NT Scan for baby #2

I give up on trying to update this blog regularly....I thought I could do it, but with little Eddie hitting his "terrible 2's" early and my being pregnant with baby #2 (meaning I'm EXTREMELY exhausted), I just don't have as much time as I'd like. I promise to keep blogging, but I don't know how regular the updates are going to be! But for now, here's the update for the past 3 weeks.

E5 recovered pretty quickly from his hospital stay. He was back to his usual sassy self with 2 days. I have continued to have bleeding off and on and it scares me to death every time! My latest bleeds were at 11w1d and 12w2d. I did go in for an u/s at Dr. DeRosa's office when I was 11w3d and it was discovered that I have complete placental previa. This just means that the baby's placenta is sitting right smack-dab over my cervix. Since I'm so early, the doctors aren't very concerned. We are hoping that as my uterus grows, the placenta will move up and off of my cervix. If/when it does this, I can expect periods of bleeding/spotting. Great, huh? If the placenta doesn't move off of my cervix, I will have to have a c-section at the end of the pregnancy. I REALLY don't want a c-section, although I know it's not the end of the world if I have to have one, so I'm hoping and praying that the placenta moves over the coming weeks.

I had my NT scan for baby #2 yesterday at 12w4d. The thickness of the neck measured 1.3 mm., which is GREAT. The dr. doesn't get concerned unless it measures greater than 3 mm., so it looks like our chances of having a baby with Down's Syndrome is greatly reduced. I also had to give 5 drops of blood from my right ring finger to do more testing for other trisomy disorders. I should have those results back in about a week.

E5 has two new teeth, which brings our tooth count up to 14!! I'm just waiting for his top incisors and his 2-year molars to come in and we will be done with teething! Hopefully, he'll have all of his teeth before baby #2 arrives!

I also scheduled my "big u/s" for baby #2, which is May 8, 2009. This is when we find out the gender. I honestly think the baby is a boy, so for me, it's just going to be a confirmation u/s! Speaking of boys, we're having one heck of a time deciding on boy names. I really like the name Zachary, but Eddie doesn't care for it. I think I should get to pick baby #2's name, since he got to pick E5's name. Actually, I didn't have a say in the matter at all, so it's only fair that I get to pick this time, right?

That's my update for now. One of my best friends, Alison, is having a c-section today. She doesn't know the sex of the baby, so I'm on pins and needles waiting to hear if she had a boy or a girl. My money is on a girl! I'll try to update soon....