The happy end result is that between the ultrasound and her previous bloodwork, Eliz has the effective risk level of a healthy 20 year old: the murloc has less than a 1/10,000 chance of having Trisomy 18 or Down Syndrome. That, and the murloc has a normal looking brain, with two hemispheres and a corpus callosum, a complete spine, rib cage, nasal bones, a working stomach, kidneys, and bladder. The murloc was happily swallowing amniotic fluid, fluid which it had just finished peeing into, probably.
All in all, it was a good day.
Update: Pictures!
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I'm so glad that everything is looking great. Way to grow that baby, E!
ReplyDeleteNice job standing around doing nothing, Jer.
Ahhh, the murloc in its pre-hatched stage. It has a nose and everything!
ReplyDeleteOk, I know you two are busy nesting and pair-bonding and whatnot, but it's time for a Murloc update! I don't care if it's boring. Maybe something like "incubating . . .incubating . . .incubating."
ReplyDeleteMore updates please.
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