25 weeks - MFM

Week 25 has been pretty uneventful.  We had a great weekend going to dinner with some friends, celebrating Kiel's sister's birthday with her family, and wrapping up registering whoop whoop!

The only thing I really have to report on is the news we got from our ultra sound to recheck baby boy's kidneys last Friday.  I hadn't heard anything from the Dr's office so Tuesday over lunch I called to check in.  Dottie (my favorite) told me his renal area was still borderline dilated....still enlarged.  She's so good about answering my questions and reassuring me that this is something that is fairly common in little boys and usually just corrects itself after birth even though it's something they like to keep an eye on just in case.  Dr Ingram offered me the option to go to Peoria to Maternal Fetal Medicine to have a specialist take a look since we don't have that option in Pontiac.  It's a little overwhelming to think there's a need for him to be seen by a specialist, but there are a few things that make it a little easier for me to just sit back and take it as it comes.  First of all, Dr. Ingram gave me the choice if I wanted to go or not - it's not mandatory, which means it's not an emergency.  To reinforce it's not an emergency, my appointment isn't until November 7th so obviously it's not something they are overly concerned about.  She also called it an "evaluation".  They're not running tests on him, they're not taking blood, or anything invasive.  They're just going to have someone who specializes in kidney development take a look and tell us exactly what's going on.  I could go in there on the 7th and never have to go back again...or maybe they'll want to see me multiple times before he comes....either way I'm glad we have the option.  And there's actually a bonus to needing to go to Peoria...we'll get a 4D ultra sound...SCORE!!!  I can't even begin to imagine how much more we'll get to see compared to the 3D one we just had done.  I'll be almost 30 weeks by then!!

Week 25

Your baby's the size of an cauliflower!

During month six, the average fetus measures about 13.6 inches to 14.8 inches and weighs about 1.5 to 2.5 pounds. 

• She's enjoying her new sense of equilibrium -- she now knows which way is up and which is down.
• She's growing more fat and more hair too!

I think the cold that everyone has been passing around has finally caught up with me and Kiel has been nothing short of exhausted from climbing school so we've been pretty boring this week.  Kiel still hasn't seen or felt Jase moving!  As much as he moves I'm in total shock, but every time I say "look" he just stops.  He's really been giving my bladder a work out this week and my tailbone is pretty sore by the end of the day which I'm assuming is from all the pressure.  The way I can feel him in so many places at once really makes me think he's going to be a big baby...maybe I should cut back on those DQ blizzards I've been feeding him....probably not ;-) 

-Nicole