1600 grams (3.5 lbs) and growing!

Much has happened since my last post more than two months ago: Christmas, New Year, bedrest ...

We went to the doctor again last Friday. We're now at almost 31 weeks. Baby Grepl is doing well; based on measurements made by the doctor, she now weighs almost 1600 grams, just right at this stage of the pregnancy. She couldn't make any measurements of the length, but my books and internet sites say that the baby should be about 40 centimeters long by now. Hmmm , I can't imagine how my already large belly would look 8-10 weeks from now, when the baby is supposed to be double its current weight. A little scary ...

More good news: the (painless, but not quite normal) contractions I've been having for about a month now --- the reason the doctor told me to stay in bed --- have had no effect on my cervix. Nevertheless, since it hasn't stopped (i.e., since I still get them as soon as I get up or walk for more than 5 seconds), I'm to keep staying in bed for at least another week. The doctor's having some lab tests done, and I'm going back to see her in a week to see if I have to keep staying in bed.