Peanut had some prenatal testing done today which involved doing an ultrasound and measuring the bubble of liquid on the back of the baby's neck. I got a finger prick for some blood work. This test was to look for indicators of Down Syndrome and other associated birth defects. We'll get the official results in about a week, but the tech said everything looked good.
Peanut wasn't nearly so active (I think we were being shy because Aunt Lisa was watching) but we did get some good pictures. Peanuts heartbeat was 150 beats/min and the baby was 7cm from head to rump. I also found out that the placenta is on the back wall of my uterus, so hopefully in the next few weeks we should start feeling some movement. That's harder to do if the placenta is frontally placed. We'll see!
Right now I can't wait to see the baby's face more then I want to know if we're having a boy or a girl. I also want to feel Peanut moving around because unless I'm having an ultrasound and can see the baby, my pregnancy doesn't seem real. Besides being tired, the pregnancy has been very mild so far. So except for cutting out some of my favorite foods and watching what I eat, oh and having to visit the bathroom ALL THE TIME, it's sometimes easy to forget I'm pregnant.
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