The Last Haul
10/15/2009 Edit This 0 Comments »
I wasn't expecting to get to see another sonogram of our little guy as I was told there would be no more unless there were problems. Thus far, I have been very fortunate to have absolutely no problems other than the typical aches & pains associated with pregnancy. Ironically, when I went for my 31 week checkup, my belly was measuring small so the doctor had me get a sonogram to make sure the baby was growing on schedule. It turned out he was in breech position, which is why the belly measurement was smaller than it should have been at 31 weeks along but the baby's measurements from the sonogram are right on schedule. Like Willow, this little guy will have a small head and will likely weigh no more than 7 pounds. I feel like my belly is A LOT bigger than it was when I was pregnant with Willow but the technician said it's all amniotic fluid. I'm not too worried about his position as Willow was breech up until the last few weeks and she moved on her own. Having extra amniotic fluid will hopefully help him move so his head is down for birth. I might just go swimming if they still think he's in breech position after my next check up or try any of the old wives tricks. I'm not too worried about it though.
I'm not quite sure if this is premonition for me or for the baby but I have been having tons of sports-related dreams lately. What's odd is these dreams are so candid & real compared to dreams I've had in the past that I barely remember upon waking. These days I am a real light sleeper since I am in so much pain (belly, back, legs, pelvic bone, you name it) throughout the night. I don't even think I've been getting any real REM sleep at all this past month but I these dreams are wild. In one of the dreams, I was running ALL day long, I mean from morning til midnight, I could not & would not stop. Of course my love for running will never die even though I haven't been able to run in years. While I would LOVE to be able to run again, I half wonder if it's really ME who will run again or if my son-to-be will follow in my footsteps and be a runner. Last night I had a dream that Willow was a tennis player, first I saw her at her age now and then watched her grow up to a teenager, playing tennis all throughout the years. I worked in a tennis club for a few years and much of my dream was in a club very similar to the one I worked in so I'm not sure if it was just my memory of my former job or me seeing the future for Willow or possibly the little boy in my belly. I might need to give Willow a tennis racket to see how she fares and if she likes it.
I'm not quite sure if this is premonition for me or for the baby but I have been having tons of sports-related dreams lately. What's odd is these dreams are so candid & real compared to dreams I've had in the past that I barely remember upon waking. These days I am a real light sleeper since I am in so much pain (belly, back, legs, pelvic bone, you name it) throughout the night. I don't even think I've been getting any real REM sleep at all this past month but I these dreams are wild. In one of the dreams, I was running ALL day long, I mean from morning til midnight, I could not & would not stop. Of course my love for running will never die even though I haven't been able to run in years. While I would LOVE to be able to run again, I half wonder if it's really ME who will run again or if my son-to-be will follow in my footsteps and be a runner. Last night I had a dream that Willow was a tennis player, first I saw her at her age now and then watched her grow up to a teenager, playing tennis all throughout the years. I worked in a tennis club for a few years and much of my dream was in a club very similar to the one I worked in so I'm not sure if it was just my memory of my former job or me seeing the future for Willow or possibly the little boy in my belly. I might need to give Willow a tennis racket to see how she fares and if she likes it.
