This week J-L and I decided to place a bet as to Jack's weight. Whoever loses has to buy the other person a treat of his/her liking on Saturday.
J-L’s guess: 5 lbs. 4 oz.
Cynthia’s guess: 5 lbs. 6 oz.
Jack’s weight: 5 lbs. 11 oz.
Yes, that does mean I'll be enjoying some sort of treat. But, for those of you keeping track it also means that Jack has gained nearly a pound in a week! (No comments about the ice cream consumption helping that out, darien.) And for any of those who might be curious, the average weight of a baby in week 34? Um, according to 3 different websites: about 5 pounds. As our nurse said as she measured his head: "Whoa, good thing you’re not pushing THAT out."
Other tidbits:
- Next week the surgeon will be visiting again. He wants to see an updated ultrasound of Jack as he hasn't seen one in awhile.
- We signed a consent form this week. A consent form that says that they can take photos of our son to use in medical publications. To quote our doctor: "Because, when we discovered this about Jack, we couldn't track down any research about it and we'd like to help any doctors who may come across this in the future." And we understand. And we want to help too. But, goodness, does that bring about a mix of emotions: The scary reminder of how rare and unusual this is. But, also, the happiness that perhaps someday in the future we'll be able to offer some other desperate parents some hope. (And yes, I did make sure to ask if we could receive copies of any publications done.)
- Next week we will also likely learn what Jack's birthdate will be. It's ironic in a way, hey? For all the (and there are too many to count) unknowns of this pregnancy and the upcoming c-section and his life (and ours) post-delivery, there are several details (name, sex, birthdate, approximate size) things that we know that most expecting parents do not.
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Go Jack Go!
I'm assuming no mention of TH means it's not undergone any frightening changes?
SIL Sue
um....the ice cream. I tried it again. Sympathy (scratch that out) empathy and all...it was, unfortunately, much better tonight than yesterday. So I can't comment on your ice cream consumption without sharing in the guilt!
Instead, I'll just say, don't you think you should update his picture now that he is basically double the size?
love to you guys
WoW! I can't believe how close we're getting!!
I just reread some of your earliest posts and am amazed and grateful how things are so different now.
I will still keep praying.
Linda
Awesome! He's an armful of baby...but why am I surprised? He's been a heart-full of baby since he was a wee little thing.
He's already bigger than Joey was at birth!
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And heavier than Gabriel at birth, too!
And this week? Looking forward to hearing it.
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