This week I had a growth ultrasound just to check in on little Ember. I went by myself this time since we’re all sick – Den felt miserable and didn’t feel that bringing Kate with us would be a good idea. Baby girl was active all day so I wasn’t concerned about getting truly horrible news. (Before every ultrasound I make sure she’s kicking right up until I walk into the ultrasound room, just to be sure she’s alive.)

Well she is measuring right on, with an estimated weight of 2 1/2 pounds. Wow, it’s crazy to think she already weighs that much! So the good news is that there is absolutely no concerns with her growth. :) I wonder if she’ll be bigger than Kate at birth. (Actually I just checked my records, I had an ultrasound with Kate at 28 weeks and her estimated weight was 2lbs 6oz. So there you go, exactly the same.)

She is however breech! I was a bit shocked to hear that because her feet are always up at my ribs on my right side. And it is indeed her feet up there… she has her feet over her head! We saw her grabbing her feet with her hands. And it’s funny because she was in that same position during my level 2 ultrasound 10 weeks ago, feet over head. How bizarre they are in there! So I think this is my first breech baby. Devin was transverse up until sometime in the third trimester when he went head-down. Kate was head-down from the start and never moved, head buried in my pelvis against my placenta preventing them from getting good measurements and pictures. I asked the midwife how common it was for them to be breech at this stage and she waved it off with a “Don’t even worry about it.” She said if she’s still breech at 36 weeks I can start doing inversions, but she’s not worried about it at all, there’s lots of time to flip.

A student midwife did most of my appointment, she was very sweet. I love that my hospital is a teaching hospital, and I appreciate helping someone out with their first steps down their career path! It was kind of amusing to me later though when I realized she was probably my age or younger. When did I become such an adult anyways?

Kate was so good at this appointment. She usually tries climbing everything in sight and gets bored (understandably) – though whatever I have tried to bring is never as interesting as what is in the room. But this time she was pretty mellow. Plus I think she has some fans. I was worrying about having to bring her every time, I don’t want her to be a bother to anyone. But when she walked in holding my hand they start poking their head in the room just to say hi to her! One newer nurse, who saw her last time, gave her some crackers this time. Between that and the string cheese I had in my bag Kate was pretty happy. She looked out the window and pointed out the snow, trees and cars, then she lounged against a wall watching us.

When we get to the point where I lay on the exam table to listen to the heartbeat and get my fundal height checked I always sit her on my lap facing my belly so she can watch what they do. Previously she’s just watched with a perplexed look on her face. This time however the student midwife was taking a bit longer to feel my fundus and the midwife was showing her how she does it. So Kate decided they were clearly giving my belly hugs because she threw out her arms, hugged my belly, and said, “Awwwww!” We all cracked up laughing, which got Kate laughing in that funny laughing-for-attention thing they do, which made us laugh even harder.

So all in all a good appointment, even if it was in the middle of a snowstorm! ;)

Oh and here’s me at 28 weeks, since I’ve been really bad with posting these!