While I was in cleaning, organizing and emptying his closet and putting everything away.. I walked into the office to see what Aaron and the dog were up too… this is what I was greeted with……
Oh.. and get this…. I ask her how much she thinks he weighs right now, and what my level of fluid is. She tells me the machine figures it out at the very end. So at the end.. My fluid was at about 70% (which everyone said was fine..) and the weight they put him at.. RIGHT NOW.. as of TODAY was 8.5 pounds!!!! of course she said, give or take 1 pound and normally the machine over estimates so it’s always safe to take a pound off. Yea… that’s great and all.. but that still puts my 35 week old baby at 7.5 pounds!!!!! (It also moved his due date up to December 1st!!! But my doctor doesnt change due dates based on ultrasounds… still aiming for the 12th…)
The doctor thinks he’s more around 5-6 pounds just by feeling him..
I think I’ll pack a 12 month outfit for his coming home outfit.. just in case….
Wo crazy ultrasound stuff! An 8 lb baby with tons of hair, eh?! I always get freaked out by ultrasound pics – I mean, they just don’t look like what the baby looks like when they come out. So don’t worry – he’s going to be super cute… and hopefully won’t be 10 lbs when he finally makes his first appearance. ;)
I think you’re right about the squirrel thing, I don’t see a nose and a cheek. Hopefully she’s right about everything else (especially the gender part). I think the doctor is probally right about his weight though, they gain about a pound a week after 36 weeks. Just think….Donavan (my 3 year old) was 2 weeks early and he weighed 9lbs 10 oz. Talk about a chunk!
I was watching a baby show on tv the other day, and a lady went into labor 4 weeks early and delivered a baby that was 8 pounds some odd ounces. They said if she would have gone to term, her baby would have been over 11 pounds!! I keep getting afraid that is going to happen to me since mine was weighing big at 28 weeks!
Thanks for the idea of tin foil dinners – we had them sometimes when I was growing up, but I haven’t thought of them in forever!
And that 12 month outfit might be a good idea… my first-born came in at 8lbs 4oz.. but he was big even for that weight: his feet were too big to fit into the socs that came with his newborn “going home” outfit!