He'll be a big boy!

OK, so I'm a bad blogger. I had a dr's appointment a week and a half ago, and never blogged about it. Boy, so much as happened since then :)

(Almost) A month ago I measured 3 cm. bigger than what I should have, right? So last week, I measured 2.5 cm bigger. The doctor said she wasn't too concerned about a big baby because Ben was only 7 lbs 1 oz. She ordered the ultrasound anyway. J.R. and I were actually excited because we knew that meant seeing the baby again. So, today was our ultrasound. I'm having a big baby. Sigh. I guess he's not huge, but big enough. Not big enough to worry about though. He's 6 lbs 7 oz right now, which means when born, he'll probably be about 8.5 lbs.

The technician said he only checked for weight, nothing developmentally, so it still looks like we are on target for an April 21 birth. What's funny is, I'm in the 75th percentile, so just going by the baby's measurements and weight today and no previous knowledge of me, the guess would be that I was 36 weeks and 2 days (in the 50th percentile) instead of 34 weeks and 2 days. Again, everything looks normal so there is absoultely nothing to worry about. Here are a couple of pictures that were taken.

I'm still feeling really good. I'm just a little more uncomfortable because I'm so big. It's getting really difficult to get a good night's sleep. Although I'll be nursing and up every 2 hours, I'm definitely looking forward to a somewhat better night's sleep. It'll be great to turn from side to side without having to pull myself up into sitting position by using the blankets as leverage, before I flip! It'll be nice to sleep on my back again, too. I didn't realize how much I did sleep on my back until I became pregnant and had to stop.

As for Ben, he's sleeping SO much better (boy I hope I didn't jinx that!). He's sleeping through the night much more than he was before. He's still going down late though, however, last night and tonight we was asleep by 10:30. Not at all great, but it's better than 11:30. Last night I tried to put him down starting around 9:15 and it turned out miserably. He screamed and cried for a while, but finally got him to read some books with me, then, once the lights went out, he cried for about 15-20 minutes more. That's a little longer than usual. I don't know. I'll keep plugging away.

Ben's been whiny at daycare this week. I'm sure lack of sleep has something to do with it. Today, he was a little aggressive - pushing and hitting. The teacher didn't seem to mind so much. She said it's his age. Several other of the kids his age were acting the same way. It may be the age he's at, but it doesn't mean I have to stand for it. I definitely don't want to support that habit. Ben's also been waking up in the middle of his naps crying. The teacher thinks Tuesday, anyway, he had a nightmare. I think he gets nightmares all the time. I don't know what the poor little guy dreams of, but I wish I could make it better.

Next doctor's appointment for me is next Tuesday, the 17th.