Mama Knows Best
When we started Erik’s swim program, I saw the line “Goggles strongly discouraged” and cringed. The child takes after his mother and his mother has super-sensitive eyes. I would cry if I had to jump in the pool with no goggles on. Erik, indeed, cries when he is supposed to go under. The first three classes he did ok, but today the novelty wore off and he was totally freaking out.
I was really relieved when the teacher pulled me to the side and told me to bring some goggles next time. Then she let him borrow some and he was a different kid. I think he’ll be able to meet his first goal during the next lesson if he doesn’t have to be freaked out about water in his eyes. I’m glad they decided to be flexible about the issue.
In other news, we spent an hour in the OB waiting room. I was getting pissed! We usually go to the office right across the road, but since I was having a sonogram we had to go down to Rockville, the big city, for this appointment. I hate it down there. The staff is unfriendly, the waiting room is crowded and hot and the wait takes forever.
Erik has been so curious about this pregnancy and keeps wanting to see Elsa, so I thought it would be fun for him to see the ultrasound. He actually did ok, thanks in part to a last minute grab of a puzzle book on the way out the door. The kid loves hidden pictures, mazes and stuff like that. He actually did a lot better with the wait than I did. I could feel the steam coming out of my ears, as they kept calling people back even though I was there first. Apparently someone was having a reeeeeaaaaaaalllllly long ultrasound session.
Sadly, ultrasounds at 33w2d are not guaranteed to get an amazing picture. The baby is so big that unless they are positioned just right all you can see is squished up lines. She was facing my spine so all we could see was the back of her head, her spine and a leg. I was disappointed, but Erik didn’t mind. He was convinced than her spinal column was her teeth and mouth. He amused the tech, at least.
Everything looks good, so I can’t really complain. The baby is transverse (laying sideways in my belly instead of up and down) and she is big. The ultrasound measurements can be way, way off. I’ve heard they can be off by as much as 2 pounds. Let’s hope that’s the case with this girl. They estimated that she was 6 lb 8 oz. She still has six weeks to cook! I’m glad I’m already set on a c-section. None of the news was great for a vaginal delivery, though things could certainly change.
I have to admit I have no clue what this baby is doing. I have no motherly intuition at all. I always sort of felt like I knew what Erik was doing, and how he was positioned. It wasn’t that hard since he was constantly on the move. I knew he was twirling around, which was proven when he was born with the cord all wrapped around him. I also knew he was vibrating all the time, and that was proven when he came out and would randomly shudder. He still does that when he pees sometimes. I was just glad he didn’t have epilepsy.
This baby just isn’t into moving much. Yes, I do feel her move, and I usually enjoy it (though I could have lived without the four am flip-flops last night), but it is nothing like with Erik.
I talked to my mom afterwards and she just makes me laugh. She has lots of opinions about everything, but none of them are grounded in reality. At least she tries, right? She was just going on and on about how angry she was when my oldest nephew was born because my sister refused her cervical checks. I’m with my sister! I’m planning on refusing all cervical checks unless the doctor gives me a very good reason to have one or I feel like I might be in labor. The checks don’t give meaningful information in many cases. You can be dilated for weeks or not dilated and have the baby 12 hours later. Not worth the pain!
My mom said my oldest nephew had thrush because my sister wouldn’t do the checks. What? That doesn’t even make sense. Silly mom.
Ok, totally different topic. Sitcoms! There are actually good sitcoms this year! I’ve missed brainless, happy, fluffy TV. I’m really enjoying Community, Cougar Town, Modern Family and The Middle. I don’t think I”ve followed a sitcom since Friends ended. I am also enjoying Arrested Development, but I guess that doesn’t count since it’s pretty old. I think I was in Sweden when it was airing.