At my appointment 2 weeks ago, Andy was measuring a little small; my belly was actually measuring the exact same as it had the previous appointment, 2 weeks prior. The doctor at that appointment said that she wasn't really concerned, but that if I was still measuring small at my next appointment, we would probably do an ultrasound just to check that everything was progressing on track.
I had a check up yesterday and I was anxious to just make sure the baby was okay. I feel like I've gotten really big lately, so I was confident that I would measure bigger this time. Well, he measured my stomach and I was the exact same that I've been for the past 2 appointments-- that would be SIX WEEKS now. He said he wanted to get an ultrasound, but he thought that everything was fine. While the ultrasound was being set up, he listened for the heartbeat with the doppler and it was strong, and he felt around and agreed with the previous doctor that Andy was in the "head down" position.
The ultrasound was all set, so I went down to that room. I was a little nervous, but I just heard his heart beat, so I knew he was okay. Turns out, Andy is just a tiny little thing! While Mr. Cal was in the 100th percentile weight-wise, right now, Andy is only in the 39th percentile, which is totally not a big deal at all. He is growing fine and is right on track to be a smaller baby. They also said that because I am so tall, he just had more room to hide him. I was telling the doctor and the ultrasound tech about me being used to BIG babies since Cal was so big and when they asked what he weighed at birth, they both burst out laughing and said that this baby will be nowhere near that big-- more like 7 pounds--- which is still a really great and healthy weight! It will be fun to be able to put this little nugget in newborn sized clothing since Cal came home from the hospital wearing 3 month stuff :).
And the biggest surprise of all? Andy is breech! The past two doctors I've seen said he was head down, and it turns out, he is head UP! haha! I swore something wasn't right about him being head down, because I feel a ton of movement down low all the time and I couldn't figure out what he was doing, but now I can feel exactly where his head is: right under my right rib cage-- and it feels awesome! He can still flip around, but it won't matter since we are doing the c-section.
Anyway, glad to know the little guy is just that: little! And nothing else is wrong. I go again in 2 weeks and then I start the every week track-- we are getting close!
xoxo,
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