Wednesday, July 15, 2009

37 Weeks = Full Term!!

Tomorrow I will have completed my 37th week which means that we have a full term baby on our hands! He still has 2 1/2 more weeks til my due date, though, and according to the doctor, I'm not showing any signs that he's coming soon. He might just be a good little grandson and wait for his Granny to get here. It was really hard for her to get good measurements because he's so cramped but she estimates that he weighs about 2.95 kg (6 1/2 lbs). Somehow she was able to get some good footage of his face despite barely being able to measure his abdomen (probably because his booty was up under my ribs).



I call this the "I don't wanna be bothered" face. I expect to see this a lot in the future.



This one is kind of hard to tell what you're looking at but he basically has his mouth open with his tongue sticking out. Don't worry, he doesn't really have a hole in his nose, it's just the weird angle.

And here's a fun video:

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Update

I had 2 doctor visits yesterday! Fun! Baby Bryce also had his first test. It was a non-stress test and he passed with flying colors. It was fun to sit and listen to his heartbeat for a while. The nurse did have to come in and shake my belly to get him to wake up, though. That's fun. Even then, he didn't really wake up. He gave a couple of good kicks in protest and then settled back to sleep. I'm still holding out hope that means he's going to be a good sleeper. (Please let me live a little longer in my ignorant bliss.) The doctor also checked me out and said that I have no signs of early labor and my iron is high enough for me to be a blood donor, although I wouldn't mind at this point if he came just a little early. Being huge has lost it's luster. The other doctor appointment was with an internist. Czech hospitals want you to have had a full physical (including EKG) before you deliver a baby in their facility. I'm as healthy as a horse, even though the little suction cups they used in the EKG kinda freaked me out. That's all the news I have for now. Sorry there aren't any pictures. It's so cramped inside me it's hard to tell what's what now. I'll update again next week!