37 1/2 weeks pregnant - The end is in SIGHT! :)

Nov 17, 2012

Wow! I guess it's about time for an update, eh? I can't believe the last time I updated was 6.5 weeks ago! Yikes!

A lot has gone on since the last I wrote. I had a growth scan at 30 weeks and Izaak's growth continues to be on track. It was also discovered at that ultrasound, though, that my baby boy was breech. So I had another ultrasound at 34 weeks to check his presentation again. They took measurements again and growth still on track. I'm so happy that he's doing great in the growth department and that all my hard work and taking it easy on exercise is paying off. I'm glad he's getting what he needs. BUT he was still breech at 34 weeks. Stubborn like his daddy, I guess. So at my 36 week appointment, my doctor (he's a family practitioner) sent a referral for me to see another OB to discuss attempting to turn the baby and/or a cesarean delivery.

I saw the new OB on Monday, Nov. 12 and discussed our options. I have been researching ECV (trying to turn baby from outside) and haven't loved what I had read about it. While the OB made me feel a little better about the procedure, it still wasn't enough to convince me to go through with it. I decided to go ahead and schedule a cesarean delivery. Baby boy still has a chance of turning head down on his own, so we will have an ultrasound on Monday, November 26th to check his presentation one last time before we go through with the c-section. C-section is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 30th at 7:30am! That's only 13 days from now! :)

I'm so very excited to meet our son and so ready to be done with pregnancy now, but I'm nervous about the delivery, the extended recovery, and the extra risk of infection presented by my excess skin. I'm also getting nervous about having two kids. Hoping I can love my little boy as much as I love my princess. Hoping that my daughter doesn't resent the baby or feel left out. There's so much going through my head that it hasn't quite fully sunk in that I'm going to have another baby soon!

As for my weight, I am still well under pre-pregnancy weight. My weight is continuously fluctuating between 240-245. First day of my last cycle, I was 265. I can't wait to see how 'skinny' I'm going to be after this little bean is here and the baby weight comes off! Looking forward to dropping 12-20 pounds essentially overnight! Looking forward to getting back to exercise - I probably won't worry too much about changing my diet radically until I see how breast feeding goes. I desperately want to be successful at breast feeding this baby since I didn't have much luck with my daughter. But at least I can exercise and burn off some of the extra calories I'll still be taking in.

We are completely prepared for this boy to make his grand entrance. Now it's just a waiting game... :) Can't wait to update with pictures of my little man, but I'll leave you with my most recent belly shot taken last Tuesday at 37 weeks.

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