December 10, 2004
33 wk Checkup and Ultrasound
Today's ultrasound was shorter than the last one, because they didn't measure the baby. (They won't do that again for another 3 wks.) Nancy (the technician) measured the amniotic fluid, watched for practice breathing, checked the placenta, and did a general once-over. Olivia is still positioned head-down. She was more active for this appointment because I timed my first morning snack to stimulate her for the ultrasound. It worked, though she's much more active right now (as I have my second morning snack).
I forgot to mention last time that the technician said that Olivia seems to have a good head of hair. She pointed out what just looked to me like thin fringy tendrils and said it was hair flowing off the back of her head.
Nancy tried to get a nice picture of Olivia's face, but she just didn't want to cooperate. The best that we could see was part of her profile, with one hand up to her face. She appeared to be sucking her thumb or wrist or something like that. Vague as it was, it was cute to see.
My regular prenatal appointment was short also. Just the usual checks: blood pressure, urine, weight, uterus measurement. Everything is normal. I'm back up a pound or two. And my uterus size seems to be measuring a bit ahead again. I failed to ask exactly how far ahead.