July Ultrasound pictures!

So here are the promised ultrasound pictures!
He is rather large - but you can read all his statistics...
He didn't really want to show his whole face this ultrasound round
and preferred to keep part of his face buried...guess he's getting
tired of all the pictures!
Next ultrasound round is August 5th....so stay tuned...

official date of leave

I have submitted paperwork for my official date of leave from work... which will be Wednesday August 27th but my last day of actual work is Friday August 22nd - since my mom is coming the next day and I'm doubting even being able to make it until the 22nd.
The other news is I talked with the midwives and they set me up with an appointment with their back up OB/GYN, Dr. Merrill on August 14th (the results from the Aug 5th ultrasound will be available) for a consultation...to discuss the results, etc...
So it's just wait and see...
That's all the news for now...

The latest appointments

I will add the ultrasound pictures later but I'm at work and don't have access to them on this computer...
Quick update -- the placenta hasn't moved away from the cervix...which is kind of a bummer...
But the biggest news is HOW BIG he is -
his current estimated weight is 6 lbs. 5 oz!
And babies are supposed to gain about 1/2 pound a week...so you can imagine that he might be a giant baby...

So I'm scheduled for yet another ultrasound in three weeks (August 5th) to check and see how his growth is and if the placenta has moved (not extremely likely but worth checking it out again).

The 3D pictures were ok - but he wasn't very cooperative this round. He had his face buried against the wall most of the time. But you can see his chubby cheeks - Barbara, my favorite ultrasound tech kept commenting how round and juicy his cheeks were! It was funny.
No decision was made - more of a "wait and see" sort of approach.

Oh, my mom made her reservations - she will be here from August 23rd until September 13th - we talked about the possibility of him coming a bit earlier than expected so it made sense for her to just be here. My dad plans on coming out for a couple weeks after that then Christyl and her son, Junah will be visiting Oct. 8th for a week! It'll be great to be able to spend time with my family and friends after he gets here....

My friend Sarah calls him "no name" baby koontz!
I still like the names Sidney, Desmond and Theodore. But everyone has opposing views (what one person likes, someone else doesn't). I will stand firm on waiting until I see him and hang out with him a bit before deciding what name he is.
Any and all suggestions are still welcome!

yeah so the only interesting thing is my non existant ankles

I don't really have anything interesting to report.
Besides the fact that I no longer fit into any shoes;
sandals and flip flops only.
My feet are swollen sausages.
All the RN's and MD's I work with have been sure to check my blood pressure and someone suggested parsley tea.
So I made parsley tea.
And have been drinking it (a couple pint glasses a day).
But I'm still retaining water.
But at each midwifery appointment, my urine does not have protein so another ok sign. (Besides the edema, high blood pressure and protein in the urine can indicate pre-eclampsia, for those who were wondering).
At any rate, I'm doing ok. Dragging a bit more at work. I'm easily tired.
I find sleeping has been more difficult for me; I'm not sure if it's getting up three times at night to go to the bathroom or the 3 minutes it
takes me to get re-positioned when rolling over....either way, I have not been getting the best sleep....but I've been told that it's supposed to make you "ready" for when the baby is here and feeding every 2-3 hours. Grrrreat.