05 March 2006
And off we go!
Thirty weeks and 2 days, and LTN4 is hanging in there like a little champ. We went to the doctor for our first "two-week" visit this morning, and everything looks perfect. Apparently, I was not measuring 2 weeks big last time.... I was measuring 3 weeks big. Yikes. This week, I was back to 1 week big. My guess is that two weeks ago the baby was facing backwards and its little butt was poking out and making himself/herself appear larger. In any case, it's still a nice-sized baby, and we're happy to have it, no matter how large.

Oh, the doctor also agreed to induce me if I haven't had the baby before May 15th. The due date is the 16th, but he works at the hospital on Mondays, so he suggested the 15th. If I were to go over, I would be in dire straits, since my mother can only stay until the end of May. If I didn't have the baby until two weeks late, I would have no one here to help. The doctor was very good about it, though. I think when you have 4 kids in 5 years, the doctors let you have a little more say in how things go at the end. Plus, they're still a little afraid of me, given that they initally told us that we were having a miscarriage, and I insisted on a repeat ultrasound. Happy

Anther update as I see fit! The next doctor's appointment is the 22nd of March!
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