Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
The good news is that there is no news. We had our Week 34 sonogram and doctor's visit today and Lima Bean is measuring a full FIVE POUNDS! She is now in the 40th percentile as far as size, so that is good. My belly and weight are also perfectly on track.
Still, my baby is FIVE POUNDS?! No wonder momma has gained so much. (I'm up 30 pounds. Still under the recommended weight limit. And I started out small-ish. Remember me at our wedding? I was so skinny I could have disappeared!)
Side thought: Someday when she is older, I will remind Baby Lima Bean that she once weighed no more than my girlie 5-pound weights. And she will roll her eyes at me. And I will realize that I have become THAT mother. Kill me now.
No fruit picture this week because Baby Bean is still the size of a honeydew melon. I can't wait until she hits watermelon status in a few weeks. Now, come on, is that a necessary mental image? Really. I told Papa Bean today that the next time he tells a pregnant woman that she looks like she is going to pop any day when she is only 7 months along that I will bop him on the head.
Note to men: If a woman LOOKS pregnant, most of you know well enough NOT to open your mouth, because what if she isn't? The same goes for a women who LOOKS like she is about to pop. You do not need to tell her that she has gotten HUGE and that the baby must be due ANY DAY. Because if she still has a MONTH AND A HALF TO GO, she will kill you. Word to the wise.
And now, here are some new pictures of our darling little five pounder. The first two shots show her profile and right hand, which she kept sucking on. The last shot is looking down at her face. I sure hope she doesn't really LOOK like an alien. That would be so hard to explain to Papa Bean. Your daughter is green and glowing because.............
