Last Tuesday I went to the doctor to have another sonogram done so hopefully the doctor could get a good look at Karter's heart since he has not cooperated the past two times. As soon as the nurse began the ultrasound, the first thing she saw was his face. She switched to the 3-d and this is what Karter did:
put his arm and hand right over his face. Little stinker!She continued the sonogram and told me everything looked great, but he is still big. He was in the 69th percentile. I asked her if they could have gotten my due date wrong and she said possibly, but usually they are pretty accurate.
On Thursday I went to see my doctor and he did his own sonogram. He said he was going to stick with what the other doctor had gotten for a weight because his calculations showed Karter to be even bigger. He asked me if I was scared of having a c-section. I told him no, I just would prefer not to. He said he didn't think I would have to, but wanted me to be prepared that it could happen.
He said if Karter continues to grow like he is and doesn't come on his own, he will probably induce labor at the end or March or beginning of April and not let me go to my due date of April 12th. This is when I thought my due date should have been anyways. I go back to have another sonogram in about 4 weeks so they can check his growth again and fluid levels. The past week or so my back has been hurting some during the afternoon after I have been up on my feet teaching all day. I have been sitting some and trying to teach which is really hard with 5 year olds. Once I get home from school and sit for a while, it stops hurting. Other than being tired, I am doing good.
his little foot
On Thursday I went to see my doctor and he did his own sonogram. He said he was going to stick with what the other doctor had gotten for a weight because his calculations showed Karter to be even bigger. He asked me if I was scared of having a c-section. I told him no, I just would prefer not to. He said he didn't think I would have to, but wanted me to be prepared that it could happen.
He said if Karter continues to grow like he is and doesn't come on his own, he will probably induce labor at the end or March or beginning of April and not let me go to my due date of April 12th. This is when I thought my due date should have been anyways. I go back to have another sonogram in about 4 weeks so they can check his growth again and fluid levels. The past week or so my back has been hurting some during the afternoon after I have been up on my feet teaching all day. I have been sitting some and trying to teach which is really hard with 5 year olds. Once I get home from school and sit for a while, it stops hurting. Other than being tired, I am doing good.
his little footUpdate on Cecil: Cecil went to the doctor last Tuesday and had the staples taken out of his foot. The doctor did some x-rays and said his foot was healing well. He goes back on Feb. 2 and will hopefully get his cast taken off and get a walking boot. He has gotten fluid drained off of his knee twice. I think his knee is getting better too. I know he is ready to be able to do something besides just sit at home.