Ollie Update

My sweet precious little bundle of joy is nothing but a TEASE!!! Yes i am calling out my unborn child... This little critter has done nothing for the past like 4 months or so but be a bigger baby and have the doctors talk on and on about how he is going to probably come early and yadda yadda yadda!! Well little prince Oliver seems to like to throw a curve ball, which will make his daddy very happy it has devastated me!!! I'm being only half serious... i am not devastated because i know how wonderful (and none the less, flattering) it is that he is happy and snug in his little home.. not to mention healthy and safe... but i was so excited about not having to wait 3 dreaded more weeks... and by dreaded i mean long!

So we went to the doctor yesterday for our ultrasound. They were going to check his size and everything and give us an estimate on when they thought Oliver would be coming and if they wanted to look into options of induction or c section based on how he was growing. So we go to the doctor.. which they CHECK me at each week now... (if you don't know, don't ask)... the doctor is a little concerned with my high blood pressure and swelling and we also talk about how noticeable the change in Oliver's movements have been.. (all check out fine)...we head into the ultrasound which was a blurry mess (poor d could hardly make out a thing on it)... she takes all types of measurements and we see him with his hands in front of his face yet again! Every ultrasound except the first he has had his hands in front of his face and this time he had like his arm covering his eyes so we couldn't even get a good pic!!! (this better not be forecasting his behavior for future photo sessions!)... She also shows me how he is laying which was exactly how i thought cause we can feel like his butt and back and feet a foot popping out every now and then... I was curious cause in all the week by week pics they show the baby in the belly with his spine facing outward (like where i look forward) but we usually feel Oliver's back pointing toward my left.. which is where it was yesterday... She also showed me where the top of his head was and i know i had been feeling him move in that exact location but he seriously is LOW! whew!

Anyways... so then she tells us his weight and he is just a little guys weighing 5 pounds 15 ounces... i know 15 ounces means he is just about 6 pounds BUT here is the curve ball... the books (i know, i know they are only an estimate) say they should weight about 6 and a half pounds by week 37 and we are at week 36 and 4 days... and last time the book said how much he "should" weigh and the doctor told us how much he did weigh he was above that by like a pound..... AND... Elizabeth correct me if i am wrong... but i think Cooper was born right at 37 weeks and weighed 7 pounds and i think 6 ounces!! And did you see my bump compared to hers a few months back...

So all i can conclude is that Oliver is not going to be a procrastinator like his mommy and daddy.. he got all big and strong early on cause he knew it had to get done and now he is just sitting back relaxing.. laughing at his mommy and daddy for rushing to finish the nursery and get all his necessities at the last minute...

Anyways.. to my little bugger... you take all the time you need...well up to December 11th, ok ill give you til the 13th.. but you cant come on the 12th cause that is Aunt Dani's birthday... and you cant come later than the 13th cause your insane parents are hosting a Christmas party hopefully that following weekend... (i digress).... although i am soo excited to get you here and kiss those HUGE lips i saw on the ultrasound yesterday i want you to be a healthy healthy baby. And besides you need to give mommy and daddy a lesson on procrastination cause honestly we have just a "few" last minute strings to tie up here! Love you buddy!!

OK now I'm crying so I'm done!!