Next Steps

Today was my last regular first trimester ultrasound. So, what's next?

Well here's what:

* First, I am going to get a bunch of blood work done tomorrow morning. These tests are checking for indicators of certain types of birth defects, like cystic fibrosis and probably a bunch of other routine tests of my hormones and such.

* After my doctor gets those results, I can schedule my NT Scan. This is a special ultrasound at a high risk center that will measure the baby's growth in detail and look for signs of problems such as spina bifida and down's syndrome. For more on this scan, you can look at this article.

We will have the NT Scan sometime between week 12 and week 13 (so in 2 or 3 weeks). This is supposed to be a very fun ultrasound because the image quality is much better and the baby has developed enough that it will be moving all around. The ultrasound technician may even be able to take a guess at the gender of the baby.

* On May 3, Jay and I go in for our next OB appointment. This is probably just a routine check up but will involve me finding out exactly how much weight I have gained. Eek.

* We move on May 8.

* We go to Hawaii at the end of May/beginning of June for a friend's wedding.

* When we get back from Hawaii the second week of June, I will likely have the full anatomy scan ultrasound where we should be able to find out for sure whether the baby is a boy or a girl.

That about sums up the next two months. I will keep you updated!