The first time ever I saw...

We had a big scare with our baby about a month ago.  We had a detailed sonogram and found out she had an echogenic bowel.  This basically means the babies intestines were glowing on the screen and this is considered a marker for Down's Syndrome and Cystic Fibrosis.  I initially broke down sobbing to one of my dearest friends, but after 20 minutes of that, my dear husband came home and brought me back to reality.  God has never let us down before, and He will equip us for whatever He calls us to.  As we talked, I realized that this baby is our miracle; medically she should not exist, but here she is.  And so when God gives you a miracle, it is not for you to question the details.  She is our miracle baby and we will take her however He has sent her to us. Gratefully! 

I saw a specialist a few days later, who confirmed the echogenic bowel and ran a lot of blood work.  We did not want an amniocentesis, due to the risk if miscarriage, so we were hoping the blood tests would give us the clues we needed.  The good news was the specialist could finally get a look at her girly bits and confirm the babies sex for us.  (She had been shyer in all previous sonos.)  

It would take 2 weeks to get all the blood work back, but in the end, they showed that her chances of having either Down's or CF were very, very low.  

Tuesday I went for a follow up with the specialist.  He told me the brightness had faded and given that fact, plus the test results, I should just put the matter out of my head.  And since I was there with goop all over my belly, he was nice enough to switch over to 4D and let me take a look at my beautiful little girl. To see her face, her movements, I can't even describe how amazing it was.  

She would only give us profile pics, but I thought I'd share a couple...