June 23, 2012-- Gender/Anatomy Ultrasound Day! This was Matt's first time getting to "see" baby! We got to watch the technician (who was much nicer and more social than our tech from Ohio) measure baby, who just could not stop moving around. She told us that he is, without a doubt, a little BOY! I was teary-eyed and happy just to know, and Matt was so so so excited that we would have a little guy to carry on the family name. We loved every second of getting to see him!
When we met with the OB, though, the ultrasound showed a bright spot on baby boy's heart and they had poor visibility of his heart vessels --presumably due to him moving all around. It felt like we couldn't have an appointment without some new worry. The doctor told us that 99% of the time, if the spot is by itself, then everything would be perfectly normal. However, if paired with other issues, it could be a marker for Down Syndrome. After being so excited minutes before, this was a huge blow. Again, we would have to wait 2 weeks to let Baby Boy grow before we could see a fetal/maternal specialist to do a more in depth ultrasound.
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