Update on Baby D. & Her Many Tests

Ok, back from our 2nd round of tests in less than 24 hours. :-)
We're busy peeps over here.

We had a growth scan yesterday, at 34 weeks, 5 days. Baby D. is looking great.

Her tummy was measuring a little ahead, and her head was actually a little small. Well, "narrower" was what the tech said, to which she added "here's hoping it stays nice and narrow for your sake!" (Hey, Gram, can you believe it? She's actually small-headed!) (I had a huge head at birth, so I'm told.) Legs were right on.

Total weight: She's measuring 5 pounds 4 ounces, which, although it's still in normal range, is actually a little small. They were expecting her to be larger, based on her previous growth, so they want to see me in 3 weeks instead of 4, just to make sure her growth is still on track. So we went from being concerned that she would get too big to now needing to check that she's not too small. It never stops with this kid. At least we know we're doing a good job with the GD and it isn't getting the better of us.

Today (Thursday) we had our weekly NST, AFI, and Dr. appointment. Everything's cool. Baby D. was very active and "very reactive" today, which is a good sign. "Reactive" means that her heart speeds up and recovers well in relation to her movement. Everything else they check was good, too.

We got to take home 3 pictures, but they're not very clear. It gets harder to get recognizable pictures as you get farther along, they say, because of baby's size.

So we're 5 pounds, 4 ounces. And this week the ultrasound technician kept commenting on her chubby cheeks. Awwwwwww!

Yesterday we finished our Prepared Childbirth Series, and got a tour of the hospital. It looks great, and we've heard nothing but good things about Virtua's Labor & Delivery ward. Cool birthing rooms, and we got to see a newborn in the nursery.

We still have a loooooooong list of things that we'd like to get done before Baby D. arrives, which we're slowly picking away at. And if you have an hour free, ask us about the Malvern Mess or the Changing Table Challenge... *sigh* But it's all getting done.

Meg's still feeling pretty good. She's feeling a little more tired every week, and the usual preggy complaints, but nothing to truly complain about, and we're happy and grateful for that.
11 more school days left. Oh, yes, there's a countdown going on. And no, they still don't have a substitute. How fun. Just have to refuse to worry about it, though. That's the district's job.

(*psssst!* anybody know anybody who wants to be a long-term sub for K-5 music & a 65 kid chorus? )