36 Week Update

I promise to post again soon with some new pictures, but I just had to at least pop in and document our doctor's appointment today.

Today was our 36 week appointment. We've been having low weight gain and growth the last 8 weeks so I'm always anxious to get there and see how we're doing. 2 weeks ago we had our biggest growth spurt which was very comforting. Today, when they weighed me I had lost weight. They say this is normal toward the end: everything is crammed and there's less room for eating. Still, I was so happy when we had gained more than 10 lbs last time and now here we are, back to 9 lbs weight gain. I asked the nurse and she said as long as she was growing there was nothing to worry about. So out came the measuring tape and... no growth. Still measuring 32 weeks; 4 weeks small now. I, of course, was freaking out on the inside. This can't be good. We're not growing. We're getting so close to delivery time and she's not growing.

The doctor came in and said she was probably fine. Babies takes what they need from their mothers so my low weight gain and loss were nothing to worry about. Just to be sure though, he ordered an ultrasound to check her size. Luckily, someone else was running late for their appointment so they were able to squeeze us in right away for the ultrasound.

And that's where the appointment got good.

They checked her head, heart, belly, bones and my placenta and fluid and EVERYTHING was perfect. Hooray! She's really measuring 35 weeks, only 1 week small. The sonographer double checked: definitely a girl. She said she has hair (lets hope not the same mohawk style E was born with!). She was trying to get some pics for me, but I told her not to worry about it. Reese is healthy, growing, and will be here in 27 days. Plus, all the shots of her face were hilarious. She's pretty crammed in there and her face looks like its pressed up against a window.

We're just so thrilled, after weeks of always worrying about growing enough, to know that she's is growing just fine. Can't wait to meet our little girl in just a few short weeks.