Well we had our ultrasound yesterday to check on Connor's heart again. Austin was a champ in the ultrasound room and had a great time looking at Connor on the big screen. The issue they were looking at in Connor's heart was that in one of his chambers a papillary muscle was highly visible. In most cases this means nothing, the papillary muscle just happens to look more prominent in their heart. However in some cases it can indicate Downs Syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities. After the ultrasound it was time to see the doctor so he could explain the ultrasound but he was called to an emergency c-section so we had to go back to the doctor this morning.
Austin and I went back to the doctor this morning and while looking for a parking space at the doctor's office a little old lady who was not paying attention and claims she didn't hear my horn blaring, pulled out of her parking space and right into our car! Thank goodness she hit the front passenger side and not near Austin who was screaming in the back seat as this huge truck came at us and Mommy was pounding on the horn! Thank God no one got hurt.
Finally we get into the doctor's office and back into the room about to see the doctor when he was called out to do a delivery! AHHHHHH! At this point I'm feeling really bad for Austin who was just scared to death and now has been waiting in the doctor's office for 1 1/2 hours. Poor guy, but he did so well reading books and singing songs with Mommy. When the doctor got back he explained to me that they saw the papillary muscle again but no other indicators of Downs Syndrome such as a thickening of the neck and all of Connor's other measurements came back fine. The doctor told us that he is almost positive that it is nothing and that ultrasounds are usually 85-90% effective in making a diagnosis. It is likely that Connor just has a more prominent papillary muscle. But if we feel more comfortable we can have a fetal echocardiogram done. I think because I am a worry-wart by nature I will probably schedule the fetal echo just to make sure nothing is abnormal and if there is something at least we can prepare for whatever it may be.
Friday is Austin's appointment with the pediatric gastro and I am praying for a non-eventful trip with a clean bill of health for Austin:)
We did get some great 4D pictures of Connor that I will try to post this week. The ultrasound tech kept trying to get Connor to move his hands away from his face by pushing on my belly but he refused! He even brought his feet up to his face so we couldn't get a good look at him:)
We did get some great 4D pictures of Connor that I will try to post this week. The ultrasound tech kept trying to get Connor to move his hands away from his face by pushing on my belly but he refused! He even brought his feet up to his face so we couldn't get a good look at him:)
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