Another Milestone Day

WOW, feeling so much lighter today ~ we had a great appointment today; the babies all measured right on target, with strong heartbeats pitter pattering away. All of their h/b's were almost exactly the same - right around 171. Phew. We arrived at Dr. P's office and were taken back to Jill's office for some "genetic counseling". Well, suffice to say that I was minutes from fleeing Jills office in sheer terror, having been totally convinced that one of my babies MUST have some sort of problem. I think I needed MORE counseling after that counseling! I certainly was not prepared for that. I'm not sure if this is how most people feel after this counseling session or if I was just overly paranoid ~ but I was definitely freaked by the time we went into the u/s room. We had the same sono tech that we had last time - and she was awesome. Within a few minutes, we saw all 3 heartbeats (first relief) and within a few more, she was focusing in on Baby A taking all of the measurements. Not long after (and very cooperative babies I might add, except for Baby C), she had measured the other two and we were feeling so much better. The nuchal measurements were all within the normal range - which means that most likely (not definitely) everything is good and we're all healthy. We tried like crazy to see some "parts" but it's still too early - we saw genitals but nothing obvious at this point. Darn.

I know none of these tests are for sure but for now, I'm feeling pretty relieved and comfortable going forward without any further "testing". I don't know how I was going to get over that hump if there was a reason to consider the CVS or the amnio. Thank goodness we don't need to cross that bridge right now, or ever for that matter if all continues to go well.

That said, we will switch to Dr. S (the local peri) in 2 more weeks. Have I said how spoiled I've become getting these sneak peeks so frequently? I somehow fanagled another one in less than two weeks ~ make no mistake, it was well thought out :)

So, all in all, aside from this horrendous cold that I seem to have caught from my precious niece, I'm feeling very reassured and comfy right now. I'm going to go snort some Afrin and try to rest. Lord knows I need sleep - didn't sleep a wink last night - not sure if it was the stuffy nose or anxiety over today, probably a little of both.