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11/08/2004 Archived Entry: "baby update"

I had an ob appt. today. I got my rhogam shot for being Rh- and then a regular visit. I'm measuring two weeks ahead, but then again, my ultrasound determined my placenta is right at the top of my uterus, so that could be why I'm measuring larger. On the other hand, that would put me closer to my original due date so who knows. I'm pretty much just going to be prepared for this baby to come anytime from mid-January on. Another point worth noting is my dr. can only find baby's pulse, not her heartbeat. He said the only reason he cares is because the heart would be closer to the head and he wanted to try and see how she was lying. I have to admit that based on the way I'm carrying and how I feel the movements, I'm leaning towards her being transverse, or sideways. We'll see what that will mean in the coming weeks. Today also marked the last of my every four weeks appts. and I will now be seen every two weeks. It seems so soon for that, but I will be 30 weeks at my next appt. which is only 10 weeks from my due date so I guess it's not so soon after all :)

My first baby has been feeling very off for the last few days. She seemed to have a tummy bug, then a cold and then a tummy bug again. Basically she just doesn't feel right and I'm not sure what to do about that. I think I might put her on a fairly strict diet of just fruits, veggies and plain grains for the next couple of days and see how that works for her. We'll be staying home completely for the next two days as well, until Wednesday evening that is when she has hula. I had wanted to stay home today but we desperately needed a brake job on the car so we killed a few hours at the mall. We actually had a pretty good time looking at everything at a leisurely pace. We found a couple new Care Bear Cousins and looked at the Christmas displays in various stores. A few places are carrying a gingerbread village for Christmas so I picked up one item to start my new village collection. Chris wasn't in the mood for lunch, so Tabitha and I split some noodles at a Korean place. Other than that, we just browsed around. Since getting home we all watched TV on my bed and now we're just kind of doing whatever.