Hospital

Thomas was born on April 16 via scheduled c section. I have to admit, I don't know if it was because I already knew what to expect, but this c section seemed a lot easier than the last, I felt great the entire surgery. We knew that Thomas was a big baby as during all of his ultrasounds he consistently measured above the 87th percentile so we had all made guesses as to his weight and length and he was born weighing 8 lbs 14 oz, 20.5 inches. That's 10 ounces more than Benjamin weighed a whole inch longer. I could definitely tell the difference in sizes during this pregnancy but it was worth every extra ache and pain. It was the perfect day and I couldn't wait for Benjamin to get to meet his little brother. 

Little Brother

At my appointment 3 weeks ago I was measuring 5 weeks ahead so my Dr. wanted to take a peek at little brother to see just how big he is so last week we got to do just that.  Just to give you an idea, with Benjamin I had gained 40 pounds at this point and this time around I have only gained 25.  Despite what most people think, what the mother eats and the size of the mother has absolutely no influence on the size of the baby.  Some people just grow big babies, and apparently I am one.  At 30 weeks little brother is weighing exactly 4 lbs and is very long!  He is in the 83rd percentile and my Dr. is expecting him to be around 9 lbs at delivery, which isn't too far off from Benjamin.  Benjamin weighed 8lbs 3 oz at birth.  I can definitely tell this baby is bigger because aside from how big I look, I can definitely feel it!  Considering I am the size of an almost full term pregnant woman I feel exactly that way.  But, as Dr. Putterman said, better a big baby than a small baby any day of the week.  So here is a peek at little brother...

Looking almost exactly like Benjamin did at 30 weeks!  Although I think this baby has more of Matt's facial structure with a more prominent chin.  He has a lot of hair just like Benjamin did as well!  We can't wait to meet this little guy and I know Benjamin is excited, too!  When we say our goodnights to everyone,  Benjamin even tells Thomas (his potential name) goodnight and gives my belly a kiss.  Just the sweetest.

It's A...

Last week we got to take a peek at baby Grissom #2...

 

And found out that we are having a BOY!  Most importantly though, everything looks perfect and is growing perfectly.  And growing he is, right now he is measuring in the 87th percentile whereas Benjamin at this age was measuring in the 44th percentile.  Good thing I am having another c-section! =)  He has been very active and was moving all around during the ultrasound, but stopped to suck his thumb for a bit just long enough so that we could take a good profile picture.  Benjamin is excited to be getting a baby brother, but for the next 4 months I am going to soak up all of the alone time that I can with my sweet boy.