Final Ultrasound

Thursday was full of doctor's appointments.  But first, and more importantly, it was time for a mani/pedi!  Our local nail salon has been taken over by new ownership, so the decor and some of the patterns were different, but most of the personnel was the same and they were all excited to see me - big belly and swollen feet included.  An hour later my fingernails were all cleaned up and my toenails were pretty and pink (well, sort of fuschia), though it didn't really distract from the puffiness of the feet.

Then off to the doctors'.  We were met by a different sonographer than we'd seen before - in hot pink scrubs to match my toes.  Joe and I had gotten mixed up and thought this would be a full biometric ultrasound, but it turned out to be a baseline one.  That means she quickly identified the babies and their locations (Daniel is sitting, breech, on my right side down low; Max is above that, laying out, and Caroline is in her regular spot), then checked to make sure there was enough fluid surrounding each baby (there is), and then checked and recorded all their heartbeats, which are all good and strong.

Then we headed off to the non-stress test area.  We were early, so we waited and watched as four other ladies waddled in and got assigned to beds and monitors.  Because there were so many of us to scan, one nurse slipped away onto the floor to secure (or "steal") another ultrasound machine.  It was top quality, so they wheeled it over and put me in the bed beside it.  The same nurse from last week prepared for her long wait for fetal breathing (since everything else had already been done), but right off the bat, all the babies were practicing their chest contractions!  Five minutes later, the babies had all passed and we were done!

Well, done for that part.  It was back to the other side of the floor to meet with the obstetrician.  She checked my cervix (all is OK), then we chatted about the rest of the pregnancy (only twenty days to go!).  Our final ultrasound was scheduled for the 10th of September, but the doctor figured it might not make much sense to do a full biometric u/s just five days before the babies could all be measured accurately on the OUTSIDE.  So...two more non-stress test, and then the biggest stress test of them all - babies!

We are the first C-section scheduled on the 15th and we have to be at the hospital by 7am to get prepped.  But, we should have babies by noon!!!  I think I may be hyperventilating a bit thinking about it...or maybe a baby is just sitting on my diaphragm...