This Week's OB visit

OK - the much awaited update! Sorry for the delay... We (jaime, alysha, and i) went to the OB appointment this week and we did receive the results of the Quad blood test... which show NEGATIVE for Downs Syndrome. However, we discovered from the physician while we were there that they used the wrong age for the mother. So, we are waiting for them to recalculate the Quad results. We are waiting for the new test result. We should know by Friday. We did get a peek into Monkey's world... and just darling our little Monkey is. We do NOT know the sex yet, even though we know it is there... our little stubborn Endresen Monkey had the umbilical cord between the legs... which did not give us a clear view like we needed to see it all. Go figure!

So, the deal with the amnio. Jeff and I have discussed it at length and unless the Quad blood test is abnormal or questionable for a chromosomal abnormality we will be avoiding the amniocentesis. We are so afraid of miscarriage that we would rather not do it. There is the answer... in a couple of weeks we should be going for the big ultrasound with all the detailed measurements. This is getting good for sure. We are 3/4 of the way to 1/2 way through the pregnancy. Just to let you in - we were 16 weeks Monday. Things are progressing.