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Waves should be posting a pic here soon, it should be over by now!
 
Yes, Gabriel is the angel who told Mary she would be carrying Jesus.

Initially I wanted to have a Gabriel and a Lily. Gabriel presented a lily to Mary when he spoke to her. I thought it would be so nice... Gabriel is also the archangel of mothers.

But my girl name is Ariel. Ariel is also an archangel, the archangel of animals and the ill. The name Ariel means "lioness of God." Which matches up with me theme, because of the story of Daniel and the Lions.

Clearly I have put a lot of thought into this.

Gabriel Jaxon would be a beautiful name, btw, but I am biased. ;)
 
Oh and sorry if I never mentioned this!

If we happen to chat on FB, never mention baby's name! We are keeping it a secret! The only people who know his name are my BnB friends! Thank you in advance! :)
 
Lol probably should have gotten the bible story right before sharing. Such a shame my husband can quote more than I can! Lol

And gotcha about FB, same goes for me!!! We have told all of the family but just can't imagine the comments I'll get from everyone who knew Jaxon's story. I don't want to be judged or talked about so I'm not posting at all, like til I'm about to pop! Lol stupid idiots on FB are mean and hurtful and I do NOT want to deal with any of it just in case! :)
 
Ill be home soon to post pictures and whatnot. Had to get more bloodwork and now were getting food lol. But I did get pictures :)
 
Yay! Can't wait to see pics!

I cannot concentrate at work. I'm so tired and so unmotivated to do anything. I'd rather be at home sleeping or googling baby things lol
 
Julie I can't imagine trying to focus lol. A least at my work I can keep my baby tab open. Do a little work, a little play. Kudos to you though, has to take a LOT of strength! Esp when you just feel like going to sleep!
 
Oh goodness Julie just wait! The fatigue will kick in hardcore at like 7-8 weeks and you will be a wreck! Not be a Debbie Downer... LOL... just saying!

Oh and my nausea didn't start until 8+ weeks, so you still have time.

But two of my friends are pregnant with perfectly healthy beans and neither had morning sickness at all. So maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones!
 
Okay so we're finally home :)

I started off with a full bladder and the tech got some measurements but said the baby didn't really wanna move so she had me go to the bathroom and it seemed to do the trick a little. She was finally able to get a good view of the nuchal fold and my measurement was only 1.8 (1.75) which is well within normal range so that's good :)

The doctor came in at one point and was really nice. She said there are 3 placental cysts that we need to keep an eye on and we'll follow-up with them around my 19 week scan. She didn't offer much on them so I tried googling with no luck. There weren't many concrete answers. Most personal stories were women that only had 1 (not 3) and had different stories. One said her doctor told her it was a soft marker for Downs. One said her doctor told her she'd have to deliver early & by c-section. A medical article said it may be a reason for IUGR. A few said they went away in a few weeks. Others said they lasted the whole pregnancy and caused no problems. Others said it was near the umbilical cord and the fear is that it'll grow too big and cut off flow to the cord and ultimately kill/harm the baby. I don't see my OB until the 27th so mentally I'm freaking out but I also know that it could be nothing. Just the fact that I have 3 and all the stories I read mentioned only 1. I never knew it was a thing you could have. I wonder if that's why I'm so crampy/achy all the time?

I'm also paranoid over the scan pictures lol. I'm not a tech and I know I could just have bad pictures (she gave me a disc with 8 on it & then 4 prints.) She also switched it to 3D for a few minutes which was a nice surprise. Anyway, I'm worried because I can't really see a nasal bone which is a DS marker and then the legs look stumpy which is a marker for a genetic anomaly so I'm so paranoid right now lol. I got my blood drawn for the genetic testing immediately afterward but I'm not sure when or how to expect the results. Nobody mentioned it and I asked the tech doing the test but she said she didn't really know.
 

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Hey sorry don't respond to me on FB

But could they tell gender or is it not developed yet? Think I see a weenie nub! Lol
 
morganwhite7 said:
Hey sorry don't respond to me on FB

But could they tell gender or is it not developed yet? Think I see a weenie nub! Lol
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No she didn't say. Tyler thought he saw boy parts and asked her when I went to the bathroom but she said it either just started developing into exactly what it'll be last week or just this week so too early to tell. But you can kinda tell by the angle of the dangle (nub theory) and for that it looks like a girl.
 
Waves dont worry about the nose. I have seen sooo many people comment about it and it really doesn't mean anything is those early early scans. The nuchal fold measurement is great! And all fetuses have nubby legs like that! Beautiful pics though!
 
