34 week checkup

I had my routine doctor's appointment yesterday. I was happy to hear that our little guy is now head down and in the right position for delivery ... whenever he decides that should be. His heart rate was 153 and he is 4.13 lbs. His measurements yesterday reflected a Sept 9th due date ... maybe he and Everett will share a birthday (Sept 11th) ... although since E was 3 weeks early the doc says there's a good chance this little fella will be as well. (I guess we need to get busy preparing for him to arrive!!) Since he's so big now, it's hard to get very good pictures of him. The first picture labeled as a profile shot is actually looking at him from a somewhat downward facing angle. I've looked at it quite a few times and each time it takes me a while to make out his nose and lips. You can see his hand curled up next to his face. The sono tech also confirmed that his legs and feet are the sharp, knobby objects that have been frequently kicking my right side for the past month or so. I think he's going to be one heck of a soccer player!

The rest of the appointment was fairly uneventful - thank goodness I've had a pretty boring pregnancy! I climbed on the scale and found that I'd gained almost 5 lbs since my last appointment 3 weeks ago (oops). I'm now about 5 lbs away from my final weight when Everett was born (although I feel like my belly is much bigger at this point in this pregnancy). I would expect that my weight gain will slow since I am pretty miserable after eating even the smallest amounts of food (this baby is now occupying the space once reserved for my stomach).

We are still very undecided on a name for our second son and are welcoming any suggestions!! We originally were leaning towards Kyle, then Eli became a possibility and this week we've been tossing around Kevin again. We've always loved the names Elliott and Emmett but have decided they just sound to much like Everett ... I'm sure I'll have a hard enough time keeping their names straight when I'm tired or frustrated ... no sense making it any harder. So please send your name suggestions or comments our way ... hopefully this guy will have a name chosen for him before he arrives!