Last appointment

Four days to go, and we had our last appointment and ultrasound. Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Chuck are in town now, so they got to go with us. Unfortunately, Bear is so low into my pelvis, that we really didn't get to see a lot. But she has a strong heartbeat, plenty of fluid, and is nearing 8 pounds in weight, according to the ultrasound. Though since she was so low, we're not too sure on accuracy.

But here's what I thought would be a fun pic, but isn't as dramatic as I thought it would. It's a comparison of weeks 30, 34 and 38. To be honest, I don't see that much of a difference...

Here's a similar comparison I did with Evan (weeks 30, 33 and 36). The difference is far more dramatic, I think:


Do you know what to make of it? Because I don't.

So surgery is scheduled for next Friday at 8:30 am. I'll update here as soon as I feel like it (let's face it, with a baby, a toddler and after major abdominal surgery, it may not happen for a few days)

I gained another 3 pounds for a grand total of 40 pounds so far. I'm 171 pounds right now, which is exactly 10 pounds less than with Evan. But that's exactly how much lighter I started this pregnancy. It looks like even though Bear will be delivered 10 days earlier that Evan was, my weight gain will be about the same with both pregnancies.

And here's me at 38 weeks with Bug (in blue) and Bear (in red):


There's a difference in the angle of the picture, but I still think I look bigger with Evan (though again, I was 10 pounds heavier to begin with). I'd say chances are they'll be pretty similar in birth weight. We shall see.

But 4 more days and all we'll know if all this guessing is worth anything!