We have a doctor’s appointment today at the Perinatal and Women’s Center of Arizona (sounds very official, huh?). They will be doing some genetic testing on the baby and doing an in-depth ultra sound. First, I will have to get some more blood work (yuck!) done to measure various levels of hormones. This will help rule out any genetic disorders such a Down ’s Syndrome or Sickle Cell. Then we will have our second ultra sound. This ultra sound will take an in-depth look at the physical development of Baby Reed. They will do a lot of different measurements to make sure the baby is physically developing normally and healthy.
Neither Chad nor I have any family history of genetic disorders or unhealthy pregnancies so that provides me with reassurance. Plus, we are both young (well, at least I am…lol) so that means we do not have increased risks of any complications. Still, it is a bit unnerving because you just never know…and above all, I want more than anything for our baby to be as healthy as can be. We have a lot of people praying for us and I am confident all will go well today.
Plus, I am super excited about the ultrasound. Ultrasounds are the best; I want to give the guy who invented the ultrasound a big kiss on the forehead. I can’t wait to see all the different parts of Baby Reed in live-action. The baby was already pretty active at 8 weeks so I can’t imagine what he will be like at 12 weeks. The ultra-sound machine they are using is extremely state of the art, so we should be able to see some really clear images. I wish we could learn the gender today, but that is still about 8 weeks away. I’m also still waiting to feel movement , but nothing yet. I won’t feel baby kicks for another 3 to 7 weeks. I definitely hope it’s soon rather than later.
Tune in tomorrow to get updated on Baby Reed’s progress and to check out some more pictures of our little one in action!
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