Hard to believe it, but all of a sudden it went from feeling like we had plenty of time to prepare for Belly Baby's arrival to all of a sudden feeling like we have an awful lot to do, and soon!
I am 32 weeks and change, and we had an ultrasound today.
The baby looked great, aside from having his/her tushie down and head and legs up (read: C-section.) At 32 weeks, Belly Baby is weighing in at 4 lbs 11 oz (60th percentile) which puts him or her basically a pound shy of its big sister's birth weight (at 39 weeks.) Belly Baby was moving around a ton during the ultrasound and likes to keep his or her hands in front of his/her face. And Belly Baby is still a thumb sucker from what we could tell today.
His or her heartbeat was 147.
We got to see a real close up of the baby's face and for the first time, I think it set in that there is in fact a baby in there. Pictures to follow soon. If you ask me, he/she looks like Adam!
We had an eventful February with a preterm labor incident and hospital stay, but after some medications and some steroids (for belly baby's lung development- just in case they couldn't stop the labor,) everything seems to have stabilized and Belly Baby appears to be staying put for the time being. Obviously seeing the baby is close to 5lbs is a good sign in case he or she decides to come sooner rather than later.
So we are now entering full on baby prep stage. At a minimum we need to get some essentials (i.e. car seat, bassinet, diapers, etc.), pick some names, and maybe start cleaning out a bedroom for this little one.
Love to all----
You are around 34 weeks now - so close to meeting belly baby! I pray he/she has changed position and am glad that it sounds like all is going well now. I'm sorry that you had to go into the hospital & had bedrest :(. I hope you are feeling as well as you can 9 months pregnant and the excitement overrides any anxiety. Love & hugs!!
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