My Baby Has A Brain!

[Ravenseye]

I posted last Monday that we went in for an Ultrasound because my wife had passed a clot and was bleeding red at 10.5 weeks. We didn't expect to see a baby, but there it was with a heartbeat. Then the doctor came in and told us the brain and cranium didn't look right and that she wanted us to come back in today to confirm it. She said that based on what she was seeing she would call it non-viable but wanted to wait a week since we were so early, and it couldn't hurt. She painted a bleak picture though. The chances of the baby being fine were slim.

Well guess the fuck what!

My baby has a brain. My baby has a brain. Hi ho the derry o, my baby has a brain!

Everything is fine. Everything is there. Brain. Skull. The whole nine. They don't know what the problem was with the last scan. Bad angle. Bad physics on the part of the ultrasound machine. Who knows. The baby is fine though.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Thanks for all those lending support. 1 Trimester down, 2 to go.

Oh and this baby is grounded till they're 18 for scaring the fuck out of his mother and me.

[dolo amber]

1. Excellent!

What a relief! I'm so happy for you guys! :bounce: :toast:

[Shell Beau]

2. Yay! Good for y'all!! Good luck!

[ZombieNixon]

3. Well, at least you'll save money on car insurance

since (s)he won't be allowed to drive! :D

Seriously, congratulations...that's amazingly good news. You must be so relieved. Here's to you, your wife, and your kid! :toast:

[Ravenseye]

5. Don't forget the extra tax deduction

:bounce:

[azmouse]

4. I'm so happy for you!

This must have been a long week.

[Ravenseye]

7. Week From Hell

I never truly felt 'dread' before this. We thought we were going in to get a confirmation that we would have to choose whether or not to end the life of our child. Talk about a shitty week. I'm fucking glad it's over.

[MissMillie]

6. Happy news!!!!

I'm so glad you for. That's terrific!

[BikeWriter]

8. What a relief! ;-)

[LA lady]

9. I am so pleased

I thought of you all morning wondering if you were going back for the next Ultrasound.
I am so happy for you and your wife and baby. How terrible that you spent the week in such agony.

All the best to you and your new little family

[lizziegrace]

10. Wonderful!

What a relief!

:hug:

[LaraMN]

11. Yay! What a huge relief!

Congratulations on your baby-to-be, brain and all!

[THUNDER HANDS]

12. now all he needs is a heart, some courage and a trip to Kansas

:D

congrats!

[Ravenseye]

16. Well he's got a heart

175 beats a minute or something like that. All good. Courage....I think check. He grew a brain and skull in the span of a week. Beat that for scrappyness.

Trip to Kansas...well that'll have to wait. :)

[indigo32]

13. Thats wonderful news

congrats!

[Beaverhausen]

14. Oh thank goddess

Last week I really wanted to post that maybe they were wrong but I didn't want to give you false hope.

I am so glad everything is ok with the baby!

[Ravenseye]

17. I've learned alot of things this week

One of them is never bet against your own kids. This ones a fighter. :)

[Beaverhausen]

21. A friend of mine was given similar "bad news" right before her baby shower

so it was a very sad shower. Of course a week later they said the baby was fine. AARRRGH!

[Debi]

15. Congratulations!

:bounce:

Glad to hear everything is well!!!

:hug: to all three of you!!

[Fleshdancer]

18. I was hoping the initial diagnosis was wrong!

Yay! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Just out of curiosity, did they say anything about the clot that was passed? Any theories on why that happened? I'm just so freakin' relieved everything is ok! How's your wife? I would be an emotional wreck after that roller coaster. Poor thing must be relieved and exhausted.

:hug:

[Ravenseye]

20. Could have been many things

It seems like so much about pregnancy is a mystery still to medical science. Maybe because people are rightfully hesitant to experiment on pregnant women...

I've heard lots of possibilities. The one that makes the most sense to me, which means it's probably not what happened, is that she had a cyst on her uterus. The inital brown spotting was from the implantation, and the later spotting and clot were actually the cyst breaking free, bleeding, and then no more. She's had no bleeding for over a week now. No bleeding. Healthy baby with everything looking correct so far...I hope we've actually turned a corner and nothing with be as horrifying any more.

My wife is good. We're both very emotional still. It has been the most insane roller coaster the past couple of months, and this past week in particular that final horrifying drop....only to level off again or pull into the station when we thought we were about to crash into the earth....I think she's more exhausted than she realizes. Her whole body is going to just relax at some point and she'll pass out on the sofa is my bet.

[Samurai_Writer]

19. *Hugs* Ravenseye and Mrs. Ravenseye!

I am so happy to hear the good news. I can't imagine what you and your wife went through the last week. I hope you and your wife, especially, have a very uneventful pregnancy from here on out.

[madinmaryland]

22. Congratulations!!!

Hope everything goes well for you and your wife. Sounds like you and your wife are now on your way to a new addition to your family!

:hi:


... I half expected this to one of those posts with the "Get a Brains, Moran" guy in the picture.

[snacker]

23. What absolutely wonderful news!!!

Boy, you & mom-to-be must have gone through the entire gamut of emotions this past week.

[redwitch]

24. Incredible wonderful joyous news

:hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

25. YAY!!! What fantastic news!!!!

:bounce:

[XemaSab]

26. Wow!!!!

That is good news!!!!! :bounce:

[GreenPartyVoter]

27. Congrats! *hugs*

[MissB]

28. I am so damned happy for you.

:woohoo:

[fight4my3sons]

29. I'm so glad that things turned out well!

You never know with the ultrasounds. Hoping you have a very relaxing and uneventful two more trimesters!

[deadparrot]

30. Yay!

I'm so glad to hear that, Ravenseye. Here's to a healthy, easy pregnancy the rest of the way.

:toast:

[miss_american_pie]

31. Oh that's wonderful

That is such great news! :bounce:

[Bunny]

32. Oh my god that is GREAT NEWS!!!

I'm so happy for you!! :bounce: Such a weight lifted from your shoulders - you must be sky high right now! Wheeeeeee!!! :party:

[ceile]

33. YEAH!!!!!

So happy for you and the misses!!!!!:woohoo:

[ronnykmarshall]

34. I betcha you guys are sleeping easier now.

And that's a perfect grounding thing to hold over his/her head when they are born! :silly:

[laheina]

35. Outstanding!

And congratulations to you both.

That must have been one hard week. :(

[NewJeffCT]

36. Only 18?

I already have my daughter in a convent until she's 21... just kidding.

Congrats, though. I'm glad things are working out so far.

[dr.strangelove]

37. GREAT NEWS!

[Random_Australian]

38. ...

:headbang:

Rock on man, that's awesome!

[Blue Diadem]

39. Tears of joy for you and your family!

I'm so happy for you guys.

Happy dance time

:bounce: :bounce:

[Nikia]

40. I am glad you got news

I hope that the rest of the pregnancy go well and that you will have a healthy child.

[FuzzySlippers]

41. That's wonderful news!!!

[Stockholm]

42. Yay!

Wtg, I am so glad for you guys!

[Arugula Latte]

43. Wow! That's great!!!!

To go from that awful scenario to "fine" is amazing!! :toast: