11 days left

Today I found out that January 9th will be Orzo's birthday. I had an ultrasound today and was hoping that she would have flipped on her own or I would be having a version (where they manually flip the baby) tomorrow. Unfortunately she decided to stay put and there isn't enough amniotic fluid to have the baby flipping procedure. Orzo appeared healthy and is currently estimated to be 6lbs 5oz. (At my last ultrasound, 3 weeks ago, she was estimated at 4lbs 15oz). Since she is still breech I will have a planned C-section on Friday, January 9th at 9am.

In preparation for our new arrival, John and I took almost every class offered by Hartford Hospital for new parents, Baby Care, Breastfeeding, Infant CPR, a Maternity Ward Tour, and a Childbirth Class. Ironically the one class we did not take was the C-section class.

As of Friday I was 37 weeks pregnant and kept thinking I had 3 weeks left until my due date, now suddenly I only have about 1 1/2 weeks left until the baby arrives... where did the 9 months go!!

All I Want for Christmas...

I had another ultrasound at 33 weeks just to check in on the baby since my uterus was measuring slightly smaller than expected. Fortunately everything checked out fine on the ultrasound in terms of the size of the baby, but she hasn't started preparing for her trip into the real world yet. She was breech (head up, butt down with her legs folded and feet up by her head), most babies at that point have their heads facing down.

Orzo's face and head with a fist up by her mouth

A slightly scary looking view of Orzo (I think she looks a little like an alien in this picture)

Orzo's foot (just getting ready to kick me in the ribs)

I had another doctors appointment today (at 35 weeks 4 days) and Orzo is still breech. I have another ultrasound scheduled at 37 weeks to check on her progress. If she hasn't turned by then the doctor's will either try an external version (where they basically push on my belly to get her to turn around) or possibily consider a planned C-section. I've told John that all I want for Christmas is for Orzo to turn around on her own... anyone know if they sell that on amazon?