Good news, but not without a little drama first...

I already knew that BabyW was a big boy. I even had a doctor friend I hadn't seen in a while ask me last weekend if I had been told my baby was big, because I looked further along than I was. She also mentioned it may be likely that I would have gestational diabetes (GD) if he is as big as they say. Several others mentioned GD as a likely possibility too. So when I went to the doctor yesterday and had another ultrasound (since I'm new to this practice), the u/s tech also thought I'd end up testing postitive for GD because BabyW's head and abdomen are definitely big.

I was to have the GD screening test right after the ultrasound. Either way, I knew it would be fine... by this point, I definitely just expected to test positive. So I went and drank my glucose-juice and headed back to the waiting room for the 1 hour wait until they'd test my blood. Meanwhile my doctor met with me, and she too thought it was almost inevitable I'd have GD. Not only is BabyW big, but I also had a bit of excess amniotic fluid, which is typical with GD.

So the hour passed, they drew my blood.... and what do you know, I DON'T have GD! Crazy. I was shocked, as was my doctor! Soo... apparently BabyW just has his daddy's big head (and my chubby cheeks) and is just likely to be a big boy. I was still a little worried about the now unexplained excess fluid, (polyhydramnios) but I called today and got reassurance that it's only a mild case and that they will just keep monitoring us by ultrasound for the remainder of the pregnancy, but I shouldn't be too concerned at this point. I go back every two weeks now. Please pray that they are right, and that BabyW. will make it to full-term without any complications. Just 10 1/2 weeks to go!

He currently weighs about 3 lbs 8 oz. and is looking good. Here are a couple of pictures: the first one of his face... Mike says he has my cheeks :) and the second is a profile shot. Now I just get to start stressing about how I'm going to get this big boy out!!