The Results Are In…

I hate it when this happens, but Chad was right. He totally pegged baby Cayden’s weight. He was only off by an ounce. Cayden is 4 pounds 9 ounces. He is in the 50% percentile for his age—talk about normal. The ultrasound tech said that depending on when he is born Cayden will likely weigh between 7 pounds and 7 ½ pounds.

The ultrasound tech also said that she didn’t see any possibility of Cayden growing large because of my gestational diabetes. I was really relieved to hear this. However, I will still probably have about two more ultrasounds before my due date to check his weight.

Cayden is super adorable and completely entertaining already. He was sucking on his fingers yesterday—getting lots of practice in for when it’s time to breastfeed. He was going to town on them too. He would suck and suck and then stop take a huge yawn and start sucking all over again. I couldn’t stop laughing.

He is already head down too. So he is ready to make his way into the world. I’m glad that he is already in a good position. Some ladies in my birthing class their babies are breech and they are having to do all kinds of painful procedures to try and get the baby to turn.

Oh yeah…get this. Cayden already has hair! I could see it floating in the amniotic fluid yesterday. How flipping cool is that. I can’t wait to spike it.

Last night was also the last night of our birthing classes. I am honestly amazed at how quickly these past four weeks have gone by. So we are technically prepared for labor and delivery; yet so much of it remains a mystery. We know the signs to look for and when to go to the hospital; but when and where it will happen all remains locked in secrecy. It’s pretty exciting…like a great big surprise and I can’t wait!