Week 39 Update

Happy First Day of Autumn

Many many people are emailing and facebooking to ask "what's up?" with Baby Wilson. Instead of emailing the same note back or posting a new status (that will only be criticized)... I am going to give the update here!

Last Dr.'s visit, Dr. Rubino told us that our "little" monkey was in fact not very little at all... We go back at the end of this week for our 39 wk visit and its almost 100% that the Dr. will be scheduling a C-Section. Once we know the scheduled date, we are still not going to post that (sorry baby poolers)... we want it to be a surprise for everyone. The reason for the potential scheduled C Section is more because of potential complications the Dr. is concerned about... the baby's shoulders getting stuck could put us in a very bad situation. He measured the baby and my pelvis and is pretty convinced that a C Section is the way to go... You may ask: "Why wait?"... well he said that he'd prefer to have me go into labor, stop the labor and do the C-section... I know crazy right? Well he is a firm believer in letting things happen naturally and there are certain hormones that get released when you "go into labor" that help aide in breastfeeding (the milk comes in faster) and post pardum healing. But in the end, if they have to forgo waiting, they will.

Preparing for a "V" birth for the past 8 months has been a joy.... to find out that you have grown a large baby and now all the sudden have to have "major surgery" to remove the baby has been very hard for me to accept. In the end, all that matters is the baby is healthy and happy. I just feel a bit like I am already failing as a mother since I can not give birth the way "god intended". I know my safety in the main reason for the C section but still its very hard. Not just the part about having to have major surgery but the part about how I am going to "do it all" after the baby comes. Having a newborn after having a C section (from what ALOT of people tell me)... plus learning the nursing thing is just very hard when you don't have very many people close to you to "help". Don't get me wrong... Brian and I are a great team... plus we have my aunt & his mom... but I guess I am just feeling that I wish I had a sister or I wish my mom was still alive. I know that my relationship with my mom was not a typical one and we had not spoken in quite sometime before her death... but I wonder if having a grandchild would have changed ANYTHING for her? I was warned that I would probably begin to miss her in a way I had not expected - I just thought it would be once the baby was here. Most women really don't care who "sees them in all their glory" during birth or while nursing, I am not that kind of woman - so I just feel like this will be that much more difficult. I love my hubby so much and know we will get thru it all and it will be fine.... I just pray for a healthy baby and speedy recovery for me! The good thing about C sections is that you can stay in the hospital for a little bit longer... And we have made the agreement that we will let folks know whens its ok to visit at the hospital... so mommy and baby are both comfortable and up for visitors. I love that the baby gets to stay in our room the whole time once all the initial stuff is done in the nursery!

(HOLY CRAP - can we say pregnancy hormones???)

So the past few weeks off work have flown by... I know that February will be here so fast and I will be back at work. The baby's room is ready (as you saw in the prior post)... I made a bunch of dinners and have frozen them (although food is welcome when people come to visit)... we are trying to stay on top of the laundry so its not piled up for Brian to do later... we have our bags packed, phone numbers written down and the annoucement email drafted (with some obvious key bits of info missing)... We are ready!

Ok well hopefully this is the last blog before my little chunky monkey comes into this world! (Yeah I know I am gonna hear crap from the hubby about that remark... he is still convinced this thing is a munchkin!).... Below is the pic Brian took last weekend... 39 wks or BUST!

My New Room!

Just wanted to share some of the photos that were taken of the Baby's room and where he/she will be spending lots of their time in the coming weeks!

My bed in Mom & Dad's Room!

Just Kidding! False Alarm #1

After some "discussion" Tuesday night... we called the doctor b/c the mommy to be was not feeling well at all! Too much dancing last weekend at the wedding... All day Tuesday, I could not get out of bed, was dizzy, had a fever of 100.6, was in the bathroom every 30 minutes (food was not agreeing with me!), everytime I stood up I felt horrible pressure in my pelvis and the baby was not moving much since Sunday. I waited for the hubby to get home from work and we FINALLY agreed that we should just call the Dr. to make sure this was "normal".

The doctor told us to go to the hospital to get checked out... with all the symptoms and the fact that the baby's movement was decreased, they wanted to be sure nothing was wrong or that labor had not begun. We spent a few hours going thrut he normal stuff... IV got hooked up, blood was taken, fetal monitors attached to the belly... then the exam (ouch!!!) and ultrasound. We learned pretty quickly that the "pressure" I was feeling in the pelvis was in fact contractions and they were coming about every 5-10 minutes but very irregularly. No change to my cervix from the last checkup though. They were chalking the whole experience up to Braxton Hicks contractions and my body getting ready to have the baby. Baby Wilson is 100% in position and the comment the Dr. said was... "wow this is gonna be a big baby!"... how comforting!

It's now Thursday and while most of the symptoms have gone away... the food situation has not changed, the contractions are a bit more noticable, I am still getting dizzy. Thanks to my hubby's cousin in Texas telling me how to test my "nursing equipment" ... all signs are pointing to this baby being ready to come... I think I got the contraction thing down... Now I just need to figure out how to get my cervix ready for D-day!

Good thing I have been able to get alot on my "to do" list accomplished... The baby's room is ready, got a few meals cooked and frozen, scrapbook stuff is organized, all baby gear is together, We are ready!!!

Stay Tuned!!!

Uncle Kevin & Aunt Angie's Wedding

This past wkend we all celebrated the joyous occassion of Uncle Kevin marrying the love of his life... Aunt Angie... or Aunt "Cheese" as she will be known as... Lots and lots of people were very concerned that Baby Wilson was getting so excited that they wanted to make an appearance before the wedding... but we made it thru the wkend and are now trying patiently to wait for the grand entrance. As the reception neared an end, we got on the dance floor to help this little bugger along but nothing worked... not dancing, not a big glass of wine, not the spicy food... so now its just a big game of waiting. Below are photos from the wedding and some from the Wilson luncheon the day after the wedding.... Enjoy! We wish Uncle Kevin & Aunt Angie the best as the slumber on their first night in beautiful Hawaii!