36 Weeks

We went for our 36 week appt on Tuesday. It included the last growth ultrasound (which Jim got to see, yeah, but didn't prove for a good pic as Peanut is pretty much out of room in there), a non-stress test and some very interesting "predictors." The ultrasound showed Peanut at about 34 weeks, approx 5lbs 2 oz...puts me behind about 2 weeks; however, he's still in the 49th percentile for his gestation age...only weird part is he only put on about 4oz in the last 3 weeks, whereas they are supposed to gain .5-1.0lb/week the last few weeks. The amniotic fluid was at 10.7 (normal 10-25), so towards the lower end there, but still "normal." The non-stress test was good -- midwife came in room bc she heard so many baby movements -- he was going to town in there with his kickboxing routine! Then she measured my belly with the tape measure and it showed me at 37 weeks -- so one week ahead on this one! As I was all over the place she went to talk to the doctor (while I took the chance to pee for the 18th time that day) to see if I needed to get a Level II ultrasound (not scary, just more information about if the placenta and other necessary things are working properly...who knew a placenta had an "expiration" date of sorts, huh?). She came back to tell us no ultrasound, but that if the baby hasn't made an appearance by 39 weeks (March 11th), they are going to induce me...seems that my pelvis just wasn't made for watermelons to squeeze through (which is what I've been saying for years) so they can't let him get too big or we'll end up with either a stuck baby or a C-section and that is far more scary than going early. It's only a week early and he'll be "full-term" on Wednesday this week, so no worries folks! Plus, March 11th makes me that much closer to winning the baby guessing game ;-) Next appt: Tuesday to see what's going on in there!