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Ultrasound 3 – She does not look like a fruit! – Surgery

Week 37.  We went in to get a final ultrasound done, and she’s flipped almost into the right position.  She’s working on it.  Some quick pictures, with labels on the first one for clarity  Yes, that’s her face:

It’s always so much clearer on the ultrasound machine, as there’s a sort of continuity of the image that you don’t get with stills.  You can’t see her eyes in this one like you could on the screen, and you of course can’t see the movement of her mouth.  Someday technology will give us video, I’m certain.  That day is not today.

Another face shot.  Today we looked into her growth, as well.  She has a largeish head, I guess.  That could mean she’s a little further along than we thought, or perhaps just that she has a large melon.  We double-verified she’s a she, and were presented with unmistakable evidence that she is in fact a she-beastie. No pictures of that because, well, a girl has to have her dignity.

A random foot shot, pointing skyward.  I liked this ultrasound tech better than the one we had last time.  She’s more personable, and Jolene worked with her in the past as well.

Surgery

Jolene has had a complication in the pregnancy.  Nothing to do with the baby, really, but side effects that are common when a baby is there.  Her gall bladder has a stone, and she will be having surgery 4 weeks after birth.  Not a huge deal, but definitely very scary.  They’re going to do it laparoscopically, which is the way to go.   There’s no great emergency at this time – it’s not infected or anything, but it’s something that needs to be fixed.