As things are starting to wind down into the final weeks the news just keeps getting better and better!
Yesterday we had our final visit to the specialists and got to see Lucanne for the final time in ultrasound. The sonographer was able to point out that Lucanne currently has a full head of hair and it is actually quite long at this time. This comes as some surprise to me since my own hair was so fine and light that you couldn't really see it at all until I was 2!!! Lucanne was measured and while this is the first time she didn't meet the average sizing for her "age" she still weighed in at 6lbs 8 ozs!! The doctor figures that she could easily be a 7 1/2 pounder by birth if she keeps growing the way she is now. This pretty amazing seeing how things started for us and how just a few months ago the fear of losing her or having her prematurely was a high probability. The fluids went up this time to over 11cm and that seemed to surprise everyone since it should actually be going down now, not up, but we'll take it.
We also had our weekly visit to the OB yesterday and he is now thinking that she is staying put; he even joked that she may not come until August now. He tries, but he really isn't funny at all!!! We have no signs of dilation still so I still predict she will be a week late and I am perfectly happy to have her come whenever she is ready!!
Yesterday we had our final visit to the specialists and got to see Lucanne for the final time in ultrasound. The sonographer was able to point out that Lucanne currently has a full head of hair and it is actually quite long at this time. This comes as some surprise to me since my own hair was so fine and light that you couldn't really see it at all until I was 2!!! Lucanne was measured and while this is the first time she didn't meet the average sizing for her "age" she still weighed in at 6lbs 8 ozs!! The doctor figures that she could easily be a 7 1/2 pounder by birth if she keeps growing the way she is now. This pretty amazing seeing how things started for us and how just a few months ago the fear of losing her or having her prematurely was a high probability. The fluids went up this time to over 11cm and that seemed to surprise everyone since it should actually be going down now, not up, but we'll take it.
We also had our weekly visit to the OB yesterday and he is now thinking that she is staying put; he even joked that she may not come until August now. He tries, but he really isn't funny at all!!! We have no signs of dilation still so I still predict she will be a week late and I am perfectly happy to have her come whenever she is ready!!
Work is progressing on getting the house ready for a baby, but I know that I will not be done on time, no matter how many hands I have helping me out. I have resigned myself to not having the nursery painted and seeing as how the crib and baby furniture isn't even expected for another 5-7 weeks I am OK with it all. Still, on many days I have to remind myself that it isn't as important to have it all done before she comes because she won't care what her space looks like for a long while!
Meanwhile, I am glad to say that it seems like Winter has finally left us...at least this week! While we had around 8 inches of snow just last Wednesday, this weekend it warmed up enough to feel like Summer is barreling its way full speed towards us. We are expecting rain this week and over the holiday weekend, so maybe we will see something that resembles Spring yet...only time will tell. I have to admit that even though my body doesn't care much for the heat, I am definitely glad to be rid of the white stuff this year! Being on bed rest and having nothing much better to do than watch the snow fall can be as depressing as Seattle in the grayest of times. :~D (Still, I'm glad I will not to have to go through the worst of the summer heat pregnant and without air conditioning, that is for sure!
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Oh, and if the Penguins sweep Detroit in the Stanley Cup Finals Lucanne may end up with the middle name Sidney (after "Super Sidney Crosby" for those of you who don't follow the game)!! GO PENS!!
Meanwhile, I am glad to say that it seems like Winter has finally left us...at least this week! While we had around 8 inches of snow just last Wednesday, this weekend it warmed up enough to feel like Summer is barreling its way full speed towards us. We are expecting rain this week and over the holiday weekend, so maybe we will see something that resembles Spring yet...only time will tell. I have to admit that even though my body doesn't care much for the heat, I am definitely glad to be rid of the white stuff this year! Being on bed rest and having nothing much better to do than watch the snow fall can be as depressing as Seattle in the grayest of times. :~D (Still, I'm glad I will not to have to go through the worst of the summer heat pregnant and without air conditioning, that is for sure!
)Oh, and if the Penguins sweep Detroit in the Stanley Cup Finals Lucanne may end up with the middle name Sidney (after "Super Sidney Crosby" for those of you who don't follow the game)!! GO PENS!!
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