Sophia Grace Guerity

It's a girl!! Mike and I were very excited to find out that we are having a baby girl! Over the last month, I've had the feeling that we were having a girl because I couldn't stop calling her a "she", so I guess I was right! She's definitely grown a lot since we last saw her, and it's amazing how fast she grows each day!

We had a scary moment after the ultrasound when our Dr. told us that they spotted 2 CPC's (Choroid Plexus Cyst) around her brain. She told us that these can be indicators for Triosomy 18 and 21 which are severe chromosomal disorders. She had told us that this is common and usually disappear, but that's still a very scary thing to hear! She mentioned that we go see a Fetal Genetics Specialist so we made the appointment that day!

I was a wreck and very upset because we went from being ecstatic to hear that we were having a girl, to finding out that she may have serious problems. We ended up going to the specialist. They did a more detailed ultrasound and checked for any abnormalities in her heart, hands, feet, lungs, etc. and she was absolutely perfect in every way! They also looked at the blood work screening that we'd chosen to do during the 1st trimester, and they assured us that our girl would be fine. These things are very common, and show up all the time...they usually disappear by the 26th week ultrasound. I don't think I have ever felt so relieved!

So after a very emotional day, Mike and I talked a lot about what we wanted to name our girl and we have decided to name her Sophia Grace Guerity! It's definitely nice to put a name now to the little kicks I'm feeling!