Tick, Tock.......Blah!

Creeping, slowly, towards the third trimester…and it has sunk in.  I’m pregnant and time is certainly not on my side.  I feel my due date knocking on the door, looming over me and causing anxiety because I just know I won’t have enough time to get everything done that I want to before this little guy decides to make his appearance.  I’ve now made a “master list” for Travis, pointing out all the things that we need to accomplish in the next 4 months (or less)………knowing his go-getter/motivated personality, he’ll make sure it all happens, even if that means he has to give me a kick in the butt to get motivated with him!!  I’m more of “mentally nesting”….making lists, worrying, thinking of things that I need to do, but having a hard time doing them because I feel so blah these days. 

Aside from the enormous list of to-do’s, all is well in pregnant land.  We’ve had a handful of ultrasounds over the last few weeks and baby measuring a bit ahead of schedule.  According to his weight and various body measurements, he’s about 1 week and 4 days further along than we thought.  She did adjust my due date to November 26^th and aside from that, they are just keeping track of the little guy and his weight.  Marley weighed a solid 7lb 14oz at 39 weeks, when I had my c-section with her.  Maybe I’m in for an early delivery or a big boy!

Speaking of deliveries, I did switch OB’s this time around.  I had nightmares after Marley was born about having to have another c-section.  It wasn’t so much that I had a BAD experience.  Looking back, I just felt that I was a bit naïve with my first pregnancy…not doing my research in advance of my c-section and trusting too much in what my doctors were telling me.  Truth is, the only reason why I needed to have a c-section was because Marley was breech and my doctor convinced me that trying the external version procedure (where they attempt to turn her) could result in injury to the baby and a possible emergency delivery…via c-section no less (which poses more risk than one that is scheduled).  So…I waited and waited for Marley to flip, and she never did.  Girl has a mind of her own, still to this day!  I don’t think that delivering via c-section is a cop-out in any way, shape, or form.  The recovery is tough and it is a painful surgery, followed by a painful few days at home.  Either way you look at it, you are bringing a beautiful baby into the world!  BUT……I WANT THIS DELIVERY TO BE DIFFERENT!! 

To make a long story short, I just WANT to birth my baby the way nature intended me to (or at least give it a try).  Is that so bad?!  Fairview Southdale (which is where I had Marley) and the group of OB’s that I was seeing WILL NOT allow women to have or attempt a VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section).  Too much red-tape and potential liability in the way.  And so that is why I switched.  I have a new and amazing doctor at Park Nicollet in Shakopee.  She has helped to educate and encourage me on what having a VBAC is all about……….that it IS POSSIBLE and that I can do it if I want to!!  She pointed out that I am one of the BEST candidates for having a successful VBAC due to my age, health, and reason for having my first c-section.  I have faith that my body can do the job it was made to do and this time, instead of laying cold on an operating table while my hubby was off cuddling with Marley and the doctors chatted about the upcoming Vikings/Packers game (seriously), I will be able to (if all goes well) snuggle up with my new little guy immediately.  Not to mention, I WILL NOT miss those darn compression boots and the grogginess of anesthesia/pain meds!  I barely remember having visitors the day Miss Marley was born!  So………wish me luck!  

In other news...loving this weather, loving Marley's new found vocabulary (which is just exploding), and REALLY looking forward to a mini get-away with Trav in late September.  We're heading to Ely over my birthday weekend......staying in a cabin, relaxing, hiking (well, as much as you CAN hike at 31 weeks pregnant), sleeping in!  Marley will be at Grandma K's house at the lake!  Can't wait!!!  It's kind of fun to be returning to Ely...the place where Travis proposed to me 3 years ago on September 8th!  We were at Ludlow's Resort on Lake Vermilion.  Married shortly thereafter, in December 2008, and Marley arrived the following January 2010!  And the rest is history..........!!

Here's that little miss that I just love more than anything in this world........couldn't you just squeeze her?!