Silly Mom Thoughts

It’s funny, when you want something so badly, you feel like it will never happen. I’m feeling a bit that way this week. Any day now, I should be getting a call from my doctor’s office to set up an ultrasound. This isn’t like the ultrasounds I have already had, this is The Big One: The one where they look closely to see if there are any deformities or reasons to be concerned for the babies’ health. The ultrasound where, assuming the babies are cooperating, we get to find out if we’re having a Zander and Madeline, Madeline and Payton, or Zander and Wyatt.

And, if it’s anything like my dreams as of late, where I’ll find out there’s a third baby hiding in there. (I know, there isn’t, but dang those pregnancy dreams are vivid!)

Originally, I had intended to opt out of the Quad Screen, a blood test that determines if I’m a potential carrier of a variety of genetic disorders, like I did with Bug and Bean. My thought being, I’m not going to terminate a baby who has a genetic disorder, such as Down Syndrome. However, my doctor mentioned that if the test comes back with some abnormalities, that he wants to send me to a more high-tech ultrasound office out of our town. He said that the likelihood of getting abnormal results is higher since I’m having twins, though it probably won’t mean anything. I figured, I’d rather be safe than sorry and get the higher-tech ultrasound, if need be.

So, I wait for the call. Any day now.

Another thing I’m anxiously awaiting is the results to the recent short story contest. I know it isn’t going to be this week, but I have a feeling we’ll find out any time when to expect the results by. I’m on pins and needles! I put a lot into the stories I wrote, and I really want to know how the judges are going to receive them.

Waiting, waiting, waiting.

Grrr, I hate having to be patient!

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