Cohen is Getting Big! (and so am I!)

Nothing really noteworthy has occurred in the last week or so.  We finished our last Birthing Class without being a disruption.  We even received an official certificate of completion.  And our last doctor's appointments have gone really well!  In fact, this week we waited an hour or so then we were told the doctor had left for a delivery and since he personally wanted us to see him instead of a nurse practitioner, we could wait for his return  or re-schedule for the next day.  I consulted with Chris. He surprised me by saying he wanted to wait.  Even more surprising was that on this particular day, Chris was very well-behaved, which was especially annoying because this was the most antsy and impatient I have been through all of our weekly appointments.  I wasn't feeling well. There was a lady nearby who was coughing off and on (I really don't want even a cold!). The atmosphere in the waiting room was tense since they were backed up.  We heard rumors of people leaving and witnessed many walk-ups to the counter to inquire about the wait.  None of this phased Chris. He made an amazing amount of progress on his novel and barely noticed the people around him until he participated in a stare-off with an older lady whose gaze had settled on him. Chris won. People came and went.  The office seemed to be closing down and I was afraid they forgot about us.  Then the lone nurse informed us that our doctor was back!  I realized he had come back specifically for us and it was his Birthday! I felt a bad, but at least we didn't need to repeat the whole ordeal the next day! Anyway, it went well and the doctor said he is extremely pleased with us and where we are.  He said Cohen is getting really big and gave me no comfort or assurance about ultimately having a c-section if he is too big! I guess I won't worry about that now.  Chris and our doctor exchanged info about local BBQ joints and we were on our way!

I thought for those who are interested, I would post pictures of Cohen from the beginning.  They are amazing to me, but if they make you squeamish (like my sister), avoid the next section!

Our first glimpse around 6 weeks!
  

Around 7 weeks

One of my favorites-the "gummi bear" photo at around 8 weeks.

Our last picture at 9 weeks at the specialist before we graduated to a regular ob!

A little person around 10 or 11 weeks.

First official sonogram at 20 weeks.

Follow-up sonogram at 26 weeks-so big!

Me, plenty big at 22 weeks (with Tucker)!