Our Arduous Journey: Blood test results are in!!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Blood test results are in!!

I'm beyond happy! I know I'm not old, but still older enough to have more concern (per my doctor)- I'm 32.

So my results for Down Syndrome are 1 in 2,941, and Trisomy 18/13 is 1 in >10,000!! I go back 4/24 for another blood screen and regular OB appointment where I guess they will test for more possible defects.

Added bonus for today... I just realized I'm almost out of the 1st Trimester! Holy shit!

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Two People in LoveApril 7, 2011 at 6:39 PM
Congratulations! What wonderful news!
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AnonymousApril 7, 2011 at 8:33 PM
Holey shit is right! lol I love this update!
-Diane/OCW2010
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GailApril 8, 2011 at 4:27 AM
That's great Papps!
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JENN April 8, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Great news! Now you can breath :) Can't believe how time is flying!
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ZookersApril 10, 2011 at 8:32 PM
That's great Pappsie!! I can't believe you are marching right into 2nd tri either!! Time sure is going fast!
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A Reflective Poem

I WILL BE

There are women that become mothers without effort, without thought, without patience or loss and though they are good mothers and love their children, I know that I will be better.

I will be better not because of genetics, or money or that I have read more books but because I have struggled and toiled for this child. I have longed and waited. I have cried and prayed. I have endured and planned over and over again.

Like most things in life, the people who truly have appreciation are those who have struggled to attain their dreams.
I will notice everything about my child.
I will take time to watch my child sleep, explore and discover.
I will marvel at this miracle every day for the rest of my life.
I will be happy when I wake in the middle of the night to the sound of my child, knowing that I can comfort, hold and feed him and that I am not waking to take another temperature, pop another pill, take another shot or cry tears of a broken dream. My dream will be crying for me.

I count myself lucky in this sense; that I have been given me this insight,
this special vision with which I will look upon my child that my friends will not see.

Whether I parent a child I actually give birth to or a child that I am led to, I will not be careless with my love.

I will be a better mother for all that I have endured.
I am a better wife, a better aunt, a better daughter, neighbor, friend and sister because I have known pain.I know disillusionment as I have been betrayed by my own body. I have been tried by fire and hell many never face, yet given time, I stood tall.

I have prevailed. I have succeeded. I have won.

So now, when others hurt around me, I do not run from their pain in order to save myself discomfort. I see it, mourn it, and join them in theirs.
I listen.

And even though I cannot make it better, I can make it less lonely. I have learned the immense power of another hand holding tight to mine, of other eyes that moisten as they learn to accept the harsh truth and when life is beyond hard. I have learned a compassion that only comes with walking in those shoes.

I have learned to appreciate life. Yes I will be a wonderful mother.

-Author Unknown, taken from TTGP

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Blood test results are in!!

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