Big Baby???

I will preface this post with the facts:  I am 31 +2 days pregnant & went to my "32 week" check-up today...

I arrived at 11:20 for an 11:20 appointment time (I felt bad showing up RIGHT on time - I prefer to be 5ish minutes early, but it just didn't happen).  I signed in, hit the restroom, and sat down in the waiting room expecting the typical 10-15 minute wait.  I read (not skimmed, READ) an entire FitPregnancy magazine all while noticing that everyone in the waiting room had circulated through their own office visits and were leaving.  I finally decided to ask the front desk what was going on - Had they forgotten about me?  Was I here on the wrong day?  After a few moments of checking their computer, it turns out the lady who had crossed off my name from the sign-in list didn't bother to actually put me in the computer and let the nurses/doctor know I was there.  Awesome.  (I will indent now so you don't get lost in my disarray of wordiness....)

So at 12:10 I was finally called back by my least favorite nurse (she's just an airhead, that's all) who took my blood pressure & told me I would be having a strep test done.  She also handed me some info on early labor, postpartum guidelines, etc.  Sounded good to me.  The doctor came in and we chatted for a few moments - then she got the blood pressure cuff to take my blood pressure.  I asked why it was being taken again & she said the nurse had forgotten to write it down on my chart (imagine that).  No big deal.  Then she measured me and said "You're measuring perfectly!  35cm!"  I told her I thought that sounded kind of big for only being 31 weeks pregnant... She said "Hmmm - Oh, the  nurse has this down as your 35 week check-up.   So we won't be doing the strep test for a few more weeks & it looks like you're just measuring big."  Airhead nurse had a case of the Mondays I guess.

Anyway, the positive note from this whole messed up experience was that I will probably get an ultrasound in a few weeks to check on the size of our fat baby!  (I don't really believe she's fat - I just think it's cute that she's going to have lots of those cute baby skin folds & will most likely be healthy and strong due to her weight).  I had inquired at my last check-up about how much an elective ultrasound would cost, but then I opted not to investigate further since I really had no business spending money to get one.  So I'm excited at the possibility of having a doctor-ordered ultrasound soon!  

I weighed 10 lbs 1 1/2 oz at birth (sorry, Momma) and Peter was 5 1/2 lbs having been born 4 weeks early (so he would've been at least 7 1/2 - 8 lbs full term).  I've just come to expect a big ol' baby.  We shall see!