34 Weeks

Well, what a big boy we’ve got! Last week at the doctor’s office, they estimated his weight to be 6 lbs 4 oz and 18 inches already! If that follows the “half a pound a week from here on out” rule mentioned in week 32, then at 38 weeks (which is when I had Sophie) he’ll be 9.375 lbs! We’re looking at a 10 lb baby! Yikes! Oh, but there’s good news, too! The doctor checked my cervix and he said, “You have a nice and roomy pelvis; you won’t have any problem delivering a large baby.” I’m not so sure that’s a compliment. Anyway, there really is good news. After the last ultrasound, the doctor said that this looks like a totally normal pregnancy now and I probably won’t need as close of monitoring anymore. In fact, the technician doing the ultrasound had a difficult time finding the synechea because he’s so big he’s pushed them aside. Yippee!

Also, the contractions have started in massive! I am currently having contractions every 20 minutes, but they’re not getting any stronger or any closer together so I think this may be the very beginning of latent labor. We’ll see, I guess. The good news is: if our baby were born today his chances of surviving — and thriving in the long run — would be excellent. His skin is smooth and he's layering on the fat he needs to control his body temperature when he enters the world. His central nervous system is still maturing and his lungs are well developed by now. We actually got to see him practicing breathing on last week’s ultrasound.

This is what the baby looks like now:

Oh, one more thing the ultrasound showed us is that he is head down now but he hadn’t engaged. So, I haven’t “lightened.”

Info taken from BabyCenter.com

Chris and I are curious what you all think the name of the baby boy should be. We have narrowed it down to our two favorites, but we still want to know if you have any input. So, if you think of a name (first or middle) that's not on the list but want to suggest it, email us.

Andrew Danger

Finnegan James

BTW, we’ve heard that we may have some difficulty baptizing him if we named him Andrew Danger because traditionally the middle name is supposed to be a saint’s. Does anyone know the truth behind this or anything about it? I kinda thought it may not be so anymore because the Catholic Church has moved more towards the grey in so many areas.

We’ve had some inquiries about a baby registry. We are registered at Babies “R” Us.

Note that, for the purposes of this chart, babies are measured from the crown (or top) of the head to the rump (or bottom) until about 20 weeks. After that, they're measured from head to toe.

Gestational age	Length (US)	Weight (US)	Length (cm)	Mass (g)
20 weeks	10.08 inches	10.58 ounces	25.6 cm	300 grams
21 weeks	10.51 inches	12.70 ounces	26.7 cm	360 grams
22 weeks	10.94 inches	15.17 ounces	27.8 cm	430 grams
23 weeks	11.38 inches	1.10 pound	28.9 cm	501 grams
24 weeks	11.81 inches	1.32 pound	30 cm	600 grams
25 weeks	13.62 inches	1.46 pound	34.6 cm	660 grams
26 weeks	14.02 inches	1.68 pound	35.6 cm	760 grams
27 weeks	14.41 inches	1.93 pound	36.6 cm	875 grams
28 weeks	14.80 inches	2.22 pounds	37.6 cm	1005 grams
29 weeks	15.2 inches	2.54 pounds	38.6 cm	1153 grams
30 weeks	15.71 inches	2.91 pounds	39.9 cm	1319 grams
31 weeks	16.18 inches	3.31 pounds	41.1 cm	1502 grams
32 weeks	16.69 inches	3.75 pounds	42.4 cm	1702 grams
33 weeks	17.20 inches	4.23 pounds	43.7 cm	1918 grams
34 weeks	17.72 inches	4.73 pounds	45 cm	2146 grams
35 weeks	18.19 inches	5.25 pounds	46.2 cm	2383 grams
36 weeks	18.66 inches	5.78 pounds	47.4 cm	2622 grams
37 weeks	19.13 inches	6.30 pounds	48.6 cm	2859 grams
38 weeks	19.61 inches	6.80 pounds	49.8 cm	3083 grams
39 weeks	19.96 inches	7.25 pounds	50.7 cm	3288 grams
40 weeks	20.16 inches	7.63 pounds	51.2 cm	3462 grams
41 weeks	20.35 inches	7.93 pounds	51.7 cm	3597 grams
42 weeks	20.28 inches	8.12 pounds	51.5 cm	3685 grams
43 weeks	20.20 inches	8.19 pounds	51.3 cm	3717 grams