First Trimester Screening

For those of you who don't already know (since we are now formally announcing our good news to everyone)... yep!... the Garcia family is expanding! Mira will be a big sister come April! :)

We wanted to wait until our first trimester screening was clear before announcing it to our extended family and friends.

My first trimester screening was on Friday and everything went well (whew!). My perinatologist said everything looks "great" (measurements, blood flow, heartbeat, etc). I go back in 5 weeks for another screening, consultation with a genetic counselor (these are now routine for expectant mothers >= 35 yrs :\) and to find out the sex of the baby... anyone want to take a guess? I have my own 'maternal suspicions' ;).

Here is the most recent picture of Baby Garcia #2 taken on Sept 16.

We told Mira's teacher on Friday, which it turns out Mira has already been talking about it at school. :) One great thing also is that Mira's best friend at school, Becca, will be a big sister ALSO (for the 2nd time)! Her mom and I are only 3 weeks apart (I'm 3 weeks ahead of her) and I am so thankful that not only do I get to share this experience with someone nearby, but so does Mira! :) I'm hoping it will make the adjustment a little easier for her since she will have someone to share the experience with.

That's it for now... stay tuned for more udpates!