So I am about a week slow on updating this as a lot has been going on with us. We are still in move in process and are slowly but surely getting there. I think we are probably about 85-90% of the way there. EJ’s nursery is all set up, and we are only missing a couple of key pieces for him which isn’t too bad. I will get photo’s of the nursery up a little later next time I have a chance.
On to our appointment.
It was the first MFM appointment we had here, so they go through and measure everything that they would normally measure throughout a pregnancy. This was nice because it was almost an hour long appointment and we just got to watch EJ move and stretch and get in the tech’s way when she was trying to take measurements. The tech was really nice and we both liked her a lot. She was also picture happy, so we walked away with about 15 photos. I don’t know what some of them are of and many of them aren’t exactly readable to the untrained eye, but it was nice anyways. š
Here are the four that I think were the best:
Left is a profile shot of EJ (you can see his little nose and lips). On the right is a front view of his face with his hands the circles on the side of them.
On the left here is a photo of the top of EJ’s head (he has some hair according to the tech). I am just happy that it is a closed skull. š On the right is a 3D image of little EJ. He has his hand next to his head like he is holding a cell phone.
The tech finished her measurements and the whole time kept asking me whether or not I had taken my GD test (which I had the week prior and it came back a low normal). The Peri who came in after the tech asked the same question. It turns out baby is still measuring big. š He is measuring long and estimated to be weighing in around 6 pounds 12 ounces. They said he is measuring as though he is about 36 weeks 2 days instead of 34 weeks. So there is a chance that we will see this little boy by May 20. I don’t know how much bigger he is going to get, but we shall see. I am not exactly relishing the thought of pushing out a 10-pounder.
Other than that, everything is going according to plan. There is plenty of amniotic fluid, the umbilical cord is still working like it should, EJ is breathing like he should be and all of his organs are working like they should be. I am relieved that we had such a good ultrasound especially since it might be our last of the pregnancy.
Right now we are working on finding another midwife/doctor since we found out our insurance won’t cover the birth center like we thought. It is mildly stressful, but we will work through it. Then we also have to find a pediatrician for EJ. There is still a lot to do before he gets here, but I know it will all fall into place when he decides to make his entrance.
A few last photo’s for you. Darrell likes to take photo’s of my belly almost everyday, so here is a recent one and then what Darrell’s view of my belly is when he looks down. š
