36 weeks - less than a month to go!

I've hit the 36 week mark - we have less than a month before we will finally meet little Easton, can you believe it? Here's my picture for the week, my shirt looks like it is stretched to the max! :-)

Jason & I went for my 36 week appointment today. We started with an ultrasound to confirm Easton's position & get an estimate on his size. He is head down & the ultrasound estimated his weight to be 7 lbs 7 ounces already!!! This puts him on track to be a large baby (in the 85th percentile). All of the other measurements & readings looked great & his heartbeat was 160 beats per minute. Here are a few pictures of Easton - these will be his last photos until he is born, how exciting!

Profile shot - looking perfect!

3D photo of his face ... the black spot near his eye is just a shadow (I thought it was a bruise!)

After the ultrasound, we were scheduled to meet with my doctor. We waited and waited - an hour went by, and we were told she was called out for a delivery! Luckily the nurse was available, so she did my checkup. I gained 4 pounds in the past two weeks (thanks a lot, Christmas dinner!) which puts my total weight gain around 19 lbs. My blood pressure was great & my fundal measurement was 38cm, which is the same as it was 2 weeks ago. The nurse did an internal exam to check my cervix, but so far there is no dilation. She also did a GBS test (Group B Strep) - if I test positive, it means I have a bacteria that could possibly be passed to Easton during delivery. If I do have the infection, they will administer medication via IV to me during the delivery process so that Easton will not get sick. Here's hoping I get a negative result!

From here on, I will have weekly appointments to monitor Easton's progress. My next appointment is scheduled for Wednesday Jan 6th - my first appointment in 2010! Be sure to check back soon for an update.