1 Week Later...

We had our 35 week doctor's appointment last Friday and learned that Colin still has not turned, my blood pressure was also back up and therefor our doctor has decided to schedule a c-section a couple of weeks early. We aren't worried about him coming a little early, he's already pretty big. He actually was on course to be a 9 pound baby if we let him go full term, as it stands he'll probably be around 8 pounds on his birthday, December 5, 2007. It's a Wednesday and the surgery is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. And for the record, no one guessed the 5th, but Gramma Kathy was closest with the 7th.

My doctor also wants me to go in for weekly ultrasounds and to see me in his office weekly until the big day (which is only 2 weeks away!). I go in tomorrow for this week's ultrasound. Then my doctors appointments will be on Wednesdays.

We also moved in to our new home last Friday. The kitchen isn't done, and probably won't be until late December/early January, and there is still a couple of other rooms that need work, but we needed to get in. As it stands, I have 2 weeks to unpack and get as settled as possible before Colin gets here.

We took the weekend to unpack as much as possible and we managed to get the crib put together and the nursery almost done! I've been working on getting all of Colin's clothes and blankets washed and ready for him. Speaking of washing we also got a new washer and dryer, which I'm in love with, I've been wanting front loading machines for awhile and Brad finally caved in! We got the LG Front Loading SteamFresh washer and dryer.

As for me, I've finally started to swell a little in my hands and feet, I think it's from all the activity. I had to remove my wedding rings this morning, and almost couldn't get them off! I'm still off the nausea medication and doing well. The doc recommended a new medicine for the horrible heartburn, Prilosec, and I've been taking that for 3 days now and seem to be doing much better. Yay! My weight gain is just around 17 pounds now.

Frank Breech

I wanted to talk a little more about the Frank Breech position. Brad and I attended our labor and delivery class this weekend, as well as a breastfeeding class. They gave us a manual to read and both instructors told me about some good exercises to do that could help Colin turn into the correct head down position. So I started them this morning, and at one point little Colin was COMPLETELY horizontal in my tummy! It felt really strange, but I'm hoping that it is a good sign that he will be able to turn. So I'm going to keep doing these exercises and hope for the best.

I found this diagram of a Frank Breech baby and thought I'd post it so you can get a visual image of how he is positioned. We found out this weekend that Frank Breech is actually the most common form of Breech baby.