And the news is...

everything is fine. or, i should say, as fine as it has always been!

the doc i saw today looked back at my 20week u/s and figures the tech was probably referring to either the echogenic focus on baby's heart, or the spleen issue... but again, she should not have said anything.

regardless - most recent u/s shows baby is head-down, still in the 50 percentile range, plenty of fluid... so all is well.

so there is still small chance that baby has downs syndrome... but it's a very small chance.

today i had my group b strep test (unpleasant), and most likely it will come back positive, since i was positive with lili. all this means is that i have to be given antibiotics via IV immediately upon arrival at the hospital, and that i can't wait too long to get to the hospital so that there is enough time to administer at least one round.

since i was already on my back with my legs spread (i know, it's fabulously horrible, but there it is), she checked my progress as well. and, baby's head is down already - she's dropped - cervix is soft, and 2cm dilated.

now, this sounds great... but i was 2cm with cohen for something like 5 weeks, and 3cm with lili for 3 weeks.

so... i'm not reading anything into it. i know my body is getting prepared... but i also know it's gonna take however much time it needs to do so! and frankly... i don't want the baby to come before may 7th, so that i have a week to prepare!

today on the drive home from work, i did start having some really uncomfortable contractions, across my abdomon and lower back. it was enough to take my breath away... but went away after a few minutes. thank god.

anyhoo. all is well, we can relax for now and if i can just get through this birthday party this weekend, i'll be fairly relaxed!

m.