Little Miss Norah

Colin and I went to the doctor today to see about this baby girl. She's still breech. Go figure. I am scheduled to go in Thursday, January 13th, to see if she will turn and stay. If she does then I get to go home and wait for labor, or the 19th, to be induced. I am dilated 2cm. Not that that means anything, really. If she won't turn and stay I think he will go ahead and do a C/S. If, while he is trying to turn her, my water breaks or the placenta pulls away from the uterine wall I will have to have the C/S right away. I am pretty sure that is what he told me. I had it all straight while we were talking with him, Colin too, and now we have gone over it, trying to work out details and such, that I may have some of it wrong. Well, the only part I am not sure of is the details on if she won't stay turned that day. I will have them all worked out before he begins the ECV. The nurse did tell me that if I have a C/S he will do a little tuck so I don't get that little pooch. There is an up-side to everything, right? Well, here's to hoping for the best! Now I need to go make a list of the things to get done before Thursday.

Baby Update

I went to the doctor today. He confirmed what I thought, the baby is still breech. She's just found a comfortable position and is staying there. There is still the possibility that she will turn before next Monday's appointment. If not, since I will be 38 weeks on the 14th, he wants to go ahead with the ECV on the 13th. They obviously don't want to do it before then because if I go into labor or my water breaks then we risk having a premie. If we wait until the next week, the 20th, we risk the baby being too big and difficult to turn. So, we just need this little girl to turn before the 13th so she can stay in there one more week. Then, when Colin has time off and my parents are here, we can have a natural delivery like we have planned all along. That is my prayer anyway.

BREECH BABY

I went to the doctor today. They used the ultrasound to check and see if she is head down. He was sure baby was head down two weeks ago. Well, she is not, yet. That was my prediction. I haven't had the usual feet in my ribs yet. I know there are a few exercises I can try. Now that I will be going every week they will check with the ultrasound to see if she has turned. I have about 24 days to go. If she hasn't turned by then they will try an External Cepahlic Version. In other words, they will try and turn her from the outside. I watched a few You Tube videos and the women don't seem to be uncomfortable. I don't know the success rate. My doctor said the baby isn't that big, under 7 lbs, so it should work. They will then put me in labor. I suppose if at that time she doesn't turn they will do a C-section. Not high on the list of things I ever want to do. Just pray for us, please.

Sewing project links

Car Seat Canopy - I didn't round the edges like she did. I rounded the corners where I knew it could drag on the ground or floor.

Car Seat Flowers - I found two errors on this link. Read the directions and you will know what I am talking about. When you sew the half circles at the bottom she says to put the wrong-sides together then sew. It is actually the right sides together then sew. Also, for the bottom layer of petals there are actually 10. She said only 9. I didn't put mine on pins, I just used hair clips. Pins might be a better idea if you think they might get taken off of the straps or fall off. I might re-do that. Cole likes to play with them.

Nursing Cover - I made mine a few inches larger in both the length and width. I just like the extra coverage.

Each project was easy and only the flowers were a bit time consuming. I did do one in about an hour but I was watching TV too. There are just lots of little steps.

Have fun!

It's getting close

I have finished a few projects. The first is a car seat canopy/tent. I found the pattern on-line and there was a link to, what I think, are very cute hand sewn flowers. I also made a new nursing cover. I do have one from Cole but I wanted one that was bigger, girly and that matched the car seat canopy. It turned out just like I wanted it to. I completely adored the ribbon and couldn't resist. I do have plans to make a matching diaper and wipes pouch also. I have really enjoyed sewing again. It has been a long time other than mending Colin's shorts only 3 months too late for him to wear. The kids like to help by pushing the sewing pedal.

Well, with only about 35 days until I go in to be induced I thought I would brighten the day with a belly shot. I can't say I love posting it but hey, people keep asking to see it. Hope you are all satisfied. I went to my doctor yesterday and he said that he is pretty sure she is head down. I was worried because I don't have the usual feet in my ribs feeling like I have with the other kids. I am certainly not complaining!! He also said that she is little, she probably won't be even 7 pounds. Like I would complain about that, right? All my babies have been under 7 pounds. Mia is so excited and she made a count-down calendar until Jan. 20th. She wanted an exact date but even with induction it's not a guarantee. She also wanted to know if she would be the 4th or 5th person to hold her and if not what number. I go back in two weeks for an exam and an ultrasound just to make sure baby is head down and to see if I am dilated or how much I am dilated. I can't imagine that I wouldn't be at all. I have lots of braxton-hicks contractions EVERY day. My parents will be here just a few days before I go in and I am really excited and grateful!

I need to get back on track!

This is good for me!

Thanksgiving

As per our tradition, we packed up and went to Dayton to spend Thanksgiving with our friends from medical school. We have spent almost every Thanksgiving with Ted, Kashia and the gang since med school in 2007. It is always a good time with lots of food and laughs. The weather was coooooold! It is sad to think that we will both be moving far away from each other but we will have more reasons to get together before we leave. These are all the pictures I took. Mia cried when we left and the next morning Jackson pouted in bed for about a half hour and kept telling me he wanted to go back to Kiari's. It took a few days but he seems to be over it.

Charity

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I was reading from the General Conference issue of the Ensign (a magazine our church publishes). I began reading a talk given by President Thomas S. Monson, the Prophet of our church, titled Charity Never Faileth. It was inspiring, uplifting and straight to the point. I learned a lot from it and loved the following quote from President Monson:

"Charity is having patience with someone who has let us down.
It is resisting the impulse to become offended easily.
It is accepting weaknesses and shortcomings.
It is accepting people as they truly are.
It is looking beyond physical appearances to attributes
that will not dim through time.
It is resisting the impulse to categorize others."

I needed to hear/read his words.

Happy 7th Birthday Mia!

It's been such a great experience having Mia in our lives. She is an amazing daughter, big sister and friend. I find myself asking her opinion about things more and more. She gets excited about cute baby things with me and if she had her way she would buy her baby sister anything she could. It is fun for me.

I am often reminded of her when I read the "If You Give A Mouse" books. She can go from one project to the next quicker than I can change a baby diaper.

There are little traces of her throughout the house every day.

Mia is very motivated to learn, read, write, bake and craft. She gets a bit of resistance from me, I get tired of the messes, but it doesn't stop her. She is always coming up with a new way to create something for someone. She writes me notes all the time to tell me how much she loves me. She still holds my hand and loves to sit by me and on my lap.

Friends are very important to Mia. She's devoted but is also learning that she doesn't have to do or agree with what they say or want. However, she sometimes thinks that she can disagree and not do what I say. She is not a pleaser and that is good too.

As a big sister Mia is great and then some. She loves her brothers and I can rely on her to keep Cole happy. I hope she doesn't forget about him when her baby sister gets here.

Mia, Mom and Dad love you so much and are so happy you are a part of our eternal family. Happy Birthday girl!

october 2010

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