good news about my placenta!

well, it seems my placenta has risen to where it should be (yea, me!). although my level of amniotic fluid is still low, i have more than i did last time, which is good. it is very strange to think my body is constantly making these adjustments and changes. it is me...my body...and yet, according to everyone i have found to ask, there is absolutely nothing i can do to make my own body respond differently...it is the closest i have come to an out of body experience!

the midwife who did our non-achievement test (which i now know is called "monitoring"), said "the baby sounds happy" which i gather is her translation of the fact that the peanut has a strong heartbeat. i am pretty sure that is every mother's dream to hear...another person telling you i can tell your baby is happy and healthy. we still have to do some more monitoring, but i don't really mind, the reassurance is comforting.

we also learned that the computer programme estimates the peanut's weight as 5lbs. 7 oz.! who knew that an ultrasound could estimate that! i guess from the measures they do there is probably some kind of magic formula. anyway, that's cool! the scanner said that she is just the size she should be at this point!

okay, that's the end of the bragging...for now!