At my appointment last week, my doctor was a little surprised by my measurements. After measuring three times, she finally said that my bump was bigger than it should be at this point. The doc said it could be that the baby is just in a funny position and causing my tummy to protrude a little or that I could have excess fluid. The latter did not sound good, but she quickly reassured me that if baby J was a big baby, than there is more fluid in the uterus for her move around comfortably. She scheduled me for a third trimester ultrasound/fetal measurement screening just to make sure everything was looking good in there.
When I mentioned to the doctor that B and I were both big babies, her response was that she has seen a correlation between the father’s birth weight and the baby’s. Brian was 10 lbs, 15 oz. Yes, that number is correct.
Well, I was actually thrilled to get another ultrasound because it meant one more look at our little bean before d-day.
Fast forward a week...I had my ultrasound yesterday and we found out some fun facts. The nurse’s first comment was that J already had chubby cheeks! (These pictures don't do her justice.) In one of the shots we also saw a ton of weird fuzz around her head. It turns out that she also has a head full of hair. What color it is, I have no idea. I imagine her with my color, but B was a blond for the first few years, so I could have a blond baby. Weird.
Once the doctor had a chance to look at the baby's measurements, we were told that she is in the 93rd percentile! She already weighs close to 4 lbs. I guess our little bean isn’t so little anymore. I suppose I need to start calling her my little pumpkin now.
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