161 What????

Pounds...yup, I'm publicly announcing how much I weigh as of today's doctor appointment. I'm glad I've already taken my maternity portraits, because after seeing that number today on the scale, I feel a bit depressed and am not so sure I would have felt "fabulous" enough for my pictures. Where did my 125 lbs go?? I must look like a hippopotamus! Oh-well, I attribute at least 10 of those pounds to what I'm carrying around in my cankles. We also found out today that at 32 weeks pregnant our son weighs in at 5 lbs. 2 oz. (this puts him in the 71%ile size wise). They are most certainly predicting an upper 8 lb. baby, perhaps a 9 pounder. OMG!!!!

The good news about me having this extremely large baby is that they are planning a C-section-not because he's big, but because of my bicornuate uterus; poor guy is breech and doesn't have room to turn! They are also planning on moving up my due to date to approximately June 15 (this is all tentative and won't be finalized until sometime next month). June 15 is literally the first Monday of our summer vacation- our last teacher day is the Thursday before. That gives us the entire summer with him, which is great.

Now for the not so great news: when getting my ultrasound today I asked if one of his arms was up underneath my right rib because it felt like he was pulling on things up there. I was told no, but the area was examined because I mentioned having pain there (which has been going on for a few weeks now...nothing excruciating, but certainly uncomfortable). The ultrasound discovered a MASSIVE cyst on my kidney. At least they think it's a massive cyst. However, kidneys aren't their area of expertise. The mass was measured, and it is 14 cm. long and 43 cm. around. This is much, much bigger than my kidney.

I'm panicking as they are telling me all of this news. I prefer to think it's Jake's hand up there pulling on a rib.

So, this lovely discovery means another trip to a specialist. Not a baby/uterus specialist this time, but a kidney specialist (there was some technical name for this type of doctor, but it escapes me at the moment). They plan to call me tomorrow with a referral and think that I will wind up having to go to Portland for this specialist. Ugh. Why can't I have a normal body? Seriously....a giant cyst? Is it competing for attention with my giant baby?

The good news is that Jake is not and will not be affected by the cyst, even if it ruptures....just I will be! Anyhow, more news on the cyst when I find out more....let's hope it turns out to be nothing serious.