MDG follow-up

That's totally me - writing all concerned about a doctor's appointment and then not following up to say how it went for weeks.

I hope you assumed no news was good news, because, thank heavens, it was.

And yes, these are random pictures of PDG with things on his head - just 'cause.

My family was pretty worried and after pretty much every Mormon family member said I should get a blessing, I went ahead and asked my dad and home teacher to do one.  I think that made J-Man more nervous, probably because I almost never ask for priesthood blessings, but I think it helped to calm my nerves and to remind me that even if something were to be "wrong" with MDG, we'd be ok.

The ultrasound was pretty interesting as the tech took time to examine every detail, finger by finger, bone by bone etc.  There were no other markers for Downs, and the spot on his heart, while still there, looked to be on the edge and quite possibly an unstretched ligament instead of a calcium deposit after all.

Not only that but the clot was gone and the placenta had already moved up.  Good news all around.  The doctor who came in to read us all the results said that this scare happens really often, but until more research is done, they have to alert families and suggest follow-up ultrasounds every time they see such a spot.  I guess it's one of the few down sides of such high tech ultrasound capabilities these days.

I know better than to think the next four months will go on with no more bumps or questions, but we're enjoying the ride of a healthy MDG who kicks like crazy, super low like his big brother did, and has finally made his mama hungry instead of sick.