Round Belly & Long Toes

Today was our first time using the maternal fetal specialist as our OB. I was at Baptist for six hours. By the time all was said and done, I had actually been at the office longer than the doctors. Three of those hours were spent in sugar testing. Once that was over, Bryan met me to eat in the hospital cafeteria. (I hadn’t had anything to eat or drink since 10PM the previous evening.) After a quick lunch, we reported back to the doctor for an ultrasound.

The ultrasound revealed that Ayden is doing well. Although the heart condition still remains, all other vitals look good. He weighed three pounds and two ounces, which my mama tells me would be half of what I weighed when I was born. His stomach was full. He was pretending to breathe; this simulation activity is apparently good for the technician to see. He had the appropriate amount of amniotic fluid surrounding him. His hands and feet were positioned together to the left of my belly button (my left), which makes total sense to me since that is where he most often kicks, pushes, punches, squiggles, squirms. They measured his arm and leg bones, head, and torso. He has the cutest round belly.

The pictures shown below reveal Ayden’s face (with his hands under his chin), profile, and foot. She said that Ayden might have long toes; we have no idea where he might have gotten that characteristic from since both Bryan and I have short fingers and toes.