Last time I mentioned Grace’d be going in for a third ultrasound scan. The hospital just wanted to make sure that the development of the fetus is on par.
This time we got the same ultrasound operator as when Grace got her first scan (the last one was weird). The guy has an awesome office with a tiny forest garden (literally; not one of those sandy Zen ones) going on his desk right next to the machine.
The operator confirmed that everything looked normal and on target (size, weight, amniotic fluid.. etc). He commented that sometimes pediatricians get paranoid when some petite Asian women are compared to 180lbs Caucasian ones. Though most fetuses are similar in size, sometimes the appearance of the belly can vary drastically. Apparently Grace is on the petite part of the spectrum (for now).
Michael said that some women experience a phenomenon called “popping” towards the end of the pregnancy (last couple of weeks, even) where the belly suddenly grows enormous. Maybe that’ll happen to Grace.
Less than a month to go. Preciously few days are left for good night sleeps. 🙁