Big baby!

So, last Friday I went in for my 36 week OB appointment. From the reaction of others and the look on my doctor's face, I had the feeling that I was getting fairly big. When he measured me, he was like "WOW" and then told me that he wanted me to go in for an ultrasound this week to get a better idea of just what we are dealing with. Well, we went in this afternoon for my ultrasound...and the verdict? He is one big baby! It is hard to tell exactly because he is so cramped in there, but I am measuring at 40 weeks! The technician (or the computer, I should say) is guessing his weight at 8 lbs. 12 oz, give or take up to 20 oz. No matter how you cut it, at 36 1/2 weeks, he is big. And only getting bigger by the day. They can gain 1/2 - 1 pound a week! If I go to my due date, we will be registering him for preschool! Of course I understand that he is going to be as big as he is going to be and there is nothing I can do to control it... I definitely am getting more ready to have him out than to try to keep him in.

That is one big baby belly!