34 week ultrasound and appointment

Today we had our 34 week ultrasound. Our little girl is doing great and growing big! She is in the 83rd percentile for growth and her estimated weight is 6lbs, 7oz!!!! We were shocked by how much she has grown. The nurse practitioner doing the ultrasound kept insisting that she looks just like Daniel. I can definitely see it... especially in the mouth. So it will be interesting to see what the verdict is after she is born. Here's a great pic of her:


We also found out today that some of my blood work is looking a little suspicious in regards to pre-eclampsia. My doctors have known all along that I am at high risk for pre-eclampsia, so they have been monitoring me diligently. Well, some of the early markers are starting to show up in my blood. I have not yet had high blood pressure, sudden swelling, or abdominal pain... or any of the other tell-tale symptoms, but there is a possibility that they will develop at some point. In the meantime, my doctors have stepped up the monitoring so that nothing sneaks up on us. It makes us a little nervous... but at least all of this didn't crop up 10 weeks ago. Our baby is well developed at this point and a good size. I would like her to stay in as long as possible... but unfortunately it may not be up to us.

If pre-eclampsia doesn't develop, then I do have a scheduled induction date of 8/26/10. At that time I will be 39 weeks.

Here's a video from today's ultrasound. She was moving her head around a lot and had her hands near her mouth as you will see.