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Ross said:
I need to send you a box of crayons to doodle on that nursery wall and make it look like it really will in a year or two. ;) :D

Crayons on the wall? My darling children never did this, but my niece decided to finger paint on her wall ---- after having made her own "finger paint". :eek:
She's now 25 and a preschool special ed teacher. She says she has the regular kind of finger paints in her classroom.
 
Well, we had our first little bump today, and I mean "little" (literally). After having normal measurements for 37 weeks, Jill's uterus measured a bit smaller than normal today. We get to go back to the doctor on Thursday for an ultrasound. The doctor said it could be nothing at all or it could be our baby is small. I guess we get to wonder about it for the next three days. :rolleyes:

Fortunately, it's not heart related. Anyone ever have a small uterus?

All that aside, we were told that the won't let Jill go more than seven days past her due date. So this baby is coming by October 21st at the latest.
 
Ah man, I thought you were going to say "it's a" and now I'm still in suspense.

It's most likely nothing at all Christian. All sorts of weird anomalies occur just before birth. ;)
 
Christian,

I have three absolutely normal, beautiful children: Jessica, Samantha and Coulson. I measured small while carrying all three of them and worried a bit, especially with the first, but they were born perfectly normal in size. Women carry according to their genetics. My mother also carried small and felt a lot of anxiety with her first child -- my brother -- who today is six-feet-two-inches tall!

If your tests to date were normal, then you have nothing to worry about. After looking at my son, Coulson's sonogram, one doctor said that he was bald as a bowling ball -- not a stitch of hair on his little head. Two weeks later, he was born with a FULL head of hair. And to this day, he looks twice his age because of his thick, beautiful hair.

The bottom line is that children are resilent and take from their mother what they need. More than one doctor has said that children are parasites, but I find that comparison unsentimental. Children are gifts from God, and you're about to experience the most JOY you'll ever feel in your life.

Best,
 
You were right, Kim. The ultrasound estimate was 22 inches long and 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Everything else was normal too. Jill just has a small belly.

We got verification that he was a boy too. Jill asked, "is that an ear?"

"Nope," said the echo tech. "That's actually one of his boy parts."
 
KimC said:
Children are gifts from God, and you're about to experience the most JOY you'll ever feel in your life.
I bet you aren't thinking this way when they hit the teen years. You'll want to kill them then! :D
 
Yes Christian.
I measure small with Shya from 36 weeks onwards. Shya came at 38 weeks and perfectly ok.
Dont worry too much. Baby is in the safest place it can be
 
I've never wanted to kill my teenagers...

I've never wanted to kill my teenagers...

I?m so excited for you and your wife, Christian. I can?t wait to see a picture of you holding your baby boy. This is such a special and exciting time in your lives.

And don?t listen to Ross..... babies grow up to be just like their parents. All you have to do is set a good example, and I can already see you and your wife won?t have any problem doing that. :)

I can't wait to hear what our very first vr.com baby's name is!! :D
 
just checking in to hear from you...

just checking in to hear from you...

hi christian,
just wanted to know how things are going... our first was a premie... our second 3 weeks early and both fine... this was about 17 years ago and 20 yrs ago... just wanted to see if anything was "brewing" with you guys...
i am sooo excited about this baby!!!!
hope you are both well and feeling good..
pls. let us know... -sylvia
 
sylviayasgur said:
hi christian,
just wanted to know how things are going... our first was a premie... our second 3 weeks early and both fine... this was about 17 years ago and 20 yrs ago... just wanted to see if anything was "brewing" with you guys...
i am sooo excited about this baby!!!!
hope you are both well and feeling good..
pls. let us know... -sylvia

We're brewing! Jill's in the very earliest stages of labor as of about 4 hours ago (7:00 p.m. EST on Sunday). The doctors had us come in and then sent us home. They said 1-4 days...
 
I'll get the catchers mit ready. Are you a tiny bit excited? :D Being the first child, be ready for a long labor. Sometimes I thought the kid wasn't going to come for a week. ;)
 
Ross said:
I'll get the catchers mit ready. Are you a tiny bit excited? :D Being the first child, be ready for a long labor. Sometimes I thought the kid wasn't going to come for a week. ;)

Yes, I'm a bit excited. Lots of emotions, really.

She's still having steady mild contractions, but nothing serious. She's only dilated a centimeter or so. I'll post again when it's all over. Don't be alarmed if there's a long delay... We expect the baby really soon but I'm guessing it could be up to a week.
 
Christian said:
Yes, I'm a bit excited. Lots of emotions, really.

She's still having steady mild contractions, but nothing serious. She's only dilated a centimeter or so. I'll post again when it's all over. Don't be alarmed if there's a long delay... We expect the baby really soon but I'm guessing it could be up to a week.

Well Christian...the race is on...who will arrive first, your son....or my grandson??? Anybody want to bet on this one?

My daughter, Jessica is due tomorrow, 10/13, and Christian's wife is due the 14th, right? And as of last Thurs, she was also dilated to about a cm. and having a contraction now and then.

I just talked to Jess, and she's still pretty sure she'll name her baby boy "Christian". I think that's a pretty cool coincidence!
 
If we named ours "Jessica," we'd have all sorts of coincidences. :) But I'm sure the little guy would hate us for it.

I'm betting on yours coming first. I think Jill's contractions have completely stopped. :rolleyes:
 
Christian said:
If we named ours "Jessica," we'd have all sorts of coincidences. :) But I'm sure the little guy would hate us for it.

I'm betting on yours coming first. I think Jill's contractions have completely stopped. :rolleyes:
Christian he's just priming up for some extra heavy duty activity, it'll be soon. Just not as soon as you and mom would like. ;)
 
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