Peanut...

Gordon and I have to be at the hospital by 8:25 a.m. in the morning. Unless things get interesting tonight with the contractions I have been having, I will be induced tomorrow.

It is exciting to thing that we will get to see Peanut so soon (it is also a little scary). I think that it is all very surreal for us both still. I guess tomorrow that we will be slammed into reality, ready or not.

We are planning to have the baby blessing on November 7th. More information on it will come as we get a little closer.

We love you all and thank you for your support!

Things to come

With having less than a week from my due date and finally feeling better from being really sick, I am a little scared but I have a wonderful family and an amazing husband.

Long ago I decided I wanted to have a "natural" child birth. I am so grateful for my mom and Gordon and their amazing love and support. They are so encouraging and loving. I know so many people that think I am crazy and even people that are related to me that would like to convince me to give in now and have an epidural. It means so much that in the whirlwind of all the negativity about my decision, I have two amazing people to physically stand by my side and I know even with them, I have my Savior to lean on as well.

Gordon and I have been going for walks every night. I feel so blessed to have such a loving husband who will walk slow around our complex a million times because I am afraid of walking too fast for too long for fear it will send me into labor.

Come take a tour

We finished Peanut's room a while ago, except for putting pictures on the wall. Here it is for everyone to see.

Yes, there is pink in her room.

Being Productive

Gordon and I are just waiting until Anna is ready to make her debut.

In the mean time...

Gordon and I decided that we wanted to be self-reliant and proactive, so...

I made banana bread and muffins that are now in the freezer, we can heat them up in the toaster or microwave for a snack or breakfast. I also have a strawberry-banana fruit leather done.

In the next couple days I plan to make granola bars, rice crispy treats, more fruit leather, some homemade ravioli that we can freeze to pull out for dinners and another batch of homemade hot pockets. This is all so if I don't feel up to cooking or don't feel like I have the time, we will have plenty to rely on...not to mention homemade food is always cheeper, healthier and taste better as well.

I only need to remember that I can't do it all at once and that it is not a big deal if it all doesn't get done.

Things I have learned...

I have learned quite a bit in the last two weeks(not in order):

1. I get really bad headaches when I don't get enough rest.

2. Heartburn is different for everyone and now I know what it feels like.

3. Heartburn can literally burn your throat and tongue (you don't want to feel that, trust me).

4. Heartburn can make it so it is very hard to breath.

5. Heartburn is normal at this stage of pregnancy.

6. Gordon is extremely patient with me, even when I'm sick, grumpy and get nothing done ALL day.

7. The baby's room is smaller than we thought, but the dresser fits into the closet nicely.

8. I love work and my boss, but I just want to be home.

9. Everyone is way excited for Peanut to arrive.

10. We don't have as much as we thought we did for her and will need to buy more of everything.

11. We should find a time for a baby shower/meet and great.

12. Time goes by so fast. It feels like we were just dating and not we have been married and about to have a baby all at once.

13. More people want to help and we never know what to get help with (and we are prideful) so we never accept help.

14. We are so blessed to have family so close and so helpful.

15. Baby blessings can be in other wards that are not yours and they can also be done in your home.

16. If you go to the ER when you are pregnant, they take care of you immediately and they also transfer you to Labor & Delivery as soon as possible.

17. The ultrasound technician doesn't give you warning when she changes wands and all of the sudden there is a 4-d image of your baby on the screen.

18. Babies turn when they want and sometimes they just don't turn.

19. Heavenly Father knows what is best for all. He loves each of us and you will always be comforted, even if your emotions are confusing.

Mixed emotions...

So with the possibility of having a baby in a week approaching, I am really struggling with how I feel.

There is a part of me that would like Peanut to be breech when I go in on Monday so I can have her Tuesday, but there is another part of me that wants to wait until I go into labor naturally.

There seems to be so many advantages to both. One of the biggest advantages of having her next week...I get to hold her sooner rather than later.

Version

So, I went in for my check up and sono today. Peanut is still breech...this is not too big of a deal because she has some time to turn.

On September 28th, I will have another sono and if she is still breech, I will be checked into the hospital on the 29th and they will try to do a version. This is where they will try to turn her manually from the outside. Bellow is somethings that we have to be aware of. I copied it from this website. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Although rare, there can be some complications with version:

• Premature rupture of membranes
• Problems with the baby's heart rate
• Placental abruption
• Preterm labor

Version usually is done near a delivery room. If problems occur, the baby then can be delivered quickly, by cesarean delivery if necessary.