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Apparently I can't seem to get enough of these dr visits! Last week I went in to have a quad screen done, which is where they test your blood for any signs that your baby might be at risk for down syndrome. I have never taken this test before because I wasn't concerned about it making a difference, I mean it's not like I'm going to not have the baby and there isn't anything they can really do before the baby gets here to help us prepare for a down syndrome child. I remember it was an option to have the test done at all with my other two, but I was only given the option to either take the test early, or at 16 weeks so that I could opt for abortion. Whatever. I went in and my results came out 1 of 77 to have a baby with down syndrome. Needless to say my numbers were high. I didn't feel like I should be too concerned and I wasn't worried about it. They scheduled me for an asap visit with a genetic counselor and then a level 2 ultra sound to follow.
The counseling was interesting, we felt like they were more concerned than we were and that made us feel more concerned. They said that results of the ultra sound would give us a better idea of where we stand with all of this. And that was the most exciting part anyway! We went in and Phil and I got to watch from a tv on the wall, which gave us a great view of what the nurse was looking at. SO MUCH FUN! We have a very active and restless little boy! That's right I said BOY! He is such a cutie and to make things short, the dr wasn't concerned after looking at the ultra sound. There wasn't any sign that our baby has down syndrome so we are hoping for the best. In the meantime, scroll below and look at the fun pics we got of our little guy!