A Quick Ultrasound Update

Just got back from my official last ultrasound. I don't have any scans from it because the baby is so cramped in there you can barely see anything "cool" like on the earlier ones. His head's already so far down you can't see his face or profile anymore.

I guess most babies at 36 weeks weigh about 6 lbs right now...well ours weighs approximately....
7 lbs 7 oz already!!!!
They also said he has hair already. I have no idea how they could tell but they did. :) 

I only got freaked out about one thing...
At my doctor's office she has one ultrasound machine that's pretty basic. My doctor has me go to the Maternal Fetal Medicine clinic at the hospital in the same network as her for them because their machines are way better, especially for tracking growth. This was my third one at this clinic so I already knew the ultrasound tech and the doctor there who talks to me even though she has no say so about what ultimately happens. They are both very nice but...

Well, the ultrasound tech came in, did all the usual stuff, measures his head, stomach, legs, arms, checks heart beat (was 131 BPM), but then when she goes to check the baby's blood flow through the cord (which was fine) she finds these weird string like things by his cord. She says in this really worried voice "I have no idea what these could possibly be!! I've never seen anything like this before!! I better go get the doctor to look at this!!"

I'm just sitting there thinking "Oh great, my baby's probably got some weird tentacles or something." Not really, but I hate that she did that, I got really nervous. When the doctor checked she said everything was fine and it was just part of the amniotic sac that got bunched up funny. Hate worrying for nothing! She also said the baby would probably be at least 9 lbs at birth and by the looks of things my actual doctor would probably not let me get to my due date.

I have an appointment with my actual doctor this Tuesday and by then she should get the results from this ultrasound. I should find out a more definite plan then!!!