The Other Big Monday News

The other big deal for Monday was our fetal Echo.  While I haven't talked too much about it I have been in panic mode since I found out I am pregnant, because my heart defect raises the chances of my children having a heart birth defect.  Due to this increased risk we have had a lot of tests done that other pregnancies wouldn't have, one of which is the fetal echo.  They use a high-powered ultrasound machine and take detailed pictures of the heart, valves, major arteries, etc.   But we passed!  I am so happy that our little miracle baby won't have to go through what we went through.  As far as anyone can tell at this point we have a perfectly healthy little person.  This may be weird but I have loved this baby for a long long time but until that moment in that very moment in that office, I don't think I understood the depth of my feelings.  Maybe that makes me a bad person, I don't know, but that's the honest truth.  It became so real and so permanent.  I now know that this really is God's plan and this is His desire.  This little person is His perfect miracle and perfect gift.  And I am truly blessed.  Needless to say the relief in the room was palpable but I held it together until the doctor walked out at which point I completely broke down.  It's been 20 weeks of shear torture not knowing one way or the other and I lost it.  I am so glad David was there.  We also got a chance to see our baby's precious face.  It was an incredibly special moment.  Below are the pictures from the test and a picture of my baby bump .. well my baby mountain. 

Not looking my best!  It's late at night!