Baby Update

Just thought I would pop in really quick and update everyone about the baby. We had the 34 week check up, that amounts to an ultrsound to measure baby, and then make the call as to when the "d-day" will be. On Wednesday, we went in for that particular appointment. The ultrasound went wonderfully, in fact we now have a picture of the baby's foot! The interesting news is more along the lines of how big the baby really is. We knew the baby had been measuring about a week ahead from the get-go, which in all reality is nothing to be getting too excited about, but definately something to keep in mind. Once the ultrasound had started, the doctor checked size of uterus, and then started in with measurements of the baby itself. Somewhere in the midst of all of this, he stopped and asked us what the due date was. We told him we were told the 28th of October, and he hung his head and laughed. He then asked his nurse (who was assisting durin the ultrasound) what she was regeristing for a due date. She said her computer was telling her Oct. 14, while the doctor checked with the machine that was telling him Oct. 11. In short, the baby was measuring around two and a half weeks larger then where it should be. The baby was weighing in around 6 lbs 7 oz already, which is about average for a baby at 38 weeks. Talk about a BIG baby in line! The doctor had no clue as to how to handle that bit of change, as he came in prepared to say the week of Oct 14th for the "d-day". He said that probably wouldnt happen. So as it stands currently, I am to go in this upcoming Thursday (Sept. 25th) for a "check" up, and then a date set from there depending on how that turns out. For the most part, at this stage of the game, we are trying to make it from one point to another, without having any more suprizes in between :) It is really confusing though, as my mind is currently in mode of 34 1/2 weeks, and any contractions (or anything else) means pre-term...when the baby is big enough to be able to be called term, which means body is acting according to the baby, and then the mind starts getting worried again knowing how far I am. Circular reasoning...in this case is BAD! From the sounds of the doctor, he would have no problem delivering the baby if it decided to show up from the point and time we left until any identifiable "d-day".
We are also back to the question of what gender baby is. I think with the size of the baby, the doctor forgot to make sure that we were talking about a boy..or find out if the baby was a girl. We have no worries however, as we have a name for both :) As things progress, I will be on updating. Stay tuned for the updates :)