20 Weeks

Two weeks ago I went to a maternal - fetal specialist for an in depth ultrasound on the babies. We were told at the beginning of the appointment that they would share their findings at the end of the session. The visit made me very anxious because the nurse and doctor looked at the babies for over an hour without saying anything. When they were finally finished we were told that Baby B (little girl) looked great and perfectly healthy. However, the doctor shared that Baby A had two chroroid plexus cysts on his brain. He said that these cysts can indicate down syndrome or Trisomy 18. He then said that Baby A had no other traits of either genetic disorder. He said that typically when these cysts are seen with no other indicators of genetic disorders they will dissolve on their own by the 24th week. We were told not to worry and sent on our way. Of course, that didn't happen. We shared our news with our families and a few friends. We've all been praying for these cysts to dissolve on their own. I went back today for a routine 20 week check up.

Here's the run down of today's visit :
- Cysts are gone! Baby A's brain looked great. Praise be to God!
- Baby B is definitely a little girl. We can start shopping and planning their nursery.
- They are getting big! Baby A - 15 oz (97th percentile) and Baby B - 13 oz (80th percentile.)
- No good pictures today. They had their hands and feet covering their sweet faces.
- We feel so incredibly blessed!

Now it's time to shop! Here are few things that I've already been given. It really is so fun to get ready for one of each!

Sleepers from my mom.
Matching coats from my mom.


Cute coordinating outfits from Amy.
Matching Christmas pj's for all of my babies!
My first baby boy outfit to buy. I was so excited to find this at Leap Frog for $7! You can't really tell but except for the white shirt it's baby boy blue.

And I couldn't do a whole post without a picture of the big sister. Emily Kay is a funny little girl. She talks NONSTOP! We love you, baby girl!