Peek-A-Boo

T - 3.5 weeks

This morning was the weekly non-stress test which showed the baby's heartbeat and movement, and it all looked fine, which was a big relief after the slight stress of last week. As I was pulling out of the parking garage though, my OB nurse called and said that my fundus measurement hasn't changed in 3 weeks and I haven't gained any weight, so they wanted to send me for an ultrasound to make sure there was enough amniotic fluid. I made an appointment for 3 pm and went grocery shopping. I tried to stock up on food we could enjoy post-baby, just in case.

As I pushed the grocery cart around, I thought, "Today is a perfectly ok day to have a baby." For some reason, last week was not ok, but now I feel like we're so close that it would be ok. We've really gotten as ready as we can.

James and I tried not to get nervous about it, but we packed our bags just in case, and treated it like a test run. Pretty soon, we were there, looking at Boots on the screen. It's really a baby in there! We saw a profile and hands and a tummy and feet. We saw the baby's mouth moving as though it were talking (I guess it was swallowing amniotic fluid, which I must admit, I didn't realize it did). The technician said the fluid was fine. She said everything looked great. Boots is all upside down and happy. She even showed me how Boots was positioned so I understand where the little feet are kicking me.

It was really cool to see the baby - and we STILL don't know the sex! I thought it would be a dead giveaway today, but neither of us even saw that part of the baby. It was very reassuring to have two different techs say everything looked fine. They measured a bunch of stuff and told us that the baby weighs about 7 lbs at this point. So no birth today, but I feel more ready than ever.