12w5d

I had my NT ultrasound today at Obstetrix.  It was so great to see baby - even though it had only been 2.5 weeks since my last ultrasound I was getting so antsy to see baby.  Baby has gotten so big!  It was really great to have a regular abdominal ultrasound instead of a vaginal ultrasound.  Baby was sleeping at first so the tech kept moving around and waiting, after 10 minutes or so baby started rubbing its face with its hands, it is so darling to see it acting like a baby in there!  We counted 5 fingers on one hand, so that is promising :)  The tech showed us the nuchal bone which is the nose bone which I guess is not always present in Down's Syndrome.  The tech also measured the fluid on the back of baby's neck - a number above 30 would indicate a higher risk, 10-30 is normal.  Baby's number was 18-20, which was perfect.  They took blood from me and will run that to finish their "triple screen" for genetic abnormalities and from there can give me a number likelihood of baby having either trisomy 21, 18, or 13.  For example, 1 in 5000 would be a good number.  Those will be back in a week, so anxiously awaiting those results, though things look promising, so I'm feeling a lot more relieved. 

In other news, I was taken off of my last progesterone on Wednesday after my number shot up from 16-38.  Today I went to CCRM for testing one last time and it was 28.  I missed the call since I was at my ultrasound, but the nurse said that number was fine and I was okay to stay off of everything and be graduated from CCRM!  Wahoo!  It worries me a little with how much my progesterone has yo-yo'd, but having a number in the upper 20's makes me feel better that if it drops more it will still be okay?  At least that's what I'm telling myself! 

So now if all goes well I have to wait 8 weeks for my next ultrasound which will be my big 20 week ultrasound at Obstetrix where they can check baby from head to toe including the sex of the baby.  So excited for that but 8 weeks seems like a lifetime away!  I told Brian already depending on how I'm doing, I might call my regular OB in a few weeks and see if they will do an ultrasound for me.  I have not had to wait more than 2.5 weeks between ultrasounds and this last week was hard for me because I was so anxious about this appointment. 

Best news though is that baby looks great, and I am so excited on Wednesday to officially be graduated from first trimester and hopefully feel better and rock and roll with this second trimester :)  Bring on the BUMP!