32 weeks, 3 days - Doctor Appointment

Well, I had another OB appointment yesterday. Things went well, as usual so there isn't really too much to report. My blood pressure was great, 126/66 and my weight was up another 6 pounds, although that number is skewed by about 4 pounds. Seriously! I had to see the doctor at his other office and the scale there is about 4 pounds off from the one at the office I usually go to! This happened while I was pregnant with Seth as well. Hannah's heartbeat was good and strong and she was feeling a bit active and kicked the monitor a few times. These are all great signs of her continued growth and development. The only real change I can account for is that Hannah has decided to take up residence on the right side of my abdomen. This normally wouldn't be a problem, but that is the side the tumor is on and it seems like she is pressing against the kidney a whole lot more often causing me great discomfort...ok, pain. I normally don't complain about pain but, this is much worse than it was even when we found the tumor. The only real solution is to give birth and since she is not yet ready for that, I am stuck. Of course, I would much rather live with the pain than have a premature baby girl on my hands. We did speak with my doctor about the pain and he said at this point everything is up to me. If the pain becomes unbearable, at 37 weeks we can have an amnio performed to check her lung maturity and she could be delivered as early as that day if her lungs are mature. Henry and I are not entirely sure that is a route which we want to take so we have decided it is best to just take things one day at a time. Well, I guess I had more to say than I had originally thought! Overall, everything is going very well and I couldn't be happier. Hannah's nursery is almost finished and her dresser and chest should be delivered today or tomorrow and Henry should have them stained by the end of this weekend, so I am feeling much better about our current state of readiness! I am hoping to take a couple more pregnancy pictures in the next day or two so be sure to check back soon!

31 weeks 3 days - Level II Ultrasound

The above is a picture of the four chambers of Hannah's heart.

A picture of Hannah resting her head on her fist.

A perfect little (Long) foot! (No, those are not extra toes, they are actually fingers, she had her foot pulled up to her hands.)

We went for our Level II ultrasound today. It was AMAZING!!!!!!!!! All things pregnancy have always amazed and confounded me but today took the cake! As I said in the title of this post I am currently 31 weeks 3 day along. We knew it would be neat to see Hannah, it always is, but today was the best ever! The ultrasound tech was very thorough and checked everything necessary but we got to see some other impressive things at the same time. She looked at everything from each of Hannah's hands and feet (counting fingers and toes) to her mouth, eye sockets and even the hair on her head...and there's a lot of it! While we were watching her, you could see Hannah practicing swallowing and sucking. She was opening and closing her eyes and even had one little hand resting under her chin. And boy those feet! It looks like she is going to take after her Uncle Gabe and Uncle Saul because they appeared to be very long! (Sorry little girl, Mommy has big feet, too!) We saw her profile, finally, and can't really guess yet who she'll look like. We were even able to see that her heart, kidneys and bladder were all functioning normally. At the end of the ultrasound we were informed that Hannah is growing beautifully, in fact, she is measuring a full week ahead, at 32 weeks 3 days gestation, and is currently estimated to weigh 4 pounds and 1 ounce.

We have one appointment a week from now on, so I'll be updating more regularly the closer we get.