now that kim's inching ever closer to d-day, we have to go to the doctor once a week. last week they were a little concerned that kim was too small, so this week they wanted to do an ultrasound to check things out. kim and i were both pretty excited because it would be the last time we would see her before the first time we would see her. i was expecting some super awesome hd quality stills to post. since she's nearly hatched, i figured it would essentially be the same as seeing her, but computerized.
well, in reality it was nothing like that. as it turns out, the earlier ultrasounds are easier to see because a) the baby is smaller so she fits easily in the screen, and b) there is a lot more amniotic fluid that shows up as black on the scan, giving better contrast to see the baby. now that jr is basically jammed in there as tight as can be, all the ultrasound looked like to me was a mess of squiggles and lines and shades of gray. i was staring the screen the whole time and couldn't really make out a good still.
so, in conclusion, we're all just gonna have to wait 2 more weeks for her first close-up.
ps - jr is just fine, they estimated she's 6.8 lbs. although everyone says that estimate is wildly inaccurate.
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