Colby is definitely head-down (I swear he has been most of the time)... his head was so far down the tech was having a hard time getting a good picture of my cervix (yum!). His butt is over to my left side (yup, I can feel the mass), and his feet are up in my right ribs or so.
First I'll share some pictures..... Once again I worked my magic and got a CD! This time she just picked out the "best" pictures.... so we didn't get them all..... but got a bunch!
His little arms - it was soooo cool to see him punching / moving them around and be able to feel it at the same time!!!
His foot and big toe - this is Jimmy's favorite photo of the bunch. He says it just looks like a real baby foot and makes it so much more obvious there's really a little human growing in there!
Face shot - labeled by the ultrasound tech
Another face shot. The bubbly looking thing by his chin was part of the umbilical cord.
Profile of the little stinker
And some 3D pictures. At first I wasn't sure if I wanted her to do them - I've seen them before and when the baby is not as developed they just look like a creepy skeleton baby.... but I think his turned out pretty decent - still a little creepy 'cause they totally look like a baby - and it will be cool to see how much he looks like these first "photos" of him when we meet him!!!
Face with arms / hands up by it
Another face shot - I swear he's blowing bubbles!!! :-)
Oh.... and I'm convinced he has daddy's nose!
And his profile in 3D
Now.... onto his stats (these are estimates - from me snooping while she was taking them and her giving me a quick rundown of them at the end.... I'll hear more about it on Monday at my doc appointment).
I was 30 weeks, 5 days when I went in for the ultrasound....
Femur: measuring 32.5-33 weeks
Belly: measuring 33-34 weeks
Head: measuring 34-35 weeks (Koopman head!)
Approximate weight: 4lbs, 9oz
Obviously he's measuring big. The tech said he was probably measuring around 33 or 33.5 weeks when you averaged it all out. The email I just got from babycenter about "my baby at 31 weeks" says he weighs about 3.3 lbs - hahaha..... Colby is an overachiever.
So.... what does that mean? Well.... it could mean that Jimmy and I just make big babies. But it also could mean he's getting big because of the Gestational Diabetes. I got a call from my doc's office yesterday afternoon, and they're referring me to the Maternal and Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialists to start Non-Stress Tests (NST's) and fluid level checks weekly. That's where they'll hook me up to a monitor and see his heartrate pattern, if I'm contracting at all, etc. They'll also do quick ultrasounds to check the fluid levels as big babies sometimes start to push the fluids out which is not good.
Luckily the ultrasound tech said my fluid levels looked GREAT based on her measurements (and the nurse on the phone confirmed).
I should hear from the MFM office today or tomorrow to set up those weekly appointments, and I see Dr. B on Monday to go over the results of the ultrasound and for my normal 32 week checkup. We'll see what he says about all of it.... but I know I've been doing a great job with my sugars, and I obviously haven't been cheating (that much!) because I still haven't gained any weight - so I'm not getting massive!!!
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