Ultrasound results

Wow, I'm 39 weeks today. I can't believe it. I worried so much that I would have this baby prematurely, and now I'm worried she will never make her entrance. Worry worry worry.

I had my last ultrasound at the hospital today. Sheesh it is getting harder and harder to get around. Taking the subway there, climbing to the street, and walking the 5 blocks had me breathless for a good 20 minutes. I was sitting amongst several women in the waiting room who were clearly early in their pregnancies...none with bellies yet. I was afraid that my huffing, puffing, and sighing was bad advertisement for pregnancy. At one point I told one of them, "don't worry, it's only this bad right at the end."

So, the measurements are in. Baby is estimated to weigh 8 1/2 pounds today, which is the 77th percentile for weight. The doctor said this is a nice size..."above average but not too huge." The kidney was the same size as the last 2 ultrasounds, which doctor said was good. In fact she said, "the kidney is cured." Of course I was thrilled, but I wanted to strangle her for telling me it wouldn't go away by itself when it was first found to be enlarged at 28 weeks. I lost many hours of sanity on that one back then.

I think my plan is that I'm going to wait until my due date (a week from today) to induce. Baby should be around 9 lbs by then. I hope I can get her out!!!!