Sweet Dreams

Last night, Andy and I heard a noise coming through the monitor.  When we got closer, we realized it was "Larry Boy" from the Veggie Tales.  Ben sleeps with Ooh-Ooh (his monkey), his "cool giraffe", Nemo, and Larry Boy.  Lately, we've been finding Larry Boy on the floor each morning.  When Andy went up to check on Ben, this is what he found...I guess Ben wanted to be sure the Larry Boy made it through the night safely :)

Baby Oppy #2 - We're getting closer!!!

Baby Oppy #2 is measuring big (about 2 weeks ahead), so we had to have a second ultrasound this past week.  This came as no surprise to us, because Ben consistently measured 2 weeks ahead throughout the pregnancy, but it was nice to get a second look at Baby Oppy!

As of right now, they're guessing baby weighs around 7 1/2 pounds (with five weeks left to go...yikes, that could be another 2 1/2 pounds). I asked about the head size because Ben's head has been off the charts since birth.  The ultrasound tech never gave us a measurement, she just said "let's not discuss the head size...it's BIG"!  That's always reassuring to hear :)  I figure it's just a family trait, so I wouldn't have expected anything different.  Baby Oppy was also breech, so a c-section may be in our future.  Who knows though, because if babies are anything, they're unpredictable!

Right now, we're just excited to know that everything is looking good and baby had a great heartbeat.  We're counting down the days until we get to meet this little guy or gal, and it sounds like we may get to see it about a week earlier than we had planned...it's looking like we'll induce (or have a c-section if he/she is still breech) a few days before the due date.  We're ready!!!!

Here are some pictures of Baby Oppy...enjoy!

 This is a side profile of the face.  You can see the nose and the upper lip.

This is a picture of the face.  Don't pay attention to the fuzziness on the left side of the picture.  The baby's nose is just right of center.  Where is looks like it's sticking out it's tongue, it's actually sticking it's whole fist into it's mouth :)  I think we definitely have a thumb sucker on our hands.  Baby Oppy didn't take it's fingers or thumb out of it's mouth the entire time!