If you are reading the titles of my postings, then you are already aware that today we learned the gender for the baby...we are having a baby girl! I am over-the-moon ecstatic. :) The doctor we saw in Dallas today said that through his scans on the ultrasound there were no signs of Down's syndrome. There is still a chance that she could be born with Down's because sometimes babies with Down's syndrome appear normal on ultrasounds. That is really not a concern of mine though. I am going with the optimistic view that everything looked fine.
Okay, on to what happened at the actual appointment. And I found out that a Level 2 ultrasound doesn't use any type of specialized machine; it's called that because of the level of training the sonographer has completed. The doctor performing the sonogram is very highly trained. He started by measuring the circumference of her head and looked at different parts of her brain. Then he measured the circumference of her abdomen and showed us where her stomach is. It was also very clear where her spine was as well. WE got to see each of her arms and her hands. One hand was closed up into a fist, which was very cool to see because it was obvious what her fingers were doing! He showed us both of the legs and at one point when he scanned over the legs, they were kicking, which was very cool to see as well. He is very confident that he is not making a mistake in calling her a girl. He got a really good shot of the legs and there was no umbilical cord in the way so he was able to tell what wasn't there!! :)
I have 3 pictures that he gave us. The first two show her laying on her back and it is a side profile view. If you look at the head, you can see facial features like her nose and mouth. The bottom picture shows what helped him determine she is a girl!
Thank you so much for your prayers. You will never know how special you have made me feel. I will always remember this. And now you can join me in rejoicing over a healthy baby girl! :)
7 comments:
Hi Janette! I'm glad to hear your news and congratulations on the GIRL! Like you said, I've heard that positive results on that test you took do not mean your baby has Down's, just that you have to have further testing. (We opted out of the test, because I didn't want to know!) Anyway, keep us updated. And BTW, is your first name Mary, not Janette?! Because Mary Magan has such a cute ring to it!
Evangeline
Yeah! A healthy little girl!
You'll love being a mommy to a daughter.
:-) Congrats a million times over!
I am SOOO glad that everything turned out today just the way that we had hoped and prayed! I am so glad that all of this happened on my birthday and that we were all able to play hookey from work and go to the doctor with you and Ryan and be there to find out that I will have a niece! I had so much fun with yall today and I can't wait to meet my new niece! I love you!
Yay for a healthy baby girl! Praise God! I'm so happy for you guys and can't wait to see her (in pictures) in July!
A girl!!! I am so excited for you both. Janette, you will be such a good mommy. If there is one thing I know... having a girl is pure joy!(and you always have an excuse to wear or buy or paint things pink!) Having a female to love and share your experiences, secrets, hopes and giggles with is awesome! No matter what they turn out to be a bit like you. It is miraculous to see yourself in the face and actions of another!
Can't wait to meet her!
Rai
I'm so glad everything looks so good. Isn't it amazing to think that there is a PERSON inside you?! So cool.
Congratulations on a little girl!
Okay...how the heck can they tell it's a GIRL from THAT? I see that arrow pointing into ... oh, hell, who can tell?
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