Once again, I apologize for not posting sooner . . . yesterday was the perfect storm of appointments, which completely wiped me out for the rest of the day, and today is the first day of the invoice period, so I have been very productive this morning (except replace "very" with "somewhat, when not distracted by Facebook, e-mails, and shiny objects," and you'll have a more accurate picture of my day so far).
First on the agenda for yesterday was the non-stress test. I was a little concerned about how it would play out given that I didn't eat a lot of lunch ahead of time (for some reason, the plastic utensils did not survive the move to the new office, and it is very hard to eat mac-n-cheese without a fork or spoon), but Claire proved me wrong and kicked butt.
From there, we went to our ultrasound appointment, which was pretty uneventful. We did learn that Claire weighs approximately 6 lbs, 8 oz, but, as both the ultrasound tech and the doctor were quick to point out, this is just an estimate as it is largely based on the size of her abdomen (which is hard to determine given her "O"). Otherwise, everything else looks to be on track. The ultrasound tech tried to take some pictures of Claire's face, but she kept throwing her arm up in the way:
The tech kept trying, but it was easy to tell from the grumpy expression in the last picture that Claire was quickly losing patience with the whole process:
Finally, we had our appointment with Dr. H., who confirmed that everything continues to look good. He did stress the importance of doing "kick counts" 2x per day to keep track of Claire's movements as the higher amount of amniotic fluid increases the risk of Claire getting tangled up in the umbilical cord, but I am not too concerned as it is usually harder to keep track of the times when Claire is not moving than when she is. Dr. H also gave us some more details about the C-section. According to him, the earliest I can expect to be discharged is Sunday the 19th, and I will not be able to drive for two (2) weeks . . . so if anyone wants to volunteer to provide taxi services, let me know! I promise not to "backseat drive" (much), I will let you pick the music, and I will even throw in the chance to drive my awesome uber-preppy soccer mom SUV that we were able to get thanks to Bo's brother, John. :)
So, that about sums it up. Dr. H. said that we will not have any more ultrasounds between now and the 16th, which just leaves four more non-stress tests and two more ob-gyn appointments before Claire is here! I know I have said it before, but I really cannot stress enough how much everyone's love and support has helped Bo and I over the past couple of months . . . thank you, thank you, thank you!
~~ Val
First on the agenda for yesterday was the non-stress test. I was a little concerned about how it would play out given that I didn't eat a lot of lunch ahead of time (for some reason, the plastic utensils did not survive the move to the new office, and it is very hard to eat mac-n-cheese without a fork or spoon), but Claire proved me wrong and kicked butt.
From there, we went to our ultrasound appointment, which was pretty uneventful. We did learn that Claire weighs approximately 6 lbs, 8 oz, but, as both the ultrasound tech and the doctor were quick to point out, this is just an estimate as it is largely based on the size of her abdomen (which is hard to determine given her "O"). Otherwise, everything else looks to be on track. The ultrasound tech tried to take some pictures of Claire's face, but she kept throwing her arm up in the way:
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| Pretty sure we have yet to get a picture where her mouth is not hidden. |
The tech kept trying, but it was easy to tell from the grumpy expression in the last picture that Claire was quickly losing patience with the whole process:
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| Can't hide those chubby cheeks, though! |
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| One of the many shiny things that has distracted me lately. |
~~ Val
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