Still here. Still pregnant. Still packing on the pounds.

I saw my doctor today for the last time before my C-section. While last week I'd lost a pound between weekly visits, I made up for it this week by gaining four. FOUR POUNDS, people. In one week! WTF? OK. It's true. I enjoy food a lot more at the end of my pregnancies than the beginning. I'd like to pin it all on water weight but truth is, I'm swelling a lot less than I did with Delaney. Guess it's just cheeseburgers and chocolate chip cookies after all. But no matter what it is, at this rate, I'll be a hippo before the 27th. Merry Christmas to me--I hope I get a new zip code to reside in under the tree because I'm HUGE. Well, the truth is that I'm not huge, exactly, but my belly sure is. This baby feels large. Maybe that's only because I'm expecting him to be big because Delaney was (10 lbs., 6 oz. at birth). But, my doctor agreed that I grow 'em large and this one appears to be no exception. She also pointed out a study done recently where they compared the doctor's guess at baby's weight vs. the sonogram's estimation of baby's weight vs. mom's guess of baby's weight for a second child. In almost all cases the mom's guess was closest to the baby's actual weight. If that holds true for me this boy will be 11 pounds or more. All I can say about that is thank God for C-sections and pass the morphine.

Also? I'm starting to make people, particularly strangers, nervous. I catch a lot of people staring at my belly, worriedly, as if I'm about to drop this kid right in front of them in line at the video store. It's more funny than unnerving and sometimes I pant heavily (heee, heee, heee, hoooh, hoooh, hoooh) just to intensify their reactions. Good times.

Comments

[Arkie Mama]

omg, you are so close!

so ... give us a belly shot.

I dare you!

[Nicole]

Claire was 7 10, so I'm thinking about 8 pounds for baby boy. And like you, I haven't gained quite as much weight as I did the first time (uh, yet), but this baby feels big! I second the request for morphine...

[cyndy]

Colleen - Merry Christmas to you and yours - in case I didn't get a chance to say it before the big day (Christmas AND baby boy arrival!)

Here's to a safe and easy delivery! Look forward to checking back and seeing how he turned out! Hopefully not as big as you think! ;-) Good luck, and I will be thinking of you next Thursday!

[Andy]

Wow - you are SO close!!

Good luck next week. FWIW, my seconds c/s was so much easier than the 1st and recovery time was much less. Can't wait to "meet" the little one.

[Heather]

My first was 10 1, but was two-weeks late, emergency c-section. My second, was on my due-date, scheduled c-section and 9 lbs. 10 oz., which was my guess and my doctor's guess. I can't imagine how big he would've been had he gone two-weeks late too.

[Daisy]

Mine were both little (7 pounders, approx.), so I can't fully sympathize. As for the nervous stares, though -- as we arrived at the hospital and I had to breathe through a strong contraction before getting out of the car, the greeter with the wheelchair looked mighty nervous. I found out later that they had actually delivered a baby right there on the sidewalk a few months earlier. Thank goodness we didn't; it was January and below zero temps!

[pickel]

Hey...I'm adopting and I keep gaining weight! I think I am up to 15 lbs and I have NO REASON! I just hope it comes off when he comes home. He'll be about 10 months by then and I'll have to keep up with him. :)