We saw the doctor today and the baby and I have been making steady progress towards a birth day. The baby is getting lower and lower- which makes it a little easier to breath and a little harder to be far from a bathroom- and I'm getting close to 2cm dilated which the doctor seemed to be happy about especially since I am a first-timer. She said a lot of first time moms don't make any progress until they show up to the hospital so I guess we've got that going for us.
2 weeks ago I mentioned we'd have an ultrasound at our next appointment which we had...and found out that waaaaay back then (week 37) little Baby H was tipping the scales at 7 pounds and 5 ounces. My first question to the doctor after hearing the weight was "exactly how much more weight will the baby gain if we are still 3 weeks away from due date?!" She said usually around 1/2 pound per week at this time...so it seems as if "little" Baby H might not be so little anymore.
All this talk about baby's weigh-ins and it got my mom curious enough to check back in the official record of my birth day to find out how much I weighed- 9 pounds and 1 ounce. I had heard from Kevin's mom that he clocked in at 5 pounds and some change (although he was 2 weeks early) so it appears this little guy or girl might me getting the birth day weight trait from me!
Speaking of, if I stop to think about it, there is a whole long list of traits that I hope Baby H gets from dad- they include Kevin's calm, unwavering, happy and content way of life- but there is one trait I am REALLY hoping Baby H takes from me and NOT dad...and that is...head size! Kevin has a hard time fitting into most XL sized baseball hats to give you some idea.
Anyway, last minute preparations are underway, the Hockemeyer house is pretty much ready for baby action and we are just waiting around for whenever Baby H is heading our way! According to the doctor today, we won't be waiting any more than 2 weeks (at the most) as she doesn't intend to let me go much past 41 weeks without an induction plan. So we'll just be waiting to see how comfortable Baby H is...
Family Pic at 39 weeks
And the standard side view
Can't wait for little Baby H to make his/her appearance. Started designing cards to fit the new arrival. This is part of the hard part - the waiting. When you get a big spurt of energy - be prepared. (Just another ol' wise tale) Aunt Barb
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