Waiting, waiting and more waiting

I hoped to receive the two ultrasound photos, but they didn't arrive in today's mail. I'm thinking they will be here tomorrow. We are also anxiously waiting to see the ultrasound report.

Elizabeth has three appointments coming up. First, she apparently is in need of some dental work, which will be our financial responsibility since it affects her health and the health of the baby. She went to a regular dentist last week who estimated the work would cost about $2,100. Tomorrow she has an appointment at a dentist who takes her Medicaid, and will be getting a new estimate, which we are we expecting to be significantly less than the price she was quoted from the regular dentist. Before the dentist will do the work, she will need to get clearance from her OB stating that it is safe for her to have the work done during the pregnancy.

On Thursday, she has her routine appointment with her OB. I am not expecting to hear much news from this appointment. On July 6, she is scheduled for the amniocentesis. She is not happy about having the amnio, but she agreed to it when we first matched with her, so she is committed to having it done. She is having the amnio done because she is older than 35, and the procedure can rule out abnormalities such as Down syndrome. The results take about two weeks, so it'll be about four weeks from now before we can expect the results. It will also tell us the gender of the baby, although I am hoping we find out sooner.

Waiting, waiting and more waiting.