't want to screw anything up with Sprout now, as much as I want to know the answer - I don't want to hurt baby either. If the risks were higher , then I would absolutely get the amnio. Yes, I would even probably terminate if positive (I am sorry - it is just a personal thing - no offense meant). This shows how much blind faith I have everything will be O.K. that I don't want needles poking around him to give me my answers.

The YIPPEE news: Against my feelings of GIRL. Sprout is VERY VERY clearly a BOY!!

Oh, and I still didn't get pulled from work! Dr. did tell me though it will be my job to spot the PE if/when it occurs so not to hesitate letting him know.

All in all a great day!!!

*** I must say too - the tech at the elective gender u/s I did was so funny. At one point at the end little boy kept covering his face - then she panned down to get a wee wee shot of him and he just laid back and grabbed it! She was like - look he knew what we were looking for - appearantly he is not shy AT ALL. She thought it was hysterical and started showing everyone in the office the shot :) *****

Here is some pics of him!!!