update at 37 weeks

lots of big news today. found out i am 4cm dilated, 70% effaced and ready for labor. the only catch, wee watson has flipped in the last few days and is now frank breech, meaning his/her bum is down and the head is up with the feet by the face. basically, wee wants to come out bum first! so, after confirmation by ultrasound that wee is breech, we went back to our midwife to talk through next steps. where we stand right now, at 37 weeks, it is worth waiting until 38 weeks if we can to take any action. so, next monday we will go into the hospital to see if they can manually manipulate wee into a head down position so that i can allow my body to go into labor naturally. there is a small chance wee might move on his/her own, but the ultrasound revealed he/she is so low they are not sure this is feasible. they do think i am a good candidate for the manipulation, so fingers crossed it works.

if the manipulation procedure doesn't work, then we have the option to just stay at the hospital and go ahead with the c-section. hank and i think this is what we would do if we get to that point. the ultrasound showed that wee is very healthy, a little under 7lbs and ready to join the world! so, we might get to meet wee watson on monday! ah! i can't believe it.

this is definitely not how hank or i envisioned this process going, but we got our first lesson in parenting today- anything is possible and the challenge is being flexible, open and focused on the positive. so, that is my commitment, i am going to focus on meeting wee soon, having him/her be healthy and happy and for us to start our lives together as a new family!

now lets just hope my body doesn't decide to go into labor before monday!

xo