40 weeks and 3 days...

Hi loved ones!

 

The weekend has come and gone and we are still here, waiting for baby boy to arrive. These last 2-3 days I have really become more uncomfortable and often need help to sit and stand up -- baby just feels so heavy now. And I'm tired... not sleeping well at night and having a hard time moving from side to side when lying down. Jonny says he hears me groaning through the night! :) 

 

Anyway, the end is in sight now because yesterday at my midwife appointment we discovered that he was no longer head down but in a transverse position (head to the side and spine down by the cervix)! Aghhh, our boys like to keep things interesting! ;)

 

So here is the plan now: Friday morning at 10:00 am I will have the "version" procedure to try and turn him (I'll be getting an epidural so I'm not worried about the pain). If it works, I will be induced immediately so I can deliver him naturally; if it doesn't, I will have a c-section. So based on this, baby boy should be here by no later than sometime on Saturday! If I go in to labor naturally in the meantime, I'll have to go to the hospital quickly to check if he is head down... if he isn't, they still may try to turn him.

 

So the saga continues and I ask for your continued prayers. Last night when I was praying, God comforted me by reminding me that despite the difficulty in waiting and just feeling so uncomfortable, very soon I would experience great joy in meeting our baby boy. Thinking of this has brought me peace. And just the thought of seeing Daniel meeting his little brother for the first time gives me such joy and excitement! Can't wait to share photos of that moment with you very soon!