I knew going to my doctor appointment this morning that the baby hadn't flipped but she confirmed it (Ski's baby = little turkey). We scheduled an "external cephalic version" for Friday morning where they are going to try to flip the baby over by pushing on my belly. It's done at the Birthing Center and they monitor the baby pretty closely so there is very little risk. She said she has only had one result in an emergency c-section in the many years she's been doing it and that one was because the baby had some other problems going in to the procedure. So hopefully it works and I can have this baby the right way and if that is too much to ask, I'm just praying we don't end up with a baby at the end of Friday. Because I don't think the baby is quite "cooked" yet and because I'm totally not emotionally ready yet. This begs the question "Can one ever be emotionally ready?" to which I'll respond with a resounding "Not a chance." At this point I've given up on all of my expectations for how I envisioned this pregnancy going and am currently just hoping and praying for a healthy baby at the end of all of this.
For you lurkers that I know are out there and never leave comments (hint, hint), make a guess about the sex/birthday before Friday because I'm locking the ExpectNet game down then. And you wouldn't want to miss your chance as that would be a travesty of epic proportions...
Gina,
This is a message from Amanda Huston (nee Biggins, from your hometown) and I really am a lurker (creepy, sorry!). Someone e-mailed me a link to this blog, (ah-the wonders of the Internet), and being pregnant with my second baby, your writings have been endlessly amusing to me. Obviously, you have a HUGE and loving support system, but I wanted to tell you that you have my prayers as well. Good luck tomorrow!
Blessings,
Amanda
Posted by: Amanda | October 19, 2007 at 07:52 AM