28 Week Sonogram

The previous 2 sonograms were performed by a 3rd-party imaging center to which our HMO referred us, due to a power outage and the immediacy of subsequent scheduling. Yesterday, Erin had yet another sonogram to check on the position of her placenta.

The latest was performed at the revolving-door facility our HMO calls their Falls Church location.

I was not allowed to accompany my wife behind the locked door until after the examination was complete. We received only 2 print-outs. One featured 4 images crammed into the size of 1. The other was a screen-shot of the statistics derived from various measurements taken during the exam. Neither is worth scanning for inclusion here.

We are displeased with the experience as a whole.

There is good news, however.

The distance between Erin’s placenta and her cervix has increased to the point where vaginal delivery is possible (although not guaranteed), and there’s still nothing to worry about with regard to the volume of amniotic fluid.

Statistics from the barely-legible print-out include:

Estimated due date: November 1, 2008 (up from the 5th/6th)
Approximate Beanlet weight: 2 pounds, 11 ounces

Erin had scheduled one of those 4-dimensional sonograms which have recently become commercially available, but tonight decided it was frivolous and unnecessary. So we’ll all just have to wait to see what the Beanlet looks like.

In other news: Only within the last week or so have I been able to feel him shuffling around inside Erin’s belly. Being positioned the way he is (business-end on top), those “kicks” at the upper side of her abdomen result from his moving his bum, the inordinate size of his junk, or massive fetus farts. Erin reports that the Beanlet remains hyperactive, and wakes her up at unreasonably early morning hours. Finally, Erin is convinced he hates green peppers.

That’s it for now. More info will be posted as we get it.