I look soooo much better this time around. While I was bigger last time (due mostly to swelling, I'd imagine), my BELLY is bigger this time. According to the ultrasound I had on Friday, this belly contains a baby that weighs approximately 6 lb 11 oz. So, the size of a typical baby at 38 weeks of pregnancy. Only I'm 35 weeks pregnant. If I make it to my due date, I will most likely be giving birth to a 9+ lb baby. Ouch. I have mixed feelings of pride and fear about growing such a big baby. I gave birth to Will with no problems, so I'm hopeful that a baby this large will fit my pelvis. And I am aware that babies tend to get bigger with each progressive pregnancy and thus I can't say this is a shock. But the reality of it is kind of scary. And I guess I just didn't expect it to be THAT much bigger. The doctor who came in to discuss the results with us said that everything seemed proportional (no big head/small body concerns - which was the reason for this extra ultrasound) and that while his head is big, EVERYTHING is big. In fact, she asked me if I'd failed my blood sugar test (since women with gestational diabetes grow big fat babies if not extremely careful). I didn't fail it, by the way. It must just be genetic. And since I am a smallish person and neither I nor my siblings topped 7.5 lbs at birth, I am blaming my husband for this. For both the fact that our babies are big, and that they have big heads. He better love me extra for having his children in light of these facts.
As I write this post, my husband is in the future nursery finishing construction on the new baby's crib. We purchased a mattress and all the necessary linens this weekend as well. And best of all, we bought a double stroller. I had been thinking that, to save money, perhaps I could just wear the new baby in the Bjorn and keep using my single stroller with Will. But I woke up the other morning in a panic imagining how I would get them out of the car by myself. The thought of putting Will in the stroller and then leaving him sitting there while I climb back in the car to strap on the baby gave me chills. But wearing the baby while trying to unbuckle Will and put him in the stroller seemed impossible. Plus, I don't want to have to wake up the baby every time we get out of the car. So, we got the Chicco double stroller. It fits my infant carrier and is essentially the double version of my travel system stroller. There was a deal at Babies R'Us, plus we had a 20% off coupon, PLUS we bought it in Delaware where everything is tax free. It was a great bargain. And I am feeling much more confident about the idea of going out with these two babies by myself now. In fact, I'm feeling much better about the WHOLE THING now that the nursery is finally starting to come together and we've started physically preparing our lives (i.e. buying things) for this new baby. Because seriously, 5 weeks is not that long, and the size of this baby makes me wonder if we'll even make it that long. Now, if we could just decide on a name.
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