We had our 12 week ultrasound nucal translucency screening and blood test yesterday. We got a very good, long look at our little one, who seems to think that my belly is a bouncy castle. The kid was bouncing all over the place. Looked fun. The tech said they call it trampolining. She said babies figure out they can bounce around and then it’s like a big party. We were relieved to hear that the ultrasound looked great and we just have to wait a week for the blood test results. I really don’t want to have an amnio or a cvs test if I can avoid it. These tests are non-invasive but they also aren’t 100% guarantees. They drew up a big family tree chart, it was funny trying to fit all of tom’s siblings on a little 8.5×11″ sheet of paper.
It was so great to see the baby in action. It made me feel so much better about the pregnancy and our chances of having a healthy baby in August. And now that I’ve graduated from my first trimester, I have even more reason to feel more secure about this pregnancy. And now I can imagine my baby bouncing around inside. Our new mantra is “bouncy bouncy.” I wish we could have taken some video. They wouldn’t let us. Bummer. I wish I could watch our little fruit cup moving around all the time.
