goo in my belly button

Ultrasound goo, that is. And all over my pants and shirt. But worth it for those cute face pictures. :) Odd that Babycue is cuddling with the placenta (which unofficially has moved higher, the whole reason for ultrasound #2), but Q and I are both cuddlers. Today we saw the heart, kidney, an ear, and the stomach, as well as witnessing a bout of hiccups. The heartbeat is good (140), and the head is 7.35 centimeters across. Q says that the eyes look less deep, the nose looks buttony, and the lips look...lippy. Monica, the ultrasound tech, said the amniotic fluid is good, and Babycue weights 2 pounds and 12 ounces now. She also said the baby is developed like a 29 week baby, even though we are only 27 weeks.

Dr. B said last week that I might experience the occassional contraction now. And Sunday night we did. Just one, and not for long. And my first thought was, "oh no, Dr. B is in Florida this week..."

Congratulations to my cousin J and his wife K, on the birth of my newest (nine pounder) cousin yesterday! We're excited to meet him. Also congrats to another cousin, J, and his wife K whose announcement we read on facebook while in the ultrasound waiting room. We are excited to meet your little one in July (now there are several confused family members reading and trying to figure out who I'm referring to...). It would be awesome if you waited until my birthday, so the family will remember your little one's birthday like they remember mine. And, J and cousin L, we are sorry to hear of your loss.

Funny pregnant moment: I was between classes at the daycare and one of the aides came up to me and apologized for asking such a rude question, but she just had to know if my wearing maternity clothes meant something. I told her that I wasn't insulted and that yes, I am six months pregnant. She felt bad for asking, but I didn't mind.

And finally, grapefruit. Yes, a fruit I love to eat. For breakfast, or today I had it for lunch. Auntie knows this; she used to get them for me. But then I went on allergy meds, and besides nixing apple juice, the meds nixed orange and grapefruit juices. Last week at the grocery store I realized that I am not on the meds, and can therefore enjoy the tart citrus taste that is the grapefruit. Yum. Almost makes up for not getting to eat Christmas fudge.

Finally here are two sets of photos of the Smileycue belly:




Picasa has a new feature that lets you update the album automatically. As the belly grows, so with these albums!