He’s a Big One!

Well…maybe.

I had my 36-week sonogram today.  I’m not sure if these are standard procedure in these modern times, but this is the first late-term sonogram that I have ever had.  It was amazing!

The technician first tried to get a face shot, but the baby had his fists bunched in front of his face, and he wasn’t very willing to move them.  She moved around to the back of his head to take measurements, as this is primarily how they guesstimate the baby’s weight, and commented on how much hair he appeared to have!   We were able to confirm today that this baby is still a boy (whew!), he is head down (double whew!), he is surrounded by an ideal amount of amniotic fluid, and he looks pretty content in there.

The technician also took measurements of the baby’s leg bones.  When she spotted his feet, she said, “Wow!  Those are some long toes!”  Toward the end of the exam, she decided to poke the wand pretty hard toward his hands blocking his face…poor baby!  But Jeremy didn’t take that quietly.  He came up swinging!  Both fists tried to pummel that thing that was bothering him.

Amazing!  This baby is very active, so it’s not that he doesn’t seem real.  When we are all snuggled up on the couch for our nightly devotionals, he regularly thumps the kids for daring to rest against my stomach.  But there is just something about seeing him and all his parts moving around in there that is really special.

Other information gleaned from today’s exam…the baby is measuring about two weeks further along than I am supposed to be.  I am just over 36 weeks, and he is measuring at over 38 weeks.  The technician guessed his weight to be around 7 pounds, 4 ounces, right now, but that measurement has a one-half to one pound margin of error, so I’m not spending a lot of time worrying over that.  If he’s nine pounds, he’s nine pounds; that wouldn’t be unusual for a third baby.

The 38-week measurement, though, was pretty sobering.  We could actually be looking at delivering a full two weeks earlier than my due date, which is what happened with Elijah, and not out of the question based on my own calendar.  But again, I can’t spend a whole lot of time worrying about it.  We’ve opted against scheduling an induction this time around, so Jeremy will come when he comes.

Anyway, all of this modern technology is pretty cool!  Jeff and the kids all joined me in the sonography room, so that was pretty special, too.  It’s hard to believe that we’ll have a new family member in no more than a month.  Wow!