She's right on schedule

As I mentioned in my last post the doctor ordered an ultrasound to determine how big out little girl is, Our appointment was Thursday. The pictures aren't as good as the early ones we've posted. She's just too big to fit all of her on the screen now. We got a few good profile pictures and they once again confirmed she's a girl. She's measuring consistent with her due date and weighs about 3 1/2 lbs. Only thing we saw that is a little bit of a concern is that she's standing straight up instead of having her head down. A few months ago when I was reading the development milestones, it mentioned when her inner ear developed. So she knows which way is up. Maybe she doesn't like to be upside down right now. All the books I've read say they will often turn in the last few months. Even right up until a few weeks before. Out of curiosity, I googled "Breach at 31 weeks". It came up with a ton of crazy ideas to get her to turn. As we were leaving the doctor's office Cory says to me, "I guess we'll have to hang you up by your ankles." Apparently people recommend that. Along with shining a light between your legs or playing music between your legs. Don't worry, I don't believe everything I read online : ) Today the doctor said that she wasn't concerned that her head was up, there's plenty of time for her to turn. She did order an ultrasound for the end of September to see how big she is. Apparently they are a little concerned that she's going to be a big baby. She's measuring in the 91st percentile. She mentioned there are some things they can do to try and get her to come early if she really is going to be a big baby. I guess we'll wait and see. I definitely owe some more pictures...later this week should be less busy, so I will try to post some then.

Update from the doctor...

The baby is now about 15 inches long and weighs about 2 ¼ to 3 ¾ pounds. She's very active kicking and stretching, and changing position from side to side. I think Cory and Joelle are the only ones who have felt her, but if I have a shirt that lays flat on my belly, and you happen to be looking when she kicks, you'll see my belly jump. She's quick, so if you blink you might miss it

We had our doctor's appointment Monday and the doctor measured my belly at 31 inches. The size is supposed to correspond to the # of weeks pregnant. If you look at the ticker, they don't match, so the doctor ordered an ultrasound for next Thursday. This little girl is all over the map. First she was due November 7th, then they moved her up to November 1st...who knows when she'll decide to arrive. Hopefully the ultrasound will tell us more. At least she has a place to sleep when she does come. We'll be headed to the doctor every 2 weeks now, so I'll probably be posting at least my belly measurements every week now.

So this week, I'm measuring 41inches. I read that she's supposed to triple in size between now and when she's born. For those of you who like the food analogies, she's now a squash according to the bump!

The Nursery is Almost Done

My wonderful husband has been hard at work finishing up Baby Pollock's nursery. While I was away last weekend he finished up all the painting. We assembled the crib this week and while I've been working all weekend, he's been puting on all the finishing touches...assembling the dresser and putting up the cherry blosom decal. I'm so excited to start filling it up and thanks to Nicole and Jeff we can get started. That pile of clothes waiting to get washed is courtesy of Nicole saving lots of cute little things from her two girls. We are so thankful. Our next doctor's appointment is tomorrow, so I'll post the Dr. update along with a new belly picture and measurement. It's getting BIG!!

We've reached trimester 3

We are at 27 weeks and now into the third trimester. 3 more months to go. The baby's lungs are going through some major developments. The opening of previously plugged nostrils means she's now inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid.
Her room is one step closer to being done. After a little more painting this week, we'll be ready to order carpet. Once we clean all the paint cans and such out of the bedroom I'll post a picture of the room. I had a request for belly size this week...we're at 40 inches around.