Big, big baby!

Hi,
First of all, my dear friend Jenn hosted our 2nd baby shower for us last weekend and we had a great time! I finally got diapers and a diaper bag which I was really worried about for some reason. We also got to make our own onesies with a plain white onesie, paint and stencils...they are all so cute!!

Now, onto today's doctor's visit. 36 wks as of this week and 27 days to go. They did a sonogram which allowed me to see the baby for the first time in about 12 weeks or so. The baby is so tightly squeezed in there it was difficult to see things clearly but I did see the baby moving his/her mouth as if chewing on something. I also kinda saw the face though not very clearly.
The big news of the day is they determined the weight of the baby..........BIG!
With about 4 weeks left the baby is weighing in at 6lbs 10ozs. When the doctor entered the room, she said "wow, that's a big baby!" Good heavens, that is a big baby. She started talking to me about the fact that babies usually gain an ounce a day or half a pound a week which means, if that holds true that the baby will be about 81/2lbs at birth or more. Yikes! She asked me if I would be interested in being induced perhaps the week prior. Because I am so tired and it hurts even when I turn over in bed, I smiled and started to agree. I remembered though that I had heard being induced makes for much more difficult labor so I stopped in my tracks and asked if there was any truth to that. She said they would not even consider inducing me if my cervix was not ready for it and that its situations where your water breaks but you've not started effacing or dilating that make the induction more painful and difficult. She wasn't going to check my cervix today but I insisted, if for nothing else, out of curiosity. She was very surprised to find that my cervix is "very soft", 70% effaced and 11/2 centimeters dilated. She said that is was unlikely we would need to have the conversation about induction based on those stats. She doesn't think I will make it that long. I have another appt this coming Wed and I really hope progress continues. I would really prefer to not be induced and let nature take its course. Crossing my fingers that will be the case.

Getting anxious and excited! I have another baby shower this Sunday at Aunt Shirley's house. Can't wait to get everything in final order for the arrival of the baby! :)