This week baby Andersen weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. (The pressure on the head during birth is so intense that many babies are born with a conehead-like appearance.) These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.
Well, this has been the first really tough week. I switched to a new doctor who i feel so much more comfortable with and who is also much much closer to me. the practice is a family practice so he will be the baby's pediatrician too, very cool. the hospital i will be delivering at is highland park hospital, about 45 minutes away. in the process of switching doctors it was discovered that my blood pressure is higher than they would like it to be. this is new, its been normal until now. i am also borderline anemic and retaining alot of water. these are the symptoms of preclampsia which would not be so good and i am really hoping to avoid.
the good news is i have a whole list of things i can do to help turn this around and i am doing them all! most of them are dietary changes, more protein from meat, less whole grains and a whole bunch of different supplements. they also have me drinking a daily gallon of distilled water for 3 days. ive been taking a walk everyday which is really great because it is so beautiful up here, spring is coming yeah!!
i have 2 baby showers coming up, one this saturday, and i am so excited! ill post some pics and all the details soon!
7 weeks to go and cant wait to get this baby out!
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