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posted by Mom on November 30, 2005

Highlights of the long day at the doctor:

• Samson is large - in the 78th percentile - and weighing in at about 2lbs9oz.
  
• He's breech, with his feet up by his head and his butt down at the bottom. Don't ask me - I don't think it sounds very comfortable either. He's running out of room, which explains the minimal movement I've been feeling lately. I'm just hoping there's still enough room for him to find his way back around on his own.
  
• We could only get a peek at his face through his feet, though we were able to see one eyeball. With the iris and everything. It was really pretty freaky.
  
• His heart looks about the same, but this was just a basic ultrasound and not an echocardiogram. Still, we were able to see the smaller left ventricle and the large VSD.

I'm ignoring a whole slew of things about the delivery that I can't and won't deal with right now. Results of the blood sugar test thing should be in tomorrow - I had to drink some orangey-soday thing, and now I want some Slice. If I wasn't so upset at the weight gain, I'd indulge in some ice cream, in case it's the last taste I'll be able to have for a few months. Non-stress test and another echocardiogram in 4 weeks.