I'm pleased to report that our little one is a tad bigger than average but he is NOT enormous. WHEW!
According to Baby Center, the average baby at 38 weeks weighs 6.80 lbs. Embry (allegedly) weighs about 7 pounds, 14 ounces. They also gave us the measurements for his head circumference, abdominal circumference, and femur length. None of these meant that much for me except for this: Oh, holy Lord in heaven, childbirth is going to be excruciating!!!!
We also got confirmation that Embry is definitely, without a doubt, a boy. So there will be no delivery day surprises resulting in Cat having to rush home to repaint the nursery and return all the boy clothes we have.
Posted by michelle at August 16, 2004 04:44 PMIt won't necessarily be "excruciating." Mike weighed 9.5 pounds at birth, 23" long, and he was an easy delivery. Very quick! Each baby and mom is different, so you really don't know what to expect, really. Congratulations on your soon-to-be addition to your family!
Posted by: Pat Brett (Mike's mom) at August 17, 2004 10:42 AMKeep in mind though Michelle that I was two weeks late (which kind of set the pace for the rest of my life but that's a different story). Also, I don't remember the birth being as easy as my mom said it was. I was taking a nap at the time and really wasn't "ready for the world" as they say. On a non-related note, I noticed Taco Bell wasn't on the registry?
Posted by: Mike (Pat's son) at August 20, 2004 01:01 AM