Why I'm Not a Doctor

We went in for our sonogram on Wednesday morning. I settled on the table as the technician got everything ready. "I couldn't find our CD anywhere in our house, so I'll need to go ahead and purchase a new one." I tell her. They'll record the sonogram on a CD and give it to me to keep for a small $3 fee.

"Well, at this late stage of the pregnancy, the babies are usually head down, face down, so there's not much to see, but I can go ahead and burn it on a CD for you." She reached for the gel to slather some on my stomach.

"Oh, I don't know that he's turned yet." I point to the huge lump sticking out my right side. "I think that's his butt and his head is over here. I think he's laying sideways."

She placed the sensor on my lower stomach, right above my pelvic bone. "Yup, there's his head. Head down, face down."

I called my mom on the way out to fill her in on the news. "He turned, Mom! I don't know when, but he's head down, face down and in position. He hasn't dropped yet, though. That big lump on my right side is his shoulders, and the smaller lump on my left is his feet. He weights 6 pounds 3 ounces so far."

"That's great! Have you packed your bag yet?"

"No, but I still have two weeks before I'm due and I'm not dilated yet at all. She said that if I go over a week, then we'll look at inducing. I think I'll end up being right on time." I pause a moment while I think about that. "But, then, what do I know? I thought my kid was laying sideways. I'll pack my bag this weekend."

Baby Update

We're now meeting with the doctor once a week. We met with her yesterday and she advised that we'll have a sonogram on our next visit next week. As some of you who have seen me are aware, Kiddo is laying sideways, or transverse. His butt is prominently displayed on my right side and his head is poking out my left side, instead of the head down position that he's supposed to be in.

So, Doc is giving us a sonogram to check him out and see exactly how he's laying. From what I've read on the internet, most babies turn head down by the 36 weeks mark, which I passed last Friday. This little guy, though, hasn't budged an inch. He still may spontaneously turn, but if he's stubborn at all like his mom and dad, then I don't see that happening.

I'll let everyone know how the sonogram goes next week and see if I can post some picture of him!

Random Thoughts about Pregnancy

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My breasts laying (yes, people, LAYING) on the top of my stomach! Why the hell didn't anyone ever tell me that happens?

My ankles and calves becoming cankles. And oddly enough, not hurting even though they're humongous!

Nipples the size of small dinner plates. No, I'm not kidding. And did I mention that apparently they change to a dark brown color? WTF?

Leaking breasts. Oh, this is a fun one. Especially when you have no idea that this can happen and you're on a business trip, walking around another office, with a giant milk stain on your shirt. Way to make a great impression on the team!

My man suffering from all of my symptoms, or the symptoms that I'm supposed to have, but he's stolen from me. You know what I'm talking about, girls! Ask any nine month pregnant chick if she wants sex, and what's she going to tell you? The same thing Hottie has been telling me. Freaking sucks.

Beau being fascinated by the smell of all the diapers that are now being stored in the baby's room closet. Poor thing has no idea what's about to happen.
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Comments about My Pregnancy

"How did this happen?" - Hottie's daughter

"Are you guys going to get married?" - multiple people

"You're not showing hardly at all." - multiple people early in the pregnancy

"Kim ran out there like she was going to help, all fat and all. You know, pregnant." - Hottie

"You know, you're about to get huge! That last month, you just won't believe how huge you're going to get." - a colleague

"Have you started cleaning the baseboards yet? That's going to happen, you know, right there at the end." - same colleague

"Can you drink that? I didn't think you were supposed to drink any caffeine when you're pregnant." - a colleague

"Are you supposed to eat that?"

"Oh, I knew someone with that name once. He was such a little shit."

"It's a boy." - everyone

"Wow. You're six months? You're really big. I wasn't showing at all when I was six months." - a hostess at a restaurant

"Wow. You're hardly showing at all. I was so much bigger than you when I was that far along." - a colleague

"Send me a picture of you pregnant!" - multiple people

"I want some pictures of you all swelled up." - my dad