So far as I can tell, I am growing this one HUGE by Japanese standards.

Each time we go in for an ultrasound, we have had four already, they take a measurement and estimate a due date based on that measurement. Of course, my initial due date is the one that sticks, thankfully they don’t keep bumping up the date just because the baby is growing a bit faster than expected.

Anyways, at the first dating ultrasound the baby was measuring a bit small and so my due date was assigned on April 7th. According to the calendar and my known ovulation day (I was basal temperature charting) my due date should actually be closer to April 1st.

At the second ultrasound the baby had grown by leaps and bounds (thankfully), based on its length from head to bottom it was scheduled to arrive by April 1st (right on target!).

Then, at the most recent scan, the baby had grown a ton! They measured his head diameter and now the computer suggests that the due date will be March 23rd.

Of course, the computer here is comparing my very American baby to their very Japanese statistics, but I can’t help but feel like I am just growing this monster child! It will be interesting to see what happens.

Part of me wonders if I will go in for a scan sometime in early March only to have the computer suggest that the baby was already born!