HUH?!?

So as some of you may remember we went in for a NT Scan (the long video) which is basically an ultrasound to measure the fluid in the baby's neck and blood work to check for Down's Syndrome, Spina Bifida and things of that nature. We were told at the time that everything looked fine and that they would schedule another standard blood test in four weeks for further testing. Well yesterday I see that I have a message so I call back and they tell me that one of the results gave us a higher chance then expected for our baby to have Down's. She mentioned that they wanted us to come in for genetic counseling and a more detailed ultrasound and that they had an opening the next day at 9:30. I think Sam could tell something wasn't quite right the minute she walked back in our office and was very understanding (THANK YOU SO MUCH BTW!!) and after talking to Roddy we planned for our surprise appt.

Roddy and I had already talked about the possibilities of having a special needs baby and decided it didn't matter, that is still our child and we would never be given more than we could handle so we went in with high hopes. Now our actual chance of our baby having Down's was 1 in 70 which breaks down to 1.4%, very small but relatively high for someone my age. They told us they were going to be looking for "soft markers" which include smaller thigh and arm bones, heart defects and fluid around the kidneys to mention a few. Well, the Dr. saw absolutely nothing to cause any concern but wants us to come back in a month for another detailed sonogram. We were also offered an amniocentisis to find out with 99.9% accuracy but that it also came with it's own risks, such as miscarriage. Knowing that we were going to have our baby no matter what we opted to pass on the amnio, we figured why bother, knowing isn't going to change a thing. So for now we are pretty sure our little monkey is perfectly fine and would appreciate any prayers anyone would like to pass along our way to help ensure Baby Neff is healthy.

Oh, and by the way the Dr. did tell us what he thinks the gender is...but I have decided not to say anything until we get another opportunity to find out on Thursday for sure!!! So make sure you stay tuned. =)