Today I’m linking up with Shell over at Things I Can’t Say for Rockin’ the Bump. I had intended this to be a Wordless Wednesday post, but I couldn’t resist a little commentary.
This is me 42 weeks pregnant with Owen the morning of my cousin’s wedding. Yup, 42 weeks pregnant. I hadn’t planned on going to the wedding. I thought I’d have a newborn baby and didn’t think I could manage a wedding that soon. I had an ultra sound and a non-stress test earlier that weekend to make sure everything was fine. My obstetrician said something like, “The baby’s fine. But we think he’s over ten pounds. I think he hasn’t dropped because he won’t fit. You might want to consider a c-section.” I said, “Over ten pounds? Sign me up!”
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| The only time I've ever worn flip flops to a wedding. |
Two days later I was holding this guy. He wasn’t over ten pounds, only nine and a half. But his head was in the 95 percentile. I can’t express how grateful I am to live in a time when surgical births are routine.
This is Owen’s birthday two years later I had this baby bump. It’s the only picture I could find of myself pregnant with James. There are however, thousands of pictures of Owen during this time. I must have always been the one holding the camera. I had a second c-section because I had never heard of a second baby being smaller than the first.
Two weeks later James joined our little family. He weighed seven pounds, seven ounces. I bet I could have handled that!
They let you go to 42 weeks? That's just cruel!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, 42 weeks? You're a trooper.
ReplyDeleteMy first was a c-section because she was breach, and I agree, thank goodness for surgical births.
Seriously!? 42 weeks and 9.5lbs?! I'm only 31 weeks now and 40 still seems so far away!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you went that long. My son came five days early.
ReplyDeleteCute pictures! When I was pregnant an ultrasound at 36 weeks showed an 8.5 or 9 lb baby- I can't even begin to explain how small I am, and therefore, how much I was in denial. I thought there was no way. Surely the OB was mistaken. When he was born 10 days overdue, he only weighed 7 lb 11 oz, but his head WAS the head of a 9 lb baby, and he just wouldn't fit. Had a c-section, also.
ReplyDeleteMine was premie, and I had an emergency c-section, but when she got to her due date and I saw how big she was, I couldn't imagine squeezing that out! Sheesh. Your bumps and babies are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove these pics! Also, you just gave me something else to be grateful for: 40 wk pregnancies. I don't know how you did 42!
ReplyDeleteAlso mine were the same 9#s followed by a 7#...both c-sections.