Halfway There

Tomorrow I will officially be 20 weeks pregnant. If I make it to full term this time, that means I'm halfway through this pregnancy, although I find it hard to count that first 4 weeks before pregnancy is even confirmed. I have my 20 week anatomy scan scheduled for this Tuesday.

I finally got my remaining Amnio results on Thursday. The remaining micro array panel also showed no chromosomal anomalies. I also went back to the cardiologist the week before last and he is still seeing no problems with the baby's heart. Despite that, he still wants me to come back at 26 weeks for another scan. When I see the high risk practice, I'm going to ask if I can skip this if they are also not seeing any problems. I already need to go in for growth scans every 4 weeks, so that really should be sufficient. It is astonishing to me how much the cardiologist charges my insurance company every time I go there. So far, they have paid the claims, but I'm really not up to getting stuck with the bill if they decide not to cover it because the baby doesn't have a diagnosed heart condition.

Outside of the doctor-induced stress, I have been doing really well. I feel the baby moving and kicking a lot now. I think Y should also be able to feel it soon too. I'm not having a lot of success getting T excited at the prospects of having a baby brother, but when I ask him to give his brother a kiss, he will kiss my belly, which is pretty cute.