we shall call him...flipper

i received a call from the hospital this morning at 6:45am saying they had an opening for an ultrasound at 8:30am and instructed me to be there by 8:10. i found this extremely strange as i already had my other appointment scheduled for 2pm today. weird? does 6 hours really make a difference? i guess when you're over 39 weeks pregnant and they suspect your baby to be breech, this makes things urgent.

i quickly got ready and rushed down to the hospital...so very eager to see my sweet little baby on the ultrasound monitor. i haven't gotten to see him since our 3D ultrasound in january, so i was very excited. the ultrasound tech was super nice and we chit-chatted about babies and pregnancies. she put her magic wand on me and says "this baby is definitely head down!" i don't think i've ever been so shocked in my life!

it was very exciting to know that he had made his way back down to the correct positioning. to be honest, it was a little bittersweet because i had gotten used to the idea of a c-section, and i definitely got used to the idea that he would be here sooner than anticipated. but...this is also such good news. if i can deliver him naturally, that means a way shorter recover time, a much shorter hospital stay, and so many good things. i've also read a lot about babies born by c-section and how a different bond is formed between them and their mommy. either way, all i care about is that the little one arrives in a healthy fashion...however he may choose to do so!

i also asked the ultrasound tech if she could guestimate his weight. yah, ok...bad idea. he's already 8lbs. so now i'm a little fearful that i'll have a huge massive baby. she did say it can be plus or minus one full pound, so that could be only 7 lbs...BUT, it could also be 9! yikes. oh well, he was so cute, so chubby, and just so lovable. i can't wait to meet him now.

it's a little tough to see, but this is his profile shot. you can see his little button nose and his nice pudgy kissable lips...i can't wait to snuggle with this little man!



so i'm offically back to the big waiting game. i asked my doctor how long he'd let me go overdue and he said at my 40 week appointment he would do a membrane sweep and an internal exam (yay...). at 41 weeks we'll start talking about induction if he still hasn't arrived. so it looks like we're in this for the long haul now!

because he flipped and flipped back, it seems that he's sitting way high up floating in his comfort zone again. i've gone back to drinking my red raspberry leaf tea, walking, and doing things around the house. i took it easy the past couple days just because i was fearful i would go into labour with a breech baby and they would have to perform an emergency c-section. i'll have to start walking as well...if this awful rain would ever stop! seriously, it's june.

i felt a little productive today. more than i have been the last few days at least. i baked some delicious chocolate chip/skor/pecan cookies and banana oatmeal muffins. so if nothing else, i'll just sit at home and eat baking for the next 20 days and see how much weight i can put on. sounds like a great plan to me...