Baby Update

As I mentioned the other day, I had a couple of baby appointments recently ... all seems to be well, although we're thinking this little one is definitely going to outweigh the other kiddos! According to the ultrasound I had, she is weighing in around 4 lbs. 4 oz. right now, and they expect her to gain another pound before my last ultrasound (early October), and then up to 2 more pounds during the last 3-4 weeks ... so if I make it until the end of October and she gains another 3 pounds that will put her somewhere around 7 1/2 pounds. Of course, these are all estimates (but they say they are fairly accurate since they've been doing monthly ultrasounds since the beginning). So we'll just have to wait and see!

She also jumped from the 44th% for weight to the 53rd%. So obviously there aren't any problems with her growth at this point. The ultrasound tech said she seems to have a round head ... she asked me if round heads run in the family. I just laughed and said "Umm, I don't think so, but I have no idea." I had to come home and look at our kiddos to decide if any of them have round heads. And I still don't really know if any of them have "round" heads (I did decide that Sydney's is the roundest!). Anyway, due to the shape of her head, it was measuring a little big compared to the rest of the measurements ... so I laughed when she told me this and said "great, you're telling me I'm going to have a big baby with a big head." She just laughed at me and said that the baby did not have that big of a head, and that compared to a lot of babies most likely our baby won't be that big when she's born! It was fun entertainment while laying there for 20 minutes so she could get all of the measurements she needed and I gave her a good laugh!

And my regular baby check up everything went well too ... heartbeat was around 148 and as of now little girlie is in the perfect delivery position, so we'll pray she stays that way! I have developed some vein issues over the past couple of weeks, but we're grateful that it only developed now and hasn't been an issue my entire pregnancy. I have continued exercising to keep the circulation flowing, and when I'm sitting I keep my feet up as much as possible. My Mom and Nana both experienced vein problems during their pregnancies, and I am beginning to get a little (very little that is, as they endured much more than me!) glimpse of what they went through with all of their pregnancies! I'm grateful to God for my prior pregnancies without any problems, and rejoice that although somewhat painful at times, there is no health threat to the baby (or me!) and all should return to normal following the delivery.

Thanks for your continued prayers as D-day draws nearer!