**Doctor's update: We had our 37 week appt with Dr. Halcomb on Thursday and she said I was a "tight one cm dilated." She tried hard to reach Molly to see if she could feel a head or bottom down, but she was so high she couldn't tell.
This afternoon we had an ultrasound and the sonographer said that baby Molly Kate is 6 lbs. 15 oz. and is looking great! Wow, she's so big!!! She's also still in a frank breech position; that is head up with her feet in front of her face. Dr. Halcomb said she'd schedule a C-section at 39 weeks if she was breech, so it's looks like that's what will happen.**
The clock is still counting down and I am feeling like I am running out of time to get everything done. Supposedly I could go into labor at any time now but I have a feeling she won't be born until our due date or after. I bought a small notebook and keep it in my purse so that I can jot down to-do's whenever necessary.
Some of the things that have been worrying me lately include choosing Molly's coming home outfit, buying nursing pjs, choosing comfort items to use during labor, trying to read and re-read pregnancy and newborn care books, watching DVDs on the same, packing my hospital bag, and cleaning, organizing, and trying to find a place for everything. I've also been keeping Will's to-do list up to date and his post below shows just some of the hard work he's put in getting ready for our little one.
We have an ultrasound on Thursday and I am expecting them to tell me that Molly is about 6 lbs and 11 oz. According to my research she should also be about 19 inches long. I found this on Baby-gaga.com: If you're still carrying your little love around, they've just about reached their birth weight (somewhere between 6 to 8 pounds is average depending on whether they're a boy or girl). There really isn't a lot to report on baby this week, so let’s do a quick recount of where we're at: all internal organ systems are pretty much ready for the outside world, they've got their meconium stockpile building up, lots of healthy baby fat, a rapidly developing brain, and they've more or less reached official baby status-- all they need to do is "head out" and say hello to the rest of the world and especially their ready-to-pop momma.
This afternoon we had an ultrasound and the sonographer said that baby Molly Kate is 6 lbs. 15 oz. and is looking great! Wow, she's so big!!! She's also still in a frank breech position; that is head up with her feet in front of her face. Dr. Halcomb said she'd schedule a C-section at 39 weeks if she was breech, so it's looks like that's what will happen.**
The clock is still counting down and I am feeling like I am running out of time to get everything done. Supposedly I could go into labor at any time now but I have a feeling she won't be born until our due date or after. I bought a small notebook and keep it in my purse so that I can jot down to-do's whenever necessary.
Some of the things that have been worrying me lately include choosing Molly's coming home outfit, buying nursing pjs, choosing comfort items to use during labor, trying to read and re-read pregnancy and newborn care books, watching DVDs on the same, packing my hospital bag, and cleaning, organizing, and trying to find a place for everything. I've also been keeping Will's to-do list up to date and his post below shows just some of the hard work he's put in getting ready for our little one.
We have an ultrasound on Thursday and I am expecting them to tell me that Molly is about 6 lbs and 11 oz. According to my research she should also be about 19 inches long. I found this on Baby-gaga.com: If you're still carrying your little love around, they've just about reached their birth weight (somewhere between 6 to 8 pounds is average depending on whether they're a boy or girl). There really isn't a lot to report on baby this week, so let’s do a quick recount of where we're at: all internal organ systems are pretty much ready for the outside world, they've got their meconium stockpile building up, lots of healthy baby fat, a rapidly developing brain, and they've more or less reached official baby status-- all they need to do is "head out" and say hello to the rest of the world and especially their ready-to-pop momma.
How exciting Kerri & Will!! She is almost here. I brought Olivia home in the same outfit I was brought home from the hospital in! My mother had kept it all those years. You will find the perfect outfit to welcome her home, I'm sure of it! Melissa Hayes
ReplyDeleteYou never know - baby Molly could still turn! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI sort of put my blog on hold since I got pregnant but you have inspired me to start trying to keep it up! You should follow me too if you have time. I started it when my son was just a toddler and it became his 'baby book' for a while. It's cool though b/c you can post pics and videos. Guess I need to change the name of it though too!!