Your dad might be psychic + A few ultrasounds + Another weekly text update

Adam was on night shift with work for a while and after one night of being off he called me and said, "You should go look in my sketch book, I drew something I think you might like." I had no idea what he had drawn but I quickly got up and flipped through the sketch book to come to this picture.

(Ignore the poor scanning quality)

Now, I realize this baby's head is a little large and disproportional, but I immediately teared up knowing this is the picture he had in his head when he thought about our baby boy!

Soon after this drawing we had a growth scan. For some strange reason the doctor thought Ethan might be measuring a little on the large side. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that my belly is the size of a full term woman carrying triplets. We went in for our growth scan and it turns out yes, we in fact have a large baby. He was in the 86th percentile around 26 weeks weighing a pound and a half more than averages babies at 26 weeks...but the only thing putting him there was is the size of his head. We had another growth scan at 36 weeks and the tech said he was 7 lbs 4 oz, and will likely gain about a half a pound a week until he decides to come out.

Here are a couple of ultrasound pictures. I think Adam knew what he was doing when he drew Ethan's head the size he did. The ultrasounds are so much fun! I love getting to see him move around in there and try to make out what each body part is! And I love seeing his little profile!

Text from Adam sent August 30, 2011

"So week 18 and we have a 5.5 inch sweet potato that weights 1/16th of Guinto! Baby is flexing his/her arms and legs and is practicing all sorts of motions which Shell is feeling constantly now. She often has me put my ear on her tummy to see if I can hear or feel any kicking! Unfortunately it's not quite strong enough yet, which if it's a boy with my genes he will be sure to overcome that in the future :). If it's a girl the fallopian tubes are formed and in place now (which is a good thing because the "fallopian tubes" were at the top of my concerned list). The blood vessels can be seen through its skin and a protective covering is forming around its nerves. I pulled out a ruler today to look at 5.5 inches which looks gi-normous! While I normally hate sweet potatoes I sure am loving this one! Only one week until we find out if its going to spend hours entertaining us by singing and dancing or by putting holes in the wall while wrestling with me and the dogs!!!"