26 week check-up

(I'm trying to eat a sandwich and type at the same time and the sandwich is winning ha ha ha!)

Ok, yesterday was our monthly check-up and from now till due date we'll be with the gynaecologist. Got to love that my gynae's first remark when I walked into her office was "Still a Jack-In-The-Box, I see."

First issue to be dealt with: the dreaded weight question. Dr White, being super awesome, didn't tell me how much I've gained or even how much I weigh now. All she said was that my weight gain is in the normal range and I should stop stressing about it. Halle-frikkin-lujah!!! (At this point Trevor also gave me his "I told you so" look) Like I said in a previous post, I'm pretty good about what I eat and it's a relief to hear that my discipline regarding both my food and my Pilates classes is working. It also means I can enjoy my Christmas treats *doing a happy dance*

Before starting the scan, Dr White emphasized the fact that Wren-Lee is now viable i.e. if she were to deliver early for any reason, she can survive independently of me. Dr White then jokingly said I shouldn't be doing anything crazy like hiking from now on. I replied that getting up the staircase in my parents' house is enough of a hike for me LOL!

The scan itself was a big surprise. Wren looks like a proper baby now! She's got a bit of fat on her body and her face is plumping up. She was scrunching her face up during the scan so we only got a partial picture of her face and can't tell yet who's features she has.

You have to tilt your head to the right and you can see her right eye and a bit of her nose.

According to the measurements taken, she weighs over 900gr and is on course to weigh about 3kg at birth, which is quite normal. She was sleeping at the time of the scan but Dr White says the position of my placenta acts as a buffer between Wren and I so I don't feel some of her movements. She's also in the correct head down position and it's unlikely that she'll move out of there now. All this means is that I'm looking good for normal delivery.

And our kiddo is a bit of a gymnast/contortionist. She seems to enjoy pulling her feet up to her face. All through the check-up, she was bending and stretching her legs to get her feet up. Dr White decided to measure them seeing as she kept putting them right up in front of the ultrasound wand and kiddo's footsies are just under 5cm already!

How cute are those little toes!!!!

I'm really sad that my next check-up will be my last with Dr White. Now that I've gotten to know her through the pregnancy, it's a bit heart-breaking that she won't be guiding me through labour and birth. And she's quite sad too about having to leave her patients right at the end of their pregnancies although she said yesterday she doesn't cry about it anymore. Dr White is aware that the next visit is our last and I'm going to mentally prepare myself now already to not cry. It's difficult to have to let go of that relationship and start a new one with a new doctor who we'll only see a few times before Wren arrives. But, I'm going to welcome Dr van Waart with open arms and hope she's as lovely as everyone reassures me she is.

Please forgive my emotional attachment to my doctor. These days I'm emotional about everything. I cry during TV shows, I cry during speeches, I cry every time I hear John Mayer's "Daughters", I cry watching birth videos. Heck, I get teary just thinking about Christmas, our friends who live abroad, all the babies being born next year and how blessed, truly blessed, Trevor and I am to be surrounded by wonderful friends and family to share in this very special time with us. Even in reading the blog, thanks to you too for being part of this. We appreciate it from the bottom of our hearts.