well, paul and i have been referring to the baby as “the little man” this entire time so that we don’t slip up and say his name. i learned today that he is definitely not so little. mr. magoo weighed in today at 6 lbs 10 oz and is gaining weight at 1/2 lb per week. so that would put him at gaining about 3 more lbs (if not more) by my due date. not only that, but the size of his head alone is in the 90th percentile and his tummy is in the 80th percentile (do we have a little chubs on our hands?) needless to say, this is going to be a BIG baby. helloooooo c-section.

i left a message with our doctor to make her aware of the baby’s weight (since i had to go to a specialist to get this particular ultrasound done). i’ll be anxious to hear her reaction, though we’ve known all along that he would probably be a larger baby. my next appointment with my doctor is a week from tomorrow, so i’m assuming we’ll get into the nitty-gritty of c-section stuff then.

a funny measurement that they took today at the specialist was of the baby’s leg bone that goes from his hip to his knee. that measurement was “extremely long” according to the ultrasound tech, which made me giggle. i figured that he would have long legs, given how tall paul and i both are, however, i couldn’t help but remember back to when paul was in primary and getting measured to see if he could fit into planes. that same measurement they took on the baby today was one of the measurements that was really long on paul and almost classified him as being too big in the cockpit of a plane. ~ hahaha! like father, like son.

so dear friends, that’s the latest from baby land. surprise surprise, the whites make big babies! i’ll be sure to keep you all posted in the upcoming weeks, especially since we’ll probably be scheduling a c-section. get your calendars out! we will know his birthday soon!

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