14 weeks 5 days and boy oh boy...

IT'S A BOY!

   Sweet Austin James Hill will make his appearance in May, and I am so excited that we found out already! I had to go see a Specialist/High Risk doctor today to discuss my previous pregnancy with Connor and delivery. They did the ultrasound first, and the first thing the sonographer said was, "do you want to know gender?" Adam wasn't there, but he told me if they could tell me to find out anyway. And, I knew it was a boy when it didn't even take her 2 second to ask the question. hahaha. It was clear as day. I got to see my baby boy kicking and squirming around for a while before the Doctor came in. I looove the doctor, but fortunately for me, I won't have to see her except for the anatomy scan at 20 weeks! She looked at Austin some more and said he was a perfect little 4 oz bundle. Then, we got down to business. She asked me about the blood clot in my lung, and I told her everything that happened. She said, "THEY GAVE YOU BLOOD THINNERS?!" I told her yes, and that after everything they couldn't find a clot. She said that if there was a clot that it would be visible even after the hemorrhaging because clots don't disappear, they shrink overtime. She also said that if I did have a clot, they would have sent me home on meds for weeks. Then, we discussed the gestational thrombocytopenia. She thought I had ITP, which is thrombocytopenia while not pregnant. I don't have ITP, I had GT. (I even brought in my blood lab work from June to show her my platelet count was normal then. I'm on top of these things, and she was impressed, lol). I may have GT again, but she said it was mild so it isn't a huge concern. So, clearing that up we moved on to the pre-eclampsia. She said my risk for getting the pre eclampsia is about 15%, but since it happened so late in the 3rd trimester that they will monitor me, but I don't need to come back and see her for anything other than the 20 week anatomy scan January 7th! I cannot tell you the range of emotions that are flowing through me right now. It is such a HUGE relief to hear that everything is great. I have prayed and prayed, and while I have been excited about the pregnancy, I couldn't help but worry too. Now, I feel like I can breathe, relax, and enjoy this pregnancy! :) But, seriously, what am I going to do with 2 boys???