Officially one week past my due date...AGAIN! I spent the morning being run through the typical "overdue" tests. (That vocab. is really starting to bother me. No one says you are underdue when you have your baby a few days...or even three whole weeks before your due date. Believe it or not, you are not technically overdue until you've passed your due date by two weeks. Stepping down off the soap box now...) The tests looked great, so I've been cleared to go ahead and keep waiting for this kid to choose his own birthday. I will continue to have non-stress tests at two to three day intervals until the baby is born.
A few notables from the ultrasound:
-This kid is hanging out LOW. It was really hard for the ultrasound tech to get a measurement of his head for the weight estimate. She had me go to the bathroom to try and free up some room, and then eventually the midwife helped out by sort of pulling up on my belly to bring his head up a bit. His estimated weight is about 8 lbs. 11 ounces. For comparison's sake, Sofie's weight was estimated at 8 lbs. 8 ounces at the same point in my pregnancy with her.
-I got a pretty decent look at the bottom of the little guy's face: nose, lips, chin, and chubby chubby cheeks. From what I can tell he's going to be the spitting image of his sister!
-The baby's position looks really good. He's head down and facing my back. At the time of the ultrasound he had one hand, giving me a thumbs up, snuggled up right next to his face and his other arm was completely stretched out along my left side with his hand near the top of my belly.
-There is some urine backed up into the little guy's kidneys, something that has not been present on any of our other scans, which presents a slight concern. The midwife, however, seems to think it's nothing to worry about and will clear itself up with a good pee once he arrives. I've been trying not to get too crazy with my google diagnostics!
Now let's all hope that's the last pre-baby update I'll be writing!
I had a dream about you last night. There was a big family shindig. Your mom and I were trying to get you to relax a little so we thought that if we got you a few alcoholic beverages to loosen you up - not like "Girls Gone Wild" loose, more like "I love you, Man" loose - that you would go into labor on your own. I don't know what happened in my dream because Rob woke me up. However, as I was making breakfast for the boys this morning your mama called me with the news. :) Good luck Sammers & Ben! *big hugs* Much love!
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