Ba-boom Ba-boom

Hello!

Our little angel has begun showing herself more and more. It started one morning as I was laying in bed on my back I had my hand on the lower part of my belly and I felt it bulge out a bit here and there and realized that our little one is now kicking. Due to the placement of my placenta they said I may not feel all her movements like other mothers can because there is a bit of a barrier but I am now feeling it. She doesn't move a whole lot, which I hear can mean that she is content, but mornings are her favorite. It is an odd feeling but I enjoy it....for now..I am sure when she is 7 pounds I may not feel the same way.

On Monday, Corey and I had a Level 2 ultrasound. We didn't really tell anyone about it but during our 20 week ultrasound they found a marker on her heart. So hearing this information we freaked out of a possible heart condition- what else could it be right? WRONG! They were checking for down syndrome. The marker on her heart is actually built up calcium which will eventually go away but this could be a sign that she will be down. Through the ultrasound they did not find any other markers so she has a 1 in 500 chance of being down, we will continue saying our prayers!

The ultrasound, even though we went for a sad reason, was wonderful. We got to watch our little girl sleep for about an hour. I found out the "kicks" I am feeling may actually be punches due to her placement and where I am feeling it...who knew?! We were both really excited to see and watch her, even though she was sleeping most of the time. Once she started moving she really moved around and I didn't feel it much. This was actually calming for me because I realized that when I don't feel her every day, that it is ok and that she probably is just fine.