September 23, 2008

• Fetus Update II

  Well, if I had any doubt that there was a little person in there of some kind, the ultrasound put that to rest. Unlike the last ultrasound at ~7 weeks, which looked like an amorphous blob with a flickering center (heart), this time it looked like a baby-- arms, legs, head, etc. The nuchal translucency measurement was normal (though, supposedly, you have to wait for all the blood work to get the "results" of the test). It was good to see that the spine appeared to be intact and that the placenta was on the top of my uterus (no previa!). The baby was not terribly cooperative in letting the tech get measurements, it kept turning either to face the ultrasound or away, when it did finally roll on it's back it then put it's little hands up by it's face/ neck. I asked if this was the usual level of uncooperativeness, or if it was indicative of future personality traits. She laughed and said, "If we could tell you things like that, we'd make a lot more money doing this."

  Other than that, the Fetus and I need to have a little chat about the terms of his/her lease, because section 3, Part A clearly states: "All escalation of morning sickness shall be completed by 12 weeks of gestation, with de-escalation to commence shortly thereafter." Well, after not throwing up at all (except when I had food poisoning), I threw up very suddenly Sunday morning. I went from brushing my teeth to thinking, "I had better stop this right now" to blehhhhhhh. Good times.

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