My Big Ultrasound. It’s a…

I don’t know! We didn’t find out. Our ultrasound tech doesn’t even know. 

Anyways, after my previous bummer post, I wanted to share some good news about our fair Baby Wicket.

Our ultrasound went fantastically! Everything with Wicket looks right on and we tested extremely low for all genetic disorders. My blood work had come back a little high with a protein that suggests a potential for Spina Bifida, but the ultrasound was also able to eliminate that. They said that a bleed can raise the protein levels, which is what they attributed my levels to. I wasn’t worried, as I figured this was the case. All in all, we’re in the less than 1:20,000 (20k being the highest they go) for pretty much everything, which is fantastic. Out tech told us that most people would kill for our numbers.

The only down note is that I threw up during the ultrasound. As usual, Wicket was moving all over the place and generally uncooperative, so they were pushing down a lot on my belly to get a good shot of the babe. There was also a doctor in there that I think was a newbie-ish resident who was having a hard time getting a good shot, so she was all over the place on my belly.

Well, all of that pushing on my abdomen caused me to get heartburn, which turned into acid reflux, which quickly became nausea. It came on like a freight train and I made friends with the trash can in the room. Once the deed was done, I felt a lot better, but was embarrassed. They said that it was a combination of drinking a ton of water on a near empty stomach, the pushing on my stomach, the fact that I was flat on my back, and a hot room that caused me to feel so sick. I don’t have a lot to complain about, since it was my one and only puking episode during this pregnancy. I was able to pull myself together and go teach my normal 5 hour block of classes that night.

Best of all, I got pictures!

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