Weekly doctor's appointments and ultrasounds have filled our calendars and have been good reminders that even though the day by day stuff may seem to drag on that we are quickly moving closer to an addition to our family! Some generous gifts from good friends set the wheels in motion about actually getting stuff ready for the baby. A visit to the Hudrlik boutique for some additional shopping and then doing several loads of laundry have me feeling alike we may actually be ready for the little one's arrival (I think we we at this point preparing for Chloe's arrival at about 20 weeks, I may be might be more laid back this time!)
One thing was clear, this kid is consistency measuring "quite large". A coupe of weeks ago he was in about the 88th percentile overall. I'm grateful that this will be a planned c-section because he apparently has a large head (compliments of my genetics!). It was more like in the 95th percentile.
We are getting so much attention and such frequent updates due to the results of some observations made early on. One of my levels was indicating that there may be a risk of growth restriction of the baby (obviously not a problem as it turns out!), then they found a slight renal tube dilation which they were monitoring (and hasn't resolved itself as they were hoping) and the fact that I am high risk anyway because of gestational diabetes. We had an appointment with a pediatric urologist to find out more about the whole kidney thing. The good news is that we probably don't have to do anything and we'll just have to go back for a follow up appointment after he makes his big appearance.
We've set a date for a our c-section! Baby Boy Bolla will be here is on June 17th! I'll be working up through the 16th, unless something changes, so I'll be able to be off work for my full 12 weeks of job protection! I've managed to be able to get paid the whole time between my short term disability and paid time off! :)
The baby's name? I'll just say that if you ask Chloe, she'll tell you her baby brother's name will be Fuzzy Garage (sometimes followed by Dumptruck Tree). This information cannot be confirmed by independent sources.
