Saturday, November 29, 2008

Baby Update :)

Today I had my 31 week doctor's appointment. After my last appointment and being told that I was gaining too much weight naturally I was worried. I tried to make sure I was eating healthy (which I think I do a pretty good job at....but no one is perfect!) and I did try to walk more. Walking more was interesting. It caused my swelling to become a lot worse. It was so bad that it wouldn't go down for several days. Anyhow, today I was quite happy when I stepped on the scales. Well as happy as one could be stepping on the scales in the middle of the waiting room and having a bunch of Koreans stare at the rather larger number. I only gained 1 kilogram, which is about 2 pounds. Then when the doctor did the ultrasound and found that the baby gained approximately a pound! He also found the measurement of his head to be on target with my January 28th due date. However, the measurement of his legs showed a due date of December 29th! Sounds like he could be one long baby! The doctor told me that my blood pressure was excellent and my weight gain overall was acceptable. Much better news than last time. I had a bunch of questions for the doctor that he answered. A few weeks ago in our childbirth class we found out what shots are normally given to babies and today we found out that our hospital will give the same exact ones to our little one:) We also found out that he will be able to room in with me. The only exception to this is that they will take him to the nursery for observation for up to 8 hours after he is born. Our doctor had his fun with the ultrasound picture so the poor baby looks like an alien! He is head down though, which is good thing! After my next appointment on December 20th, we will be going on a tour of the hospital to see where I'll actually be having him.

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