25 weeks

8/27/08

Head to heels, the baby should now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture. I wonder if she is going to have light hair like Owen, or dark like George and I. My hair is somewhat wavy, but Owen's hair is straight as can be. Wouldn't my little girl look cute with some curls? I see that most of you have voted on girl. Is that because you are wanting me to have a girl, or because you really think I am having a girl? My hair stylist had her twins at 25 weeks and 3 days. I can't even imagine having this baby in 3 more days!!!! How scary!!! Everything is going well, and I go back to Beth Bary the midwife on Tuesday, and have another ultrasound on September 5th. I can't wait to take another peek at this little one.

Owen has been to two different doctors in the past two days. Yesterday he went for his 15 month check up. He is now a whopping 24 pounds (50th percentile) and 32 inches long (75th percentile). He has grown an entire foot since birth. George said he needs to keep up that pace. Up to this point he had only received 3 immunizations of Prevnar (each spaced 3 months apart). At this visit he got his first dose of the Polio vaccine. He didn't even cry. Dr. Wampler, his pediatrician, says that we need to frustrate him more to get him to talk. He said Owen has no desire to talk because all of his needs are being met without having to do so. Owen will now pull me off the couch, and push my legs to get me to go in the direction he wants. He will also take my finger and point it at whatever he wants. It is so cute, but Dr. Wampler says to not give into that, and make him frustrated so that he learns to communicate through speech. He only says, ma-ma, da-da and ack at this point. He rambles on and on with gibberish all day long but not real words. Dr. Wampler said we will re-evaluate the speech issue again at his 18 month check. All of the other 15 month milestones he met several months ago. Actually he is already meeting all of the 18 month milestones except for saying 10 words.

Today we went to see his kidney doctor, and it looks like he will be having surgery within the next 9 months. The decision now is who we are going to have do the actual surgery. I have not been impressed with the local surgeon, so I am considering going to either Riley, or Cincinatti Childrens'. Owen's doctor is supposed to be calling me with some names of great surgeons at each place. I will keep you all posted.

Gotta get off of here, my fantasy football draft starts in one hour, and I have to get a lia sophia show closed out before hand. For those of you who don't know, I beat out 8 guys and 1 other girl for the title of 1st place last year!!! I am going for a repeat performance.