Big Baby

Catherine Watson Kippen, of Scotland, was only 15 when she arrived in Utah and married James Kippen -- her senior by 20 years. It was less than a year later she gave birth to her first child, Joseph Kippen. . .

"He was a large child, weighing about 14lbs at birth. Grandmother was very proud of the baby. She told about taking him to Salt Lake City to shop. While waiting for service at the Z.C.M.I. store, President Brigham Young came in and complimented her on her "fine baby". This she never forgot."

Catherine is my great, great grandma . . . on my father's side. That same, sturdy, Scottish blood runs through my veins, deeply . . .

I do not have a picture of her, but this is an image of Catherine's husband: My great, great grandfather, James Kippen -- A very sturdy Scottish man.

I just went in for an ultrasound today and Henry is weighing in at 8lbs 11ounces. (No, I am not diabetic -- this is pure genetics.) I am 36 weeks and 3 days along. I could "technically" have 3 and 1/2 weeks left . . . (though it is not likely they will let me go full-term). The technician showed me Henry's fat rolls -- so awesome. He is getting nice and chubby. Of course, his chub has nothing to do with my post about cookies and milk. :-)

So, it looks like Henry might be a "fine baby" too -- like his ancestor, Joseph. Nice and chubby. Nice and sturdy. Just the way I like them! Now, let's just hope I don't split in two! The doctor I saw today (the specialized ultrasound doc) said the word C-section, because of size. Well, I'll show him otherwise! I pushed out Daniel, who was 9.3lbs . . . I can totally do this. My grandma managed to push out a 14lb baby, so Henry should be no problem. :-)