Return of the Prodigal

I'm sorry it's taken so long for me to update my blog; I get upset when blogs I follow aren't updated regularly so I know how you feel. My last ultrasound gave me some worrying news and it's taken me a few days to process it. Also, I've been seeing a lot of family and I feel like I'm always busy! I only got one picture of my last ultrasound and the picture is really grainy and blurry, but it's a picture of Benjamin's little face. Ben is in the 60th percentile for his age as far as weight goes, which is pretty darn good for the baby of a diabetic mother. However, he is breech (and has remained breech ever since with his little bottom facing down instead of his head). He still loves to keep his legs up by his head and during the ultrasound, he got the hiccups, which was adorable. Every few seconds he would just jump a little bit. The ultrasound showed that the umbilical cord is wrapped around his neck. My doctor ordered weekly (and someday bi-weekly) Non-Stress tests. The Non-Stress test is...not stressful except for the reason behind it. All I do is sit reclined in a comfy chair and I have a fetal heartbeat monitor attached to me. They listen to Ben's heartbeat for about 1/2 hour and also sometimes record his breathing (well, practice breathing since he's in fluid and isn't really breathing). They sometimes do an ultrasound there as well to make sure everything is still developing normally. I love getting to see Benjamin every week, but I hope the cord comes off his neck so I don't have to be so stressed by these Non-Stress tests! I'll be sure to (try to) keep you all posted as the weeks progress.