Still, we did get an ultrasound scheduled for 8/13, so maybe we'll know if we're looking at a 5 pounder or a 10 pounder. I don't know whether to hope he's big or not. (Dennis is not torn - he's hoping for a 10 pound baby.)
Not much in the way of nursery/gear updates. I did find this Pack-N-Play on sale at Target. So I'm going to go ahead and get it, but I won't unpack it yet. I may also pick up a crib sheet & pad, just so we have at least one.BBC has been moving around like crazy for the last few days. That's always reassuring. Dennis even got to feel a lot of the gymnastics this morning. It's pretty entertaining stuff.
I did get my first "that baby must be about ready to come out!" comment today. Um, no. 2 more months, thanks. Mostly, I've been lucky. 7 months, and I've only had one uninvited belly touch (which was just a tap and not a grab) and one questionable comment about my size/weight. From what I hear, that's pretty good.
Hopefully we'll have something interesting to update soon. :)
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I'm glad your doctor has some sense -- ultrasounds are not especially accurate for estimating weight. It tracks the mother's birth weight most closely, I understand. That having been said, what on earth is Dennis thinking? Bigger does not mean better when it comes to birth weight; babies are healthy and thrive at many different weights. Same with your baby's percentiles as he grows -- it's not like a test where 100% is the best grade. (Says the mother of the 7 lb. 6 oz. baby who's now in the 10th percentile for weight despite the fact that he eats like a horse). The other factor affecting birth weight is gestational diabetes. But, even if the baby is 10 lbs., women deliver 10 lb.+ babies all the time -- nothing to be afraid of.
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