My ultrasound appointment was short and simple. The tech said they would just check for the amount of fluid and the babie’s movement today since they did size measurements last week. And luckily today Caleb was up and about. He kept waving his hands and fingers as if he knew I was watching! It was soo cute. I could see everything much clearer today. I still think his feet look huge! And turns out I was right about all those cramps on Tuesday and yesterday, Caleb was repositioning himself, and the stubborn kid is definitely not head down anymore. Apparently he is doubled over, it is hard to explain, but his head is down by his feet, it’s like if you were to stand up and touch your toes then look between your legs, yeah, that’s how I’d describe it. And his butt and back are sitting right up against the sides of my uterus and his butt is about logged up under my rib. So that explains a lot of the cramps I am having, the dr said it is my uterus stretching to accomodate him. She couldnt get very good pictures of him becuase of the way he was, mostly just got shots of his back, feet and head. She said he did very well on his movements today and once again she could tell he was practicing his breathing, and you could see his little heart beating! It is the greatest thing to watch. But I was dismayed to find out at my ob appt that it looks like we will go all the way to August unless anything major comes up. I guess I just was hoping it would be sooner because it is getting so hard to work any more and feel so pregnant and tired all of the time.
The dr said my belly measured 34, I am not sure if that is inches or if I measured at 34 weeks, and of course I didnt think to ask. And she said the baby is definitely bigger than he should be but that they try to wait until 39 weeks if they have to induce labor because with diabetes the babies lungs take longer to develop but from the ultrasounds it looks like he is doing fine, but apparently they’d rather wait if they can but that if my sugar cant be controlled, and she said they are still on the high side, then they may have to induce me earlier but that it would be better if I went into labor on my own because inducing means labor takes longer. So who knows, I want Caleb to be healthy but I dont know if I can take another 7 weeks of feeling so worn out and the cramps and back pain are awful. I guess I am just ready to not be working so many hours is all but I dont have much of a choice seeing as the dr has no reason to put me on work limitations. Since the weather has cooled off some my swelling is under control so even that isnt a concern right now. But my blood pressure was up today and they wouldnt let me leave the ob office until I laid down and the reading went to normal.
The new dr I met today is nice, she is a woman, so it was easier to talk to her than my regular dr. And turns out she knows one of our theatre friends, who happens to work at the hospital I will be delivering out. So she said maybe if I am lucky, Kathy, our friend, would be working when I go into labor. I was wearing a shirt today from when we did Joseph and the amazing tech. dream coat with Mason and the dr walked in and saw my shirt and asked if I knew Kathy since she worked on that show too. It was kind of funny. But it broke the ice since I was nervous about meeting a new dr today. And when the dr saw what my blood pressure was she even said, probably just becuase you were worried about meeting a new dr, all I could think , was how did she know that I was worried!? So it wasnt too bad at all. The worst part about my appt today was I used the directions to get to the office that I got over the phone and last time I went alone I did that too and the way they tell you to go is the long way and there are tons of lights so I was running late for my appt. I rarely go to the office at that location and when I do you would think I would remember to get different directions because every time I go the way they send me I get stuck in traffic. Oh well, the next appt, in two weeks, is at the office by my work so I know where it is and it is much closer, and with my regular dr.
So things look pretty good today, and except for being so tired and stuffy I feel pretty good about things. I was just hoping to find out that Caleb would be coming sooner but I guess not, so it looks like another 7 weeks of work, unless I get laid off before then. But why worry about that now, I think I’ll just take a nap and forget all about work…..for today anyway………..
