Well, the results are in...

Funny story first - I walked into the room and they asked me why I hadn't found out the sex - if I didn't want to know or if they just hadn't been able to tell. I told them I had wanted to know, but they hadn't been able to tell. The tech said "This late in the game it's cramped so I don't know if I'll be able to tell, but if I see I'll let you know."

OK, that's fine, I wasn't really expecting much anyway. She put the wand on my belly and what's the first thing we see? A scrotum. Definately boy number two. It was just funny to me because the smaller they are they easier it's supposed to be to see, but of course, leave it to my child to fight it until the very end, and then when I've pretty much given up: BAM, there it is.

As for other things... Chances of my VBAC are low. Bummer, huh? Turns out all my ranting about how I knew this baby was small? Wrong. Very wrong. I know ultrasounds can be wrong, and I've heard many stories of women induced early because they'll be having big babies, only to have normal or small babies. However, even in the wide "range" they gave me, the smallest this baby is right now, is 4.5 lbs. I believe that from what the books say, the baby is growing .5 lbs until 36 weeks, and then a pound a week from there on out. Which means if I go to 40 weeks, I'm looking at a 10 lb baby. They also say that every baby you have gets bigger - Cayden was 8 lbs 10 oz at birth and came a week early. And they're actually estimating the baby to be 5 lbs 3 oz right now. So. A 10 lb baby doesn't seem too far fetched.

I wanted to fight it, but honestly I feel like the tech did a really good job measuring - she measured several times and rechecked her numbers and even gave me that range - she said the baby is between 4.5 and 6 lbs. I talked to my doctor and I thought I'd walk in and she'd demand a c-section - but she didn't. Which honestly shocked the crap out of me, because the way she's talked in the past has been pretty c-section pushing. We decided together that we'll schedule a section for 39 weeks. If I go into labor before then, they'll let me labor and try for my VBAC. But they won't induce me, and they won't let me go past 40 weeks, so I think this is a good compromise. I'll be trying a few Old Wives tales to get me going sooner - although I am a firm believer in the fact that if it's not your time to go into labor, you won't. But we'll see. I also forgot to ask if the doc would strip my membranes or if she would consider that inducement, but I'll be asking that at my next appointment. Obviously I won't be doing that or any other method of inducement for a few more weeks, but I just wanna have my ducks in a row.

Now for some pictures, because they FINALLY gave me some:


That's the "money shot" - they tell me it's a penis. Half the time in ultrasounds I have no idea what I'm looking at, but she seemed really sure. So I am too.




That's showing the baby's hair, which apparently he's got a ton of, the tech seemed impressed and just kept going "Wow."




This is the face, which I thought was super clear but everyone seems to be having a hard time seeing. The forehead is up on the right side and angled downwards, with the black spots being eyes, then the nose, then lips, and he's got a hand tucked under his chin.




Profile shot.

We got to see the baby practice breathing and I also got a shot of the baby with his eyes open, but I thought it looked kinda creepy, so I didn't post.

Here's a few pictures of big brother from his birthday that I kept promising to post and have been super lazy.






Those two were at the fire museum, because my son LOVES "mew-mews" (aka fire trucks)




Fixing his car.









Those were at his party. I thought the one with him and baby Kermit was especially cute - baby Kermit was on the floor by the door waiting to go and Cayden walked up to him on his own and playing with him so gently. Makes me super excited to see him with the new baby :-)

Next posting if I stop being lazy again I'll post pictures of our pumpkin adventures.