Second Trimester

There's a lot more to tell about the second trimester. My morning sickness finally subsided and we went to my four month check up hoping to determine the sex of the baby. I was beginning to show and had finally given in to maternity clothes - at least pants.

We couldn't determine the sex 100% but the doctor had an educated guess that she was a girl. That was exciting news but we decided not to share it until we were sure.

We got thrown a monkey wrench when a blood test came back positive for the possibility of Downs Syndrome. We weighed our options and decided to do an amnio. The procedure was uncomfortable but gave me a day of rest and pampering as I wasn't supposed to do much afterwards.

We were told we would have to wait up to two weeks for the results. We tried to put it out of our minds but were having a hard time waiting it out. Luckily my doctor received the results a week later and called us with the exciting news that she was fine and, well, a she! We cried with relief and started making plans for our Anna.

It was fun to break the news of our baby girl and to start designing the nursery. We shared our scare with some but quickly moved beyond it - we had a lot to do and the holidays were quickly approaching and 2006 would be here before we knew it!