Stardate 091228.6

We are finally done running around town from doctor to doctor. It is time to relax. The morning doctor's visit went fairly regularly; checked the baby's heart beat, discussed recent developments, and set up the next visit for two weeks from today.

That was Brittany's regular doctor. Our afternoon appointment was with an ultrasound specialist. During the last ultrasound visit, we discovered that the baby's kidneys were larger than they should be and they wanted to keep an eye on them as the baby developed. That was what today's checkup was for.

So, we arrived at the Rockledge Weustoff Women's Center slightly early for our appointment. The waiting room was practically empty, so we were in to see the specialist without an unbearable delay. Brittany was weighed (for the second time today) upon entering the room and then her blood pressure was taken...also for the second time. The technician started working taking measurements and screenshots of a baby that looked like it was posing for a photo shoot. Once all the measurements were in, she gave us the preliminary results. While it looked like the kidneys were doing much better, for the rest of the organs seem to be catching up in size, there were some other figures that were cause for alarm.

I believe at the last checkup the baby weighed somewhere around 3 pounds, 8 ounces. When the technician gave us the new weight, I was stunned. It seems that the baby now weighs 6 pounds, 2 ounces! To me, that seemed a little excessive, and Brittany had a look of utter dismay on her face. The specialist said that the baby is about two and a half weeks ahead of the average pace on weight, and also mentioned that he or she is three and a half weeks ahead on length. So apparently it is not an overly fat child...it is just really long. Understandably, Brittany did not like the sound of these new figures.

In my opinion, either the numbers for the weight were wildly inaccurate this time around, and were calculated incorrectly, or the original timeline for the pregnancy is wrong. Either way, the baby will most likely be born well before the projected due date of Feb. 13.

Now we will wait and see. We have another doctor's appointment in two weeks, and the ultrasound specialist wants to see us again in five weeks. That is, if the child isn't born before that...which is a possibility it seems.

Until next time,

Lorimer