Big Baby, Good Genes

Today I went to a Genetics Center to get a detailed prenatal screening to rule in/out any serious genetic problems. It's a fairly new process that includes blood work and a special ultrasound. Prior to going to the appointment I felt confident everything would be fine since we have no family history of problems and I'm young. However, once I got there, I started getting very nervous. The waiting room was full of young children with severe disabilities and it made me very sad. I couldn't help but think that those mothers once sat where I was with hopes of a healthy baby. First I met with a counselor who went over a full family history. Then I had an ultrasound. Tot was not cooperative and decided to show us his or her back the whole time. The tech made me jump up and down, pretend to hula dance, and cough in hopes of waking the baby up because she needed a very specific view to calculate the odds of a problem. After much song and dance the tech got what she needed, but sadly the pictures I got aren't very good (clearly tot doesn't realize how important scrap booking is to mommy). Good news is, they gave me the results right then and there. Tot was negative for Down Syndrome, negative for Trisomy 18 and negative for Cystic Fibrosis :) So happy every thing is okay and thanks mom and dad for healthy genes. The other info I received was that tot is measuring 5 days longer than expected. I guess with a 6'6'' daddy this shouldn't surprise me. So my brother will be happy that I think tot has the Tatum height and he is one step closer to getting that 'athletic' nephew he's been hoping for. Next appointment is one week from Wednesday.