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46 XX 46 XY

1/27/2010

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There are lots of exciting things to share today.

Maddox found her fingers!  Her head bobs up and down while she is on her belly.  We have work time every night and it is nice to see it finally starting to pay off.

I had more doctor appointments today but managed to squeeze in time to make homemade banana cupcakes.  This was a step for me.  I am starting to feel human again.  Maybe relying a little less on that auto pilot.  Making cupcakes with a newborn reminded me that I can do it, child and all.  These moments shouldn’t be a chore, I should embrace them.  I don’t want life to be about seeing how much I can get done while the baby is sleeping.  Maddox needs to be a part of everything I do.  This is what will help her.

So with that mindset we venture out to K-mart for the first time.  It was very cold and Maddox was sleeping so I grabbed a shopping cart and decided to put her car seat in it and push her inside.  I covered her head with a blanket and ran fast through the parking lot.  Once inside, I took the blanket off her head and Maddox’s eyes were wide open with a very curious look on her face.  I didn’t realize what a bumpy ride a shopping cart could be.  Next time I will be more careful! Needless to say, I smiled.  

While at K-mart I ran into an acquaintance.  This was the dreaded moment.  Will she notice Maddox has Down Syndrome?  Do I tell her?  IF I don’t will she feel silly the next time we see each other?  Oh, what do I do?

I came right out and said it, no tears and all.  It was a good first time and couldn’t have been with a better person.  This moment does down in the history books.  

From there I ventured to the most comforting place in the world.  OB at the hospital!  I went back to see the nurses.  You see it on shows, where the little kids go back and visit and everything turns out ok.  That is my story too, everything turned out ok.  It was a beautiful reunion.

I was also at the hospital for another reason.  Scott and I had our karyotypes tested to see if we were carriers of this Robertsonian Translocation.  Scott met me and we went into medical records to get the results sent in from the Mayo Clinic.  

Let me tell you, 46 is my new Keno and Powerball number.

Our results went like this.

Scott: 46 XX
Jamie: 46 XY


No Chromosome abnormalities present.

Let me say it again.

No Chromosome abnormalities present.

Scott and I are not carriers of the Robertsonian Translocation, this was a random fluke occurrence.  This is the first bit of good news we have heard in a while.  Lord, keep it coming.  

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