That Tricksy Placenta

Hello, all.....

I just wanted to post a quick update regarding our appointment last Wednesday (the 4th). As I may have already mentioned, we had our last ultrasound for this pregnancy....and it was SO great to see our little Sprout again! Here is his cute little face looking right at you, now filled in some with adorable baby fat so he doesn't look like a little alien anymore (keep in mind, it is pretty blurry):

And then he decided to start waving at us (literally) during the ultrasound, with his hand in front of his face as if to say, "Go away....I am done with you":

Sprout is doing really well, and is still measuring right on track....weighing in at approximately 3 lbs. 4 oz., as of last week. He should be gaining about an ounce per day at this point, so I'm guessing he will be at least an 8 lb. baby (but PLEASE, no bigger than 9 lbs.).

(WARNING: The words "placenta" and "cervix" will be used frequently in the next paragraph. If this makes you feel all squicky and weird, please skip ahead.)

The main purpose of this ultrasound was to check the positioning of my cervix and placenta, which had been a little too close together at my January ultrasound. But, alas, the placenta hasn't really moved away like they hoped it would. Right now, the bulk of it is situated about 4 cm away from my cervix (it has to be at least 3 cm away in order to allow a vaginal delivery), but the very tip of it is right at the edge of my cervix. My doctor seems to think that there is still a chance that it might move a little further away, and she also seems fairly confident that it won't move closer to cover my cervix.....so that is what I am counting on. I will be so disappointed if I end up having to have a c-section, but as our doctor told us, what matters most is that Sprout is born healthy.....not the manner in which he was delivered. Still, I am saying MANY prayers that everything turns out the way we hope!

We are now at the point in this pregnancy where we will be having appointments every two weeks.......a fact which is unbelievable to me. So next Wednesday (the 18th) we are back at the doctor's office.....though these visits should be fairly routine from here on out.

I am definitely feeling very pregnant these days. My lower back has been causing me some issues, and I also haven't been sleeping the greatest. But really, I have had a pretty great pregnancy so far.......so I can't complain too much. And all of this pain and discomfort feels completely worth it every time I feel Sprout kicking and moving around (which happens VERY frequently these days). : )

We also managed to (finally) complete our baby registries at Babies 'R Us and Target over the last few days. We registered for lots of duplicate items between the two stores, which will hopefully be helpful to those who only have access to one or the other. I have to say, this process of registering for Sprout was much more overwhelming than I thought it would be......it is unreal how many items such a little person requires! But I will say, most of it is pretty darn cute. ; ) We still have a list of items to purchase for the nursery, and a bit of painting to do.....but it's getting there. Our goal is to have the whole room completed by mid-April, so here's hoping.

That's it for us....take care, and we'll check in soon!

Love,

Jeff, Farrah & Sprout

30 weeks, 4 days.........EDD May 16