News from the Doctor

So today Phil and I went to the doctor for our 36+ week check-up. We had an ultra-sound before to find out how big Syd really is. The tech lady took many many shots, which we got to keep. We then had our appointment with Dr.Betterton. When she arrived in the room to say hi, she had that LOOK. Then when she said "How are you and your big baby doing?" I looked at her with surprise. Dr.Betterton informed us that currently right now Sydney is sitting around 7lbs. 11oz. plus or minus some. Dr.Betterton is a little concerned because she is so big, and I still have 3+ weeks left until my due date. The one thing the doc. said was surprising was that her abdomen is bigger than her head. Normally, the head is the biggest part of the baby, and the one thing you have to worry about getting out. But in our case Syd's tummy section is bigger. I asked her about induction, just because I really don't want a 9lb. baby. She recommended that we don't because when you induce someone who has a bigger baby, it results more in C-sections. So we are doing more waiting.

Everything checked out other than the shocker of Syd's size. My blood pressure was 100/70 and I only gained 1lb. over the past week. Dr.Betterton also checked me and said things were soft and I was dialated to 1cm. I guess that is good? Our other news is that Dr.Betterton is taking a medical leave starting July 7th, so she might not be here when Sydney comes. We are going to meet another doctor next week (Dr. Cooper) that she recommended for us. The funny part about this is that Dr.Cooper was a girlfriend of mines doctor for her little ones, but when it came to her delivering, Dr.Cooper was not available, my doctor (Dr.Betterton) delivered both her little ones. Now we are doing a switch-a-roo.
We'll have to see what happens as time goes by. But until then, here are some pics that we got today. One of her foot and two of her little head. One of which has her with a little smerk on her face. Phil and I think she has Phil's lips. I think she looks a lot like Phil, but we'll see when she gets here.