Not Surprised...

Had an ultrasound today!  First one since the day I found myself in the hospital and I was so excited to see our little guy again - not to mention see how much he had grown!  And my, oh my, had he grown!!!

First of all...these last few ultrasounds have been less than par in terms of being able to see our wee one.  As they grow bigger, the images the technologist is able to capture get worse and worse.  They're just too scrunched up in there!  And considering today, Mr. Jimmer had his foot in front of his face...well, let's just say we got a picture - but you kind of have to use your imagination!  As always, she checked anatomy and did some measurements.  He's measuring right on schedule (which is music to my ears!) and weighing in at a whopping 4 lbs!!  We had a bet going between me, Neil, my mom and the nurse who took us to the office.  Neil said 3 lbs, 6 oz., Mom said 3 lbs, 11 oz., the nurse said 4 lb, 6 oz. and I said he would probably be pushing 4 lbs.  Ahh, Mama knows best!

Also during this ultrasound, they were checking my placenta to see if it had moved, checking the status of my placental lakes (pools of blood within my placenta...I've had them since about week 13!), checking on the status of my subchorionic bleed (again - something I've had since about week 13!) and finally, measuring my amniotic fluid.  Well, folks, we have good news and bad news!  First of all, my placenta hasn't moved...not even a smidge...and my placental lakes are still wreaking havoc on my poor placenta.  Surprise, surprise.  Honestly...I wasn't holding my breath!!  However, my subchorionic bleed has relieved itself which is a very good thing!  But of course...because nothing can be easy, we learned that my amniotic fluid levels were low and baby is breech!  A breech baby I can handle...besides, I knew I was getting an ultrasound anyway but low fluid levels?!  C'mon!  Looks like I'll get another ultrasound next week to check the levels again.  At that point, my Dr. will decide our best plan of action.  Right now, she's still shooting for a 36-37 week delivery.

I swear...it's a good thing I'm an upbeat and happy person by nature!  Can you imagine all these problems on a grumpy old Wicked Witch of the West?!  Eek!  And since amniotic fluid is mainly controlled by the placenta, it just goes to show what a rotten little placenta I have provided to my perfect little baby boy!  I think next time, I'm going to try my pregnancy sans placenta!  My Dr. doesn't think it'll work out too well, but hey - there was the Virgin Mary...why can't I be the Placenta-Free Amanda?!

And what's worse?!  My Dr. was actually considering sending me home this weekend because I have been so "uneventful" here in the hospital.  Once we got back to my room, I told Neil and my mom that I bet she'd renege on her proposal to send me home...and that's exactly what she did!  Not surprised...wasn't holding my breath...so here I am, and I'm 1/2 way done so it's all downhill from here!! :)