BubsMom17 said:
Oh goodness Julie just wait! The fatigue will kick in hardcore at like 7-8 weeks and you will be a wreck! Not be a Debbie Downer... LOL... just saying!

Oh and my nausea didn't start until 8+ weeks, so you still have time.

But two of my friends are pregnant with perfectly healthy beans and neither had morning sickness at all. So maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones!
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Thanks! That makes me feel better :) I'm just starting to get the exhaustion a little and nausea is only a little...glad to know I have things to look forward to in the next few weeks! Lol

Waves-I agree, don't worry about the nasal bone it's too early to really tell. If your doc isn't worried, then you should try not to worry either. Love the pics! Can't wait til I have some! Lol
 
Amanda - your pictures are amazing!! I can't wait until we get that far OMG! Try not to worry about what you are/aren't seeing! I'm sure your doctor would tell you if something was wrong, and your bloodwork will elucidate any of that anyway! GAH! Must have been so cool to see!

AFM - I've totes been on cloud nine all day...just keep thinking of that nice strong little heartbeat chug-a-lugging along inside of me. I just know this is going to be our perfect little forever baby! DH and I are just so in love! :)

Also, I have a 24/7 craving for red sauce, like pasta sauce...and meat like meatballs. Its so weird. Every time I'm trying to plan a meal all I want it to include is red sauce...dh is like we just had that...oh, well!! Were havin it again!! LOL
 
Julie exactly starting week 7 I started with food aversions... I was in the middle of eating a perfectly delightful waffle when my body decided that nope, waffles were not going to be good for a while. I have grown out of that one, thank goodness. It's just super random!

Kara - The sauce I crave is Taco Bell red sauce. Bean and cheese burritos with extra red sauce! Yummm...
 
Kara-Yay for that healthy little babe! Also, red sauce sounds delicious! lol

Emily-NO! Not waffles! lol Yeah, I haven't really had any food aversions yet...eggs, but already disliked them lol

I may regret it a little later, but I just want to feel pregnant! I was complaining to DW today that I can't wait until the 19th for a scan and to make sure our bean is healthy. She was like, it's like the 2ww just relax. Um, NO! This is way worse than the 2ww! lol
She told me to read my notes from when we had our tarot card reading and this is what it says, "Pregnancy in September, a time to rest bc decisions have been made, use to worrying and at a time where I don't have to and I struggle with that, I'm not sure what to do with myself"
LOL That is exactly me right now! I feel like I have nothing to do and I don't know what to do with myself! I can't buy maternity clothes, I can't buy baby things, I can't see the baby, I can't do much to make sure the bean is ok...all I can do is keep taking pregnancy tests! (I'm trying to use up my wondfos) lol
 
LOL at all of that!! I know, it's really tough!!! Even after the scan today I was like waiiiiiiiit, can I see it again to make sure?! Lol!! It's all such a waiting game!!
 
Thanks ladies. I'm sure everything's fine. Honestly I wasn't worried until I saw the one post where the girl said her doctor told her it was a soft marker for Downs so I think I just started over-analyzing it lol. I mean, it won't change anything either way... but if there is something going on, I want to know immediately so we can prepare as well as we can. But let's just assume everything's okay until I'm told otherwise lol.

On a lighter note, I'm just super stoked that she put my due date back to my original one... when my OB wanted to change it by 8 days because of my old scan because it's "most accurate." I know the exact day I ovulated. She was saying "well maybe you ovulated early." If so... that still doesn't mean my due date would be wrong. Due dates are most accurate based off ovulation anyway lol. Regardless, I did a happy dance inside when the ultrasound doctor told me she agrees with my original due date.
 
wavescrash said:
Thanks ladies. I'm sure everything's fine. Honestly I wasn't worried until I saw the one post where the girl said her doctor told her it was a soft marker for Downs so I think I just started over-analyzing it lol. I mean, it won't change anything either way... but if there is something going on, I want to know immediately so we can prepare as well as we can. But let's just assume everything's okay until I'm told otherwise lol.

On a lighter note, I'm just super stoked that she put my due date back to my original one... when my OB wanted to change it by 8 days because of my old scan because it's "most accurate." I know the exact day I ovulated. She was saying "well maybe you ovulated early." If so... that still doesn't mean my due date would be wrong. Due dates are most accurate based off ovulation anyway lol. Regardless, I did a happy dance inside when the ultrasound doctor told me she agrees with my original due date.
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I know what you mean!! I set up and analyze amnios everyday and these things definitely do happen and I would definitely want to be prepared but i rarely see normal NT measurements with abnormal results!

Why did you prefer one date over the other? I think you mentioned but I forget? Or was it just bc you know what it should be??
 
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