Ultrasound Today - 30 weeks 5 days

Had a doctor's appointment and ultrasound today to measure mini-kuper. To everyone's surprise, I'm sure, we are not having a huge baby! She's weighing about 3 lbs. 10 oz. which is right on track so as of now I do not plan her arriving early into this world.

John and I tried to determine on the ultrasound which of us she looks like. I think she has his nose and my cheeks. On the 4D picture you can really tell how chubby her cheeks are. And we also got a picture that shows she has a ton of hair (according to the wivestale, it would explain all the heartburn).

She is head down so she's in good position for birth and was kicking away. We can't wait to meet her in 9+ more weeks!

I will take new belly pictures this weekend (31 weeks).

Bottom- arrow pointing toward full head of hair. Top- profile picture (nose and lips).

4D pictures of her face...look at those chubby cheeks!

Nursery is done!

I had a very productive weekend - finally got the nursery done, other than name letters and putting away whatever I get at my showers.

Nursery - Before:



















Nursery - After:

Baby Kuper's Coming Home Outfit(s) - A gift from Great Grandma Durham on our trip to Muscatine last month.

29 Week Pictures

As promised, here's pics from today - 29 weeks 2 days. Our Childbirth classes start Wednesday; I'll let you know how they go

Week 28

Finally... A reason for all the comments about how huge I am.

Had a doctor's appointment today, had lots of questions. One of which wondering if the size of John and I as babies will have any effect on the size of mini-kuper...or mega-kuper as some are now calling her. She said that if John and I were both 9 lb. babies (John was 9-3, I was 9-4) that there's a good chance that we would have a 9 lb. baby as well. She said that is why they measure the uterus at each appointment and if it measures large then she will do an ultrasound to get an idea of the baby's actual size.

After all that was said, I hopped up on the exam table and she took her measurements and my uterus measured 31 weeks (I was 28.5 at the exam) so they are going to do an ultrasound at my next appointment (August 27th) to see how big she is. It will be nice to see her again and see how much she's grown in 10 weeks...and make sure that she is still a SHE.

Depending on her size, we'll need to talk about options and make a decision from there (going early, c-section, etc.). I am on the 2 week plan for appointments now and then at 36 weeks I'll go every week. Needless to say, we are very committed to getting the nursery done soon and hope to get a lot of work done on in this weekend.

Names - It's been entertaining to let people guess names. My aunt, Kathe, has been the most creative - coming up with a new one every time she sends an e-mail. My mom continues to call her Walter - funny story for those of you who haven't heard it yet: My friend Beth was explaining to her 3 year old daughter that Kristin (friend) and I were both expecting babies and that's why they were giving away some of their stuff. Beth explained that Kristin was getting a boy but that I didn't know yet what I was having so Hannah predicted that I was having a girl named Walter. She was right about it being a girl, but I can't say that I am in love with the name Walter, especially for a girl. I later found out that she picked this name from one of her current favorite books: Walter the Farting Dog (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Walter-the-Farting-Dog/William-Kotzwinkle/e/9781583940532/?itm=1).

I will take some pictures on Friday (29 weeks) and post them soon.