19 weeks

So I'm 19 weeks and things are going well. The repeat ultrasound showed that the cyst is still there but hasn't changed in size or location. Assuming it stays the same we should have no trouble so fingers crossed. The baby was bopping along and is really active. The doctor (who was a giant bitch) wouldn't confirm that it was a girl but the ultrasound technician told me that "that's as girl as girl can get". So I'm pretty confident now that we are having a little girl!!! We have the anatomy scan on Tuesday so we'll get final confirmation then. She is super active and I feel her kicking all the time. We also got a sneak peek at her legs and it appears that she doesn't have club feet which is great. That will also be confirmed on Tuesday.

So at my last appointment I gained 6 lbs in month. That was the second month in a row! So my total weight gain is 13 lbs bringing me to 111 lbs. My belly is definitely getting big and strangers are starting to comment now.

Bruce is doing great! He is finally starting to say some words now. He says daddy a lot but only an occasional mama. He repeats words quite a bit so I'm hoping he'll start talking more. He has also started giving great big bear hugs and wet open mouth kisses lol.

17 Weeks

So I'll be 17 weeks tomorrow and things are going well. I'm officially in maternity clothes now and I've gained a total of  7 lbs so far. I went for my regular check up last week and the doctor shined some more light on the cyst. She said that she really feels like this cyst will not cause a problem. She said the cord is very vascular and tough and it would take a lot for a squishy cyst to cause a problem. Even so they are going to continue to monitor me closely and be very aggressive if it does cause any issues. She sent me for the second set of genetic blood work even though our numbers came back great, 1:2800 for Down Syndrome and 1:10,000 for trisomy. We opted not to do the blood work with Bruce but since it also checks the function of the placenta, she thought it would be a good idea to have it done. Yesterday was a holiday so I probably won't have the results back until Monday. Monday is also my repeat ultrasound so I'm anxious to get the cyst checked out and to hopefully confirm we are having a little girl.

Week: 17

Size: Onion

Weight: 105 lbs