Updates

First, sorry for the delay in updating.  I had tried to post something from my cell phone but it didn't seem to work. Then I've been feeling a bit "off" for the last few days.  I don't know if this is a new and "exciting" symptom of pregnancy or if i have a tummy bug.  Either way I'm not enjoying it.  Finally, my beloved nephew of "can I see your lady parts?" infamy is staying for us for the week.  I'm keeping the bathroom door locked. 

First, the NT scan.  I was so incredibly relieved that Shmily's little heart is beating away.  This was my biggest fear.  I was terrified of a missed miscarriage that would be discovered at this scan.  It was keeping me up at night as I ran my hand over my beginning bump and murmuring to the baby within.  But that baby is still doing ok.  That was the biggest relief.  Our beautiful little baby is doing well.  However, it has taken after it's future mummy and daddy and was soundly sleeping through most of the ultrasound.  The tech kept making me wiggle on the bed to try to move the baby around.  It wasn't really well positioned for taking pictures of the neck, which after all is what we were there for.  She even finally tried a vaginal ultrasound and had me wiggle around with that damn dildo-cam inside me... those made for some interesting pictures flashing across the screen.

She didn't tell us the size of anything, but my husband is pretty sure that when she did measure something it measured 1.5mm, which is well shy of the 3mm worry point.  But my husband could be wrong on that front.  She did tell us that there were no red flags and nothing to worry about.  I cried with joy the whole way home that day.  Seeing our babies heartbeat momentarily relieves any fears that still flare up because of my previous miscarriage.  Even though this baby has made it (almost) to the second trimester I still don't 100% trust that this baby is coming home with us.

I was trying to send a picture to my work account so I could upload it to my blog, but I seem to be incredibly technically challenged.  If i figure it out i will include a pic.  

The other update, which is minor in a way, but could become bigger, is that I have begun the steps of talking to the hospital about the "genetic counseling" that we received.  When my maternity nurse called to check that I had all of my paperwork filled our correctly for the NT scan last Friday I told her what had happened.  She was horrified that such a thing had gone on.  I am currently waiting for the Patient representative, or advocate or whatever her title is to call me back about what happened.  The more I thought about it, the more horrified and angry I became.  Until it got to the point that I couldn't not do something.  So i will keep you all updated on what becomes of that.

Other than that, like I said, nephew number 1 is with us this week.  This mostly involves he and my husband playing video games while I nap.  He's taking a camp on lego robotics where you build a robot out of lego and program it to perform certain tasks.  Yesterday was the first day and he really seemed to enjoy it.  And it's good practice for us... well... good practice for my husband... I don't need any practice at napping.