Can you believe that? We had our ultrasound this morning and it calculated Cooper weighing in at a whopping 6 lbs 11 oz!! Now I know that the ultrasound can be off as much as a pound either way but still 6 lbs 11 oz??? Clay and I can't get over how big that is. We have a friend who had a baby today that was 6 lbs 13 oz. And I have a month to go! Okay enough about the shock factor. My due date is February 1st, which is a month from Thursday. The ultrasound measured me at 37 weeks (instead of 35) with a due date of January 20th. Everything checked out fine and he is developing properly. He was so smushed that we didn't get great pictures. It was fun to watch him on the screen. He would open and close his mouth and he kept putting his hand up to his mouth. He has chubby cheeks!! I couldn't believe how chubby they are already. He is in position and ready to go. I knew that already because he continues to have hiccups 2-3 times a day and I have been having quite a bit of pelvic pressure. It was neat to see where he was positioned in my belly so I could have a better understanding of what body parts I was feeling move where. Speaking of body parts, he is definitely a boy. I mentioned to the ultrasound technician that I was going to see "her" later, meaning Dr. Wilks. She thought I meant the baby and she got worried when she saw the boy parts that we thought it was a girl. Funny...... The tech said that he could gain 1/2 to 1 pound a week for the rest of the term. She also told us not to worry about buying preemie clothes, we wouldn't need them. We then saw Dr. Wilks at 1:45. I am glad the appointments were right after one another because I was so anxious after I found about how big he was I wanted to know what the doctor thought about it. After first looking at the ultrasound Dr. Wilks said she didn't want to change my due date but that he was going to be a big baby. She said she would guess he would be a good eight pounds and that did not alarm her. She then checked me and I am not dilated but I am 50-75% effaced. She then asked me to remind her what our feelings were about being induced. I don't want to be induced. I have heard nothing but horror stories about it. I really want him to come naturally. I told her that but I also told her that she is the medical professional and I am putting myself in her care and if that is what she thinks we need to do that I will do that. She said she would like to set an induction date for the week before (39 weeks) and she does not want me to go past my due date. She also scheduled me for an appointment next Monday because she wants to check me again then. I was originally suppose to skip next week and see her at 37 weeks but since I am thinning she wants to keep an eye on me. I feel like I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I have to admit I was freaking out when I first found out how big he was and thinking about a due date of January 20th. I have so much I need to get done before he comes....
Smithsonian Museum of American History
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