Ultrasound

                We just got back from our ultrasound to measure the baby and check the placenta.  The good news is that the placenta is doing just fine, and the baby has gained weight.  He weighs about 1 lb. 4 oz., which is double his weight from 4 weeks ago.  The bad news is that they found some extra fluid in his brain.  The ultrasound technician asked me right off if there had been any mention of hydrocephaly.  I had no idea what that meant and asked for more information.  She just said “His ventricles are dilated and have extra fluid in them.”  This immediately sent waves of fear through me, and then we had to sit and wait while she did all the other measurements.  Most parts of his body were measuring at 22 weeks (I’m almost 25) but his head was measuring at 26 weeks.  We were anxious for the doctor to come in so we could learn more about what was going on, plus we had a list of questions we wanted to discuss with her.  Unfortunately, we didn’t know that the high risk doctor is out of town still, so the lab technician just told us that my regular OB, Dr. Castillo would call me tomorrow to discuss the results of the ultrasound.  And that was it.
                We are still waiting on the amniocentesis microarray results, but should know those for sure by Monday.  At this point we have NO IDEA what is going on and just hope for SOME kind of answer, even if it is a scary one.  More questions come up every week, and every time we think we’re going to get something more definite figured out and pinned down, we just get more and more confused.  At this point, we’ve already imagined everything from A to Z, so even if it’s worse case, we just want to know!  I’ve said all along though, that the waiting, wondering, and worrying is half the trial here, and that just keeps proving to be true.  I guess this baby just likes to keep us on our toes!