I was slightly expecting to get a boy, but any small feelings of disappointment quickly faded when I started thinking about our little girl :) This will be the first girl on Ben's side of the family that already has 5 little boys. They are definitely excited to finally be getting a girl- and I'm pretty sure there are stock piles of clothes waiting for her!
We had to schedule another ultrasound in 10 weeks because they found 2 cysts in our baby's brain (YIKES), but the doctor reassured us that this wasn't anything to be worried about. They are called bilateral choroid plexus cysts, and they show up on the ultrasound usually in second trimester and are fairly common. They develop when a tiny bit of fluid gets trapped when the brain is forming. They are not harmful, but if coupled with another problem or defect they see, they can be associated with Trisomy 18. Fortunately, our baby is perfect so the doctor assured us that the cysts would be gone or at least shrunk down by 30 weeks. So... we have another ultrasound scheduled for Dec. 27th to make sure they go away. This scared me at first when she started talking about it, but I felt much better when she told us that in her 25 years of practice, she has seen this many times and only 1 baby was born with the cysts, and they disappeared after a month and the baby ended up perfectly healthy. So- I'm not going to worry!
Plus side-it will give us another chance to verify the gender (since she wasn't 100% sure)!
So excited about this blessing from God :) We can't wait to meet our little girl! Now, to decide on a name...
Ultrasound Photos-
It's a girl!!!
It's a girl!!!
These 3D Images are pretty amazing!
So exciting!! Can't wait for another niece!
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