September 13, 2007
· Filed under Other
People keep asking if we are going to find out the sex of our baby.
Our answer.. not before he or she is born. We both want that surprise in the delivery room.
Another thing that people are picking up on is the fact that I keep referring to Flump as “he and him”. The reason for this is because I hate to have to say “it” and you can’t say Flump all the time. It doesn’t fit in to every conversation.
Therefore, Matt and I decided that I would refer to Flump as “him” and “he” and he would refer to Flump as “she” and “her” during conversation etc. That way it’s always 50/50 and it remains fair!
September 13, 2007
· Filed under 2nd Trimester
The dreaded blood tests were done at 9.00am this morning. They weren’t half as bad as I had let myself believe they would be. The midwife taking the blood was lovely too. Matt’s hand may be a little bit bruised later, but, if I have to go through pain in this pregnancy then believe me – he’s gonna too! Haha!
They take 5 tubes of blood and those bloods are tested for Downs Syndrome, HIV, Syphillis and all sorts. Quite scary really IF you let yourself think about it. I don’t think for one second that I have HIV or syphillis etc, but you can’t help but to let your mind wander just a little into the possibilities that the test will come back that your chances of having a baby with Downs is going to be high. Even if it was, it wouldn’t change anything. This is our child and our love for him is already unconditional.
We get the results in around a week. If the odds are low, then you receive a letter via the mail. If not, then you receive a phonecall.
I expect a letter.
