Change of plans

I'm not one for surprises, of any kind. I was prepared for most of the labor and delivery surprises that I've read about and felt pretty confident that I'd let this baby decide how that was going to go. Now that's a lot for me, because I can be a little bit of a control freak. However, it was not in my plans for this baby to "have my poor sense of direction" as Rick says. So the baby is breech, butt down and head up. Wrong direction for a normal delivery to take place. And due to her enormous size, apparently the chances of her turning on her own are slim. I am still holding out that she turns because Rick and I are typically on the lower odds scale of life. Nothing ever comes easy for us, why should this be any different, right?

Back to her weight, I measured 5 weeks ahead of a normal size baby. The Dr. could be up to a pound off, but it's looking like she's exceeding the 9 lb estimate. So even if she does decide to flip around and head in the right direction, I might still be faced with the fact that this baby just won't fit out of the birth canal.

We have a c-section scheduled for next week, so if things continue the way they are, we'll get to see this baby sooner than expected! Although I am not happy about the change of plans regarding a c-section, I am very happy to start our family and hold this little stubborn miracle growing inside me, waiting to come out. But maybe she could be less dramatic on her exit, and do her parents a favor and just head in the right direction??

Wrapping things up

Although not officially 100% complete on all the baby preparedness, I have to say I'm 99.99% there. My checklist has a few lingering items, but nothing major. Whew! The past two nights I have been half sleeping, going through all my lists in my head to make sure I got everything I need, or reminding myself to write down things I still need to get. It's exhausting!

I start to see my Dr. every week now, to see how things are progressing. I feel a little bit like a watched pot, not quit ready to boil.

36 weeks

Rockin' 'n rollin'

Not sure if the baby is getting restless or bored in there, but she sure has been moving around a lot. Maybe she's put on more weight and the movements are that much more definable. A few times I swear she's found my bladder and decided to press on it as hard as her little arms can muster. Other times, I think she's trying to see how far she can stick her butt out and stretch her living quarters. And she likes to tickle me too. I've never been ticklish, but somehow she can get her toes into the inside of my rib cage and just so very gently poke repeatedly. I have to say this is one of the coolest stages of movement since when I first felt the baby move. Especially when she really gets going and my belly shakes so much it moves the chair.

34 weeks