Projections

At my doctor's appointment on Tuesday, the nurse practitioner who measured my belly said I was measuring a little bit small. She figured it was either that the baby was sitting too low to be measured (which is considerably more comfortable than too high, as Emily was), or there may be low amniotic fluid or a problem with growth. So she scheduled me for an ultrasound on Wednesday, and Emily came with me. She's so protective - didn't want me to put her down and insisted on snuggling up next to me throughout the whole procedure. She was really good, once we convinced her that everything was really okay!

The ultrasound tech did a couple of measurements, and asked me, "They said you were measuring small?" I didn't see any individual measurements that were in the 37-week gestational age, most were about 39 weeks. She said everything is fine with the amniotic fluid, and that the baby is sitting very low. She also predicted the baby's weight, as of today, as 8 lbs 6 oz. There's a one-pound tolerance on that, but still, even a 7 lb 6 oz baby is a decent size baby to deliver, and 9 lbs 6 oz is bigger than Emily was!! I'm glad to have this data point to talk to my doctor about at my next appointment on Tuesday, so at least we can discuss scheduling me for induction during the 39th week. I'm excited to not have to be overdue this time, but I've got a lot to get done before the baby's born!!