21 Weeks 4 days...

I am 21 weeks and 4 days as of right now!

I'm thought since I'm pretty bad at this blog thing that i would do an update. So far, we are having an appointment with a new doctor on Friday! I'm excited to get to talk to someone i might like. I was not a fan at all of the doctor i saw the first go around, and my awesome mother said this doctor was good. So i will give her a shot.

We are hoping to get some good news from her, as far as our little one goes. We are hoping she may be able to give us some more info on the Chlorid Plexus Cysts our Little Man has on his brain. I'm not sure when we will be having another Ultrasound to see if they have gone away one their own or if they are still there. I hope we can get some good info to put my minds at ease.

I have been feeling pretty good, other than I feel HUGE. I'm not sure how much I have gained but I have been really good when it comes to eating healthy, so I hope its working. I started back on my swimming last week, and i hope i am able to keep it up.
My in laws have a pool, and since i work at the house next to theirs i figured i might as well go swim some laps. I have skipped out on the pool at the gym because its out right dirty.

I have been feeling our little one more and more each day which has made me feel a lot better knowing he must still be growing!! I'm so ready for Ryan to be able to feel him. I have had a few kicks that I'm sure could have been felt from outside, but when Ryan has his hands on the belly, he says he cant feel them. So i hope its soon.
Here are a few updated pictures, they are not the best, but its something!!
This one where I'm in the brown was taken right at 20 weeks... the one in the pink was taken at 21 weeks

* How far along?: 21 weeks 4 days
* How big is baby?: Between 12-15 ounces and 10.5 inches. He is as long as a banana!
* Maternity clothes?: Yup, pants no shirts
* Stretch marks?: Same...
* Sleep?: Sucks, I cant get comfortable and when I do I have to Pee!
* Best moment this week?: Looking at Bedding!
* Movement?: Everyday. Some days it's more than others.
* Food cravings?: Mexican food, my chicken and rice and veggies is starting to get no fun!
* Labor signs?: None.
* Belly button in or out?: Still in.
* What I miss: My body... It was just getting back to
* What I'm looking forward to: Picking a name! we still have no idea what we like!
* Milestone: Movement!!

UPDATE, last 2 weeks

Well its been 2 weeks I think since I have posted anything. So I'm just going to give one BIG run down.

Today I am 19 weeks 5 days, almost half way done with the pregnancy! can you believe it.... I cant!

Week 18 was pretty uneventful. My hips are not hurting as much if at all, so that's AWESOME!


Weeks 19 has been a HUGE emotional roller coaster. On 9/11/09 we had our BIG ULTRASOUND. We were so excited to find out that ITS A BOY!!!!!


So we found that out on Friday afternoon and then we went to dinner. On Sunday we had the whole family going to the LA County Fair to watch the Horse Races so we decided that this would be the place to tell everyone!

I went and got supplies to make something so everyone could open a gift that would tell them the good news.

So this is what we came up with....
Its nothing too crazy but they were fun to make. I made 5 that were similar to this one. I was going to get a picture of them all but i ran out of time before we had to leave...... Each on was a little different. Ryan also made hats for the Grandpas! They were super cute. My dad was a good participant and wore his most of the day! It was a fun trip and every one was super excited to hear about the little man.



There is so much we have to do now! We had not looked at anything till this weekend! we were waiting till we knew what we were having.
So let the shopping begin!!

SO AS FAR AS EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER.........

Here is the scary news.......
On Monday 9-14-09, I got a call from the genetics department at the hospital. She started to give me this speech...... she went over all the good things they were able to see in/on him and that there were somethings that did not look so good.

Well i knew by just getting a phone call that something was not good. After the Ultrasound they said, NO news was Good news.
So i just braced myself for what ever it may be.


She said they found several "Markers" on the babies brain that bring up concerns. She said there were "Choroid Plexus cysts". She said it could be one of two things. One, that it could be nothing. All the Cysts they saw could go away on their own. (The lady said this part really fast)
but spent a bunch of time going over the not so good part. She said 2. These Markers are signs of Trisomy 18. This is not a good thing at all.
She said the blood work I had done came back with good results 1 in 100,000,000 chance of having T18 and Downs. Well she said with the ultrasound findings, that our odds go to 1 in 1,500.


Wow. Let me take this all in......... She continued to tell me that there are cases that the babies don't make it full term and if they do, don't make it long after birth. SO SHE HAS ME FREAKING OUT!



She make it sound like babies with these markers almost always end up being T18 babies.



So I went home from work, had Ryan met me there and we spent the day together. Not doing anything at all, just being together in our home with our dogs was all we needed.
I mean, what else can you do. This is now just a waiting game.



Well after much research, our odds are looking good. In most cases the Cysts will just go away on their own, and the baby is fine, no abnormalities what so ever. SO OUR HOPES ARE HIGH.



I'm just staying away from all the info about T18 babies because that makes me so sad. But of course when that is one of your possible outcomes, no matter how big or small, its always in the back or your mind. So of course iv had my moments, but i pray we will be OK.



I have to wait till 10-2-09 to get my doctors Appointment to go over the results with someone face to face. That will make me feel better, I hope...... I will have another ultrasound between 23-32 weeks to check on our little man and see how he is doing. Our hopes are that most or all of the Cysts are gone!