In one, single, solitary day I have realized exactly how much this sweet little baby means to me and my family. Yesterday, I went into have my 20-week anatomy ultrasound done, and afterwards, the tech told me that everything looked great and I shouldn't worry about a thing! Well, today, I received news from my doctor that they seen a small, bright spot in my baby's heart, and I needed to make an appointment with the high-risk obstetrical office to get this checked out. Well, the paranoid crazy pregnant mom in me went onto alert mode and I begged my doctor to get me in today, and luckily she was able to. So I leave work, pick up Chris from Toyota and we head to UT to get this ultrasound done.
When we get up there, I go back to get checked in, and the nurse was so sweet to me. I immediately felt more calm after her sympathizing words. She didn't tell me to "calm down" or not to freak out, but she understood my nervousness, and helped me ease my nerves. When we get into the room the ultrasound tech comes in and explains to me what they were looking for and that I should not be scared because this didn't mean that my baby had heart problems. She detected the small bright spot that we were alarmed about and explained to me that it was something called "Echogenic Intracardiac Focus" and all that meant was that the ultrasound waves made this one spot on Parker's heart brighter than the rest, but it was nothing abnormal with the heart and Parker's heart was absolutely perfect! Hallelujah!
So... I thought that we were all in the clear, right? Well, the actual high risk doctor came in and requested that we do one more ultrasound just to double check. Well, my fear sky rockets into the high zone again, and I start firing off the "why" questions. Turns out, these little white spots are called "markers" and sometimes, if a baby has more than one marker, he or she is at risk for downs syndrome. So, I go from scared of a heart defect, to scared of a downs syndrome baby. Oh geez. So this doctor checked Parker once again from head to toe looking for more than one marker... and she didn't! She looked at my previous genetic testing, and didn't even recommend me to get the 2nd trimester genetic testing because I only had 1 in 10,000 chances of having a baby with downs syndrome.
Thankfully, I was leaving UT with a happy heart and thanking God for answering my needing prayers. I didn't realize how much I loved this sweet little baby until I thought there was something bad wrong with him. I don't know what I would have done if something would have happened to him. Thank goodness that atleast for today, I don't have to worry about it.
I know that some people probably think that I over reacted in today's events, but I am so glad that I did, because when I lay my head down to sleep tonight I know that my Parker is a healthy 9 ounce boy that is thriving! I also am so thankful for my husband who was my rock today- he was strong and good to me today, and without him, I don't know what I would do. Even my sweet momma left work and met us up there today to be with us. I don't mean to brag, but I really do have the best family in the world. They are always there for Chris and I, and Parker is a lucky boy to be born into this loving family!
Although we received great news today, my uncle Bubba was not as lucky. As some of you know from momma's facebook, Bubba is in the hospital in Mississippi (he was at the Army's summer camp) because he was having trouble breathing/heart issues. Well, they ran a bunch of tests and it was concluded that he has something called Echocardiac Disease (?) and they really didn't disclose a lot of information about it, but just said that he would have to see a specialist for instructions as of what to do next. So, please just keep him in your prayers! He's been through a lot lately with this illness, and dealing with my grandparent's house in halls, I know he's stressed and could use a few prayers! I love my uncle, and he's so tough and strong that I know he's going to be okay!
I think that's all for now! Thanks folks!!
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