Update on #4

Well, despite the fact that the child I am carrying feels like it is a gorilla, we were recently proven, it in fact is not!! 

Last Friday, Bubba and I were so thrilled to be able to see our sweet little new one in a growth ultrasound!  Having not seen our newest addition since it was 16 weeks, it was so exciting to see how much Baby Bailey has grown!  16 weeks later, at my 32 week appointment, Baby Bailey is a long little critter but is not as “hefty” I was so positive that he or she was!  According to the powers that be with the ultrasound, our newest addition weighed in over 4 pounds and was 17 inches long.  Just in case you are wondering about how long is 17 inches, well… it is as long as this stylish yet  possibly outdated wedding fashion!  

Although I would have bet heavily that this baby was of record weight for 32 weeks, he or she only measured 1 day ahead.  While I am not eager to deliver this baby anytime soon and I realize the importance of baking this baby as long as possible, I was completely shocked by the outcome of the ultrasound.  I just knew I had a gorilla inside me!

Now, let’s not hold our breaths, because a Bailey Baby has never exactly been “tiny” for their week of birth.  I still fully expect a “healthy” baby to be delivered here shortly.  I just know now, that it really, probably,  will be March before this critter arrives!  At least that is what I am still praying for! 

So we are in the homestretch but there are still 7 weeks to go!  7 weeks sounds far off but then I think, seriously, in 7 weeks there will be 4 little ones to keep my day full of laundry, meal times, entertaining and best of all love!  Can it really be? 

As the weeks tick down, there is so much to do!  Let the hard core preparations begin!