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We had our big 20 week ultrasound on Wednesday!!! The baby is looking super healthy and happy in there– all systems measuring right on target. And… it’s a BOY!!!  I can’t even believe it.  I’ve been in denial that women from my family could even have boys- I knew it was slightly possible but I just expected the u/s technician to say “girl.”  When she said it’s a boy (or rather, pointed out to me that it’s a boy– it was rather obvious!), I actually started to argue with her about how it couldn’t be a boy.  And of course I’ve worried a little about what in the world I will even do with a boy (for starters, I don’t think I’ve ever changed a boy’s diaper…

Better!

Since that last depressing post, the bleeding’s stopped and the baby has been going WILD with somersaulting in my belly- so I’m pretty encouraged that my SCH is most likely resolved.  We will know more at our big ultrasound on the 28th (9 more days!!!) and we will also find out the GENDER!  I’m 19 weeks today, and since 17 weeks I’ve been feeling more and more movement.  It is so reassuring to know the baby is alive and well.  So the SCH symptoms are gone now, but now that I’m more active I think my body is falling apart at the hips. I literally hobble around bowlegged all day long =)

Thoughts…

Should I start with a happy note or a depressing one?  Depressing? Ok– let’s get it out of the way. 

I’m having a hard time with my SCH.  Its been two weeks now since my first big scare; the bleeding cleared up for a while but has picked up again. Every day –even on good days– its the first and last thing I think about: what is going on inside my body right now?   Will this baby be OK?  This baby couldn’t be more loved or wanted, and that makes it so hard to face the unknown.  Its a good thing that I’m in the second trimester, I’ve heard, because SCHs that end in miscarriage usually do so earlier in the pregnancy…

Some scary times…

After some scary symptoms yesterday and today, I’ve been diagnosed with sub-chorionic hemorrhaging– basically a blood clot near the placenta.  I’ll be taking it easy on modified bedrest for the next few weeks.  I’m ok to go to classes and walk around the house, but I’m not supposed to exercise (oh darn), walk extensively, or climb stairs too much (have you seen this house??? we live on four floors!!!).  Its been the most frightening two days I’ve ever experienced– we thought we were losing our baby– but with this diagnosis I’ve got a good chance (97%!) of the problem resolving itself over the next three to four weeks.   Keep us in your prayers!