VERSES
this week has been interesting - on monday, kendal had his 15 month checkup. turns out he's only grown 1/4 inch since his 12 month birthday. weird all his pants were getting short... guess they are shrinking not his legs getting longer! anyway, he is now 31-1/2 inches long (which is still 75th percentile for boys). and although he eats all the time and never fills, he only weighed 24 pound and 13 ounces, which is 52th percentile for boys. his head is still off the charts (51cm) but it is closer to what it is "supposed to be" than it was at 12 months.
anyway, all is well for him. we'll be starting some PT here soon to get him to crawl. the physical therapist that helped us last week determined that he is not shifting his weight from side to side, which is likely the cause of him not crawling and lots of other things. but, she gave us a LIST of things to do with him to help that problem, and thus far he's responding very well (so long as we make it fun).
he also is getting tired of all his "baby" toys. it is funny how quick they outgrow them. so, we were getting him a fishtank for christmas. changed that plan... i went to several stores and bought toys (none that were on his "christmas list") for kids his age and development. he's way past the 12 month stuff for the most part, but there are lots of 18 month toys that he now owns. i already took them out of the boxes and have let him play with them... good thing he is only 15 months... i can put them under the tree and it won't seem weird for him!
so, as far as the stork and the reindeer go... today i had my 40 week checkup. (actually 39 weeks and 5 days.) my due date is thursday. next thursday is christmas. my doctor suggested we "schedule" an induction just to help out around the holiday time. so, monday, i'm scheduled. they can call me anywhere between 5 am and 4 pm to come to the hospital to get hooked up to the labor starters. i have mixed feelings about that. (i'm sure i'll blog about it as it gets closer, assuming i don't start labor on my own before monday.)
anyway, today my cervix is thinned and soft, the baby is still "high" at -1 (has to get to +4 to be ready to push), and i've dilated 1cm, which is a whole 1/2 cm since last week (gotta be 10 cm to push). i suppose that is good news since i'm constantly (although irregularly) having contractions. glad to know they're doing SOMETHING besides making me feel funny "down there."
so... we'll see when she comes. i'm ready. we're all ready.
VERSES
this week has been interesting - on monday, kendal had his 15 month checkup. turns out he's only grown 1/4 inch since his 12 month birthday. weird all his pants were getting short... guess they are shrinking not his legs getting longer! anyway, he is now 31-1/2 inches long (which is still 75th percentile for boys). and although he eats all the time and never fills, he only weighed 24 pound and 13 ounces, which is 52th percentile for boys. his head is still off the charts (51cm) but it is closer to what it is "supposed to be" than it was at 12 months.
anyway, all is well for him. we'll be starting some PT here soon to get him to crawl. the physical therapist that helped us last week determined that he is not shifting his weight from side to side, which is likely the cause of him not crawling and lots of other things. but, she gave us a LIST of things to do with him to help that problem, and thus far he's responding very well (so long as we make it fun).
he also is getting tired of all his "baby" toys. it is funny how quick they outgrow them. so, we were getting him a fishtank for christmas. changed that plan... i went to several stores and bought toys (none that were on his "christmas list") for kids his age and development. he's way past the 12 month stuff for the most part, but there are lots of 18 month toys that he now owns. i already took them out of the boxes and have let him play with them... good thing he is only 15 months... i can put them under the tree and it won't seem weird for him!
so, as far as the stork and the reindeer go... today i had my 40 week checkup. (actually 39 weeks and 5 days.) my due date is thursday. next thursday is christmas. my doctor suggested we "schedule" an induction just to help out around the holiday time. so, monday, i'm scheduled. they can call me anywhere between 5 am and 4 pm to come to the hospital to get hooked up to the labor starters. i have mixed feelings about that. (i'm sure i'll blog about it as it gets closer, assuming i don't start labor on my own before monday.)
anyway, today my cervix is thinned and soft, the baby is still "high" at -1 (has to get to +4 to be ready to push), and i've dilated 1cm, which is a whole 1/2 cm since last week (gotta be 10 cm to push). i suppose that is good news since i'm constantly (although irregularly) having contractions. glad to know they're doing SOMETHING besides making me feel funny "down there."
so... we'll see when she comes. i'm ready. we're all ready.
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