Prenatal Check Up for Baby P

Today was yet another Prenatal Check Up for Baby P.  My appointments with Dr. Hulsen are now once a week, but I decided to only take pics and post once a month.  Bill came with me to my check up today because an ultrasound was performed to determine whether the baby's head is up or down......... HEAD IS DOWN!! Thank goodness.  I was so worried about the baby being breach, but Dr. Hulsen is happy with the results of the ultrasound.

After the ultrasound, Bill went ahead and went home to pick up Nolan from the babysitter's while I stayed for my check up with Dr. Hulsen.  We listened to the heart beat, which was 135bpm.  Dr. Hulsen reviewed the ultrasound and determined the baby's current weight is about 5lbs 7oz.  Supposedly, the baby is supposed to gain 1/2 a pound a week from here on out.  Dr. Hulsen measured my belly and I'm measuring 36 cm, which again is right on track.

 35 weeks and 4 days

Since I'm now 9 months along, Dr. Hulsen will be checking my cervix at every weekly appointment.  Today when Dr. Hulsen checked my cervix I was shocked to hear the outcome!!  My cervix is already 80% thinned and I am dilated at 1 cm.  Baby P might be making an earlier appearance than September 16th.  Dr. Hulsen seems confident I will be pregnant for at least 4 more weeks.  He said if I were to go into labor this weekend, I will be 36 weeks on Sunday, he would not stop the labor from progressing.

It really hit home today that Baby P is coming and SOON!!  I have been procrastinating on washing clothes, bottles, burp cloths, and organizing things.  As soon as I arrived home today, I organized, washed, and even packed my hospital bag!

Bill and I have been preparing Nolan for Baby P's arrival as well.  I bought a series of books called "My New Baby" which helps illustrate a new baby and what goes along with being an older sibling to a new baby.  The other night I was Facetiming on my phone with Nana when she asked, "Nolan, where is your baby?"  Now, usually Nolan goes to my belly and lifts up my shirt to pat my belly, but instead he went to Bill, lifted up Bill's shirt, and patted Bill's belly, while saying, "Baby!"  We all laughed so hard.  Even Nolan started to laugh at us laughing.  I think Nolan is going to be a great big brother!!

I'll continue to keep everyone up to date on my weekly appointments.  Bill and I still do not know Baby P's gender, so no need to ask.  The baby is so cramped into my uterus now, we couldn't even tell where the hands where located, but the ultrasound technician said everything looks great.  We have finally decided on a boy name and we are still undecided on a girl name though.  I guess we better make a decision pretty quickly......