J/k
Posted by Robin and Jason on January 16, 2009
Dear Spanky Lulu,
Don’t move. Stay right where you are.
Thanks!
The butt-up thing wasn’t really generating the kind of movement the midwife was expecting and in fact, Spanky had stopped moving around with the same frequency as she had been. So we went back and forth about this for most of the week and Audra decided it would be best for us to just have an ultrasound to see what was going on. And to see if there was some reason why the baby wouldn’t turn. I wasn’t thrilled about this for a few reasons — I have absolutely no interest in hearing the size/weight of the baby at this point. And the ultrasound would definitely confirm that. I was also worried that having an ultrasound this late would generate a whole mess of information better left unknown for the next month. Not to mention the fact that we decided on a home birth to avoid unnecessary medical intervention and it was possible that the findings of the ultrasound would necessitate a hospital birth.
So we went anyway and the doctor immediately confirmed that the baby’s head is down. And what we were feeling and seeing as distinct, round lumps at the top my stomach were, in fact, hips and knees. Spanky is on her side along my right side, with her spine facing outwards. Then her hips stick out right at the top of my stomach, under my ribs.
I will say, however, that ultrasounds this late are not cute. In fact, the baby looks like a freakish cross between an alien and a deep-sea creature. Appearances aside, everything is fine. Measurements check out and the heart, brain, stomach, etc…are all doing what they are supposed to. And most importantly, Spanky is right where she is supposed to be. We managed to escape without learning the size of the baby and we also didn’t confirm the gender. So after a long week, we’re all glad that everything is fine and we really hope that the next 4 weeks will be uneventful.
Spanky is too big for a proper in-utero photo shoot. But I leave you with this. Yeah, that’s her eye. Not cute at all.
And finally, Audra said I don’t have to lay with my butt up anymore. Thank god.
