ultrasound & la leche

julie had her second ultrasound yesterday afternoon at Taubman (U of M hospital). she's measuring slightly larger than usual for this stage of her pregnancy (about 30 weeks), so they wanted to do some measurements. the ultrasound was pretty fantastic. they had the 3-D imaging and everything, and we could see the baby's nose, cheeks, and lips really clearly. they confirmed that it's a girl, and estimate that she's in the 69th percentile in terms of size for this stage of pregnancy (which means she'd be larger than 69 out of every 100 babies at this stage). Julie was a large baby, as was I, so this isn't unexpected. it was so cute, because she also had her arm up over her head, almost as if she was taking a nap in there. the baby has been kicking a lot lately, even to the point of bouncing julie's book off her stomach when she's reading in bed.

yesterday evening julie and i went to a La Leche League meeting for couples, all about breastfeeding. i was a bit surprised that there would even be a 'couples' meeting--it seemed to me like beastfeeding was solely the domain of women and infants. i guess it's a bit more complicated and difficult than you might think, so husbands need to be extra supportive and understanding. who knew? i was a bit afraid that i would be the only man there, but fortunately there were a few other guys. mostly this session was listening to mothers talk about their breastfeeding experiences; it was a bit awkward, but not as bad as i thought it would be.