Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Go Big or Go Home

Well, the day is almost here.....the day our family grows by one and as my brother-in-law says, we start playing man on man defense. Two girls under 17 months should be fun.
It seems that we grow big kids though. Clara has been measuring big, really big. We know her due date is correct but she is measuring 2+ weeks big. We are at 38 weeks currently and most of her measurements by ultrasound are measuring at 40-41 weeks, a couple of them the machine won't even compute the weeks because they are so big. We told the ultrasound tech that she had been measuring big and she told us she measures really conservatively so we would see. When she was done and computed it, Clara estimated weight was 9 pounds 8ounces. I think that is pretty big. Anyway, because of her size we are planning on inducing labor and the earliest we can do this is next Tuesday. They are going to try and let Margo try to have her naturally but there is a good possibility of a c-section (which we don't prefer). And if she is able to do it natural there is risk to Clara of breaking a clavicle or having nerve damage. It is a little nerve racking. And there is always a chance that we could go into labor before then, who knows. Anyway, seeing that Clara is ginourmous, I thought it would be fun to play guess Margo's diameter/girth/how big around Margo is. Leave your guesses in the comment section and if we don't have a baby I will post the official reading in the next day or so. Here is a picture from last weekend to help you out. Not that it helps a lot because it is kind of far away.

4 comments:

Sarah said...

Wow! Little (big) Clara is going to be a big girl! Margo, you look amazing. Really. Not many people can pull of a 9+ pounder and still look beautiful. So excited for you guys as you grow to a family of four. It'll be hectic, but fun. You will both do great!

My guess is 47 inches. Can't wait to hear the big reveal! Love you all!

dave and jenn said...

I don't have a guess, but I want to let Margo know that she looked so cute at the Rhea Lana sale this fall!

Best of luck with delivery! Can't wait to see pictures of sweet Clara!

Sarah said...

Really? I was the only one that guessed?

Is there a prize? Because if there is I WON THAT BAD BOY.

Congrats on being 44 inches! I think I was 45 with Audrey. (Who ended up being 9 lbs. 1 oz. five days early) Can't wait to see how big miss Clara will be! (I'm sure you can't either) =)

Allison Nelson said...

Margo, you look awesome! Emma's birthday is Monday, the 5th. Its a good day to have a baby! Keep us updated!