Saturday, February 14, 2009

Jack is Growing!

Here is a pic of me at 28 weeks. Dr. Chien freaked me out at my 25 week appointment saying that the baby was in the the 93rd percentile for girth...YIKES! She did say that Jack could have been going through a growth spurt and that the measurements on an ultrasound are not the most accurate. She told me to look at my maternal side and see the history of baby weight, which revealed that I was the biggest baby at 8 lbs. Less of a factor is the husbands' side of the family, although Steve was a 10 pounder and his sister consistently has comparable sized babies...YIKES!!
After chatting with her at our last appointment, she said that the baby is now average in girth so we think it was a growth spurt.
I just finished 6 weeks of a prenatal yoga class- it was nice to be in a room with a bunch of pregnant chicks and really focus on stretching and strengthening. I also do an exercise video whenever I can since research shows that mom's who exercise have babies with higher IQs.
Also at my last appointment, they gave me a shot to reduce my immune system- I know, sounds weird, but I have "O" negative blood, which is very rare. Since it is highly likely that Jack is positive blood, I needed to get a shot at this point so that my blood does not try to build up antibodies against Jack's blood which could harm him. I am also taking an iron supplement everyday along with my prenatal vitamin- I guess I was also anemic!

2 comments:

  1. You're not huge! You're beautiful. Congratulations! Can't wait to see you soon.

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  2. You really aren't huge, honestly! I should send you one of my eighth month photos if you want to see huge. You are beautiful. Dylan and I can't wait to meet Jack!

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