Our big boy and the plan to get him out.

We had an ultrasound on Tuesday (11/11/08), at which our baby weighed in at over 10 pounds. That's huge for a baby at only 38 weeks! We know that these measurements can be off sometimes, but our doctor doesn't think it's off by more than 10% (ie, one pound in this case). As the ultrasound technician left the office, Chrissy's mom heard him say "There's one for the record books." Hmm.

Women give birth to big babies all the time. In fact, Chrissy weighed almost 10 pounds when she was born, but she was 2 weeks late, she was her mom's 3rd child (birthing big babies is supposed to be easier for "experienced" moms), and still her mom suffered complications. Since letting the baby come "naturally" poses some real dangers to him and to Chrissy, our doctor recommended a C-section. SO... we've scheduled Baby Soderlund's C-section for Tuesday 11/18/08 at 12:30pm.

We're sort of puzzled by our baby's huge size. But we are also confident in his maker: "You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made... My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place." (Psalm 139:13-15) He has a plan in all this.

Boy, are we going to feel silly if he weighs anywhere less than 9 pounds on his birthdate!