Well I wish I could say I had my baby girl in my arms but unfortunately her and my body aren't quite cooperating yet. For those of you that do not know I had a c section with Dominik and so I was attempting a vaginal birth after a c section. However there are certain criteria that I have to follow in order to do so and so far those things are falling into place.
I'm only dilated to less than a one and my cervix isn't thinning at all my Dr. believes at this point because I am due that the odds of me having her naturally are less than 50%. So we scheduled a c section for next Thursday in hopes that perhaps against his opinion that I can still go into labor on my own.
He will only let me go to 41 weeks with a VBAC so unfortunately next Thursday is the very latest I can go. I am so disappointed but I know that I can only control so many things and the ultimate goal is to get her here safely. I have a non stress test set up for Monday to make sure she is still thriving. My Dr. checked my amniotic fluid levels and those looked really good. I'm measuring right on schedule and I got to see her chubby little cheeks in the ultrasound. She is super cute. So far I still feel really good I'm not swelling up and I haven't gained any weight for the last month. I've been very lucky to have such an incredible and trouble free pregnancy for the most part. I'm praying that I will go into labor by myself in the next week but I'm also prepared to do the c section knowing that I did everything in my power and that was the only alternative. I've been walking and all sorts of things to help labor progress but nothing seems to work. I guess she is just enjoying herself way too much in there. My Dr. had planned to strip my membranes but my cervix is so hard he can't even do that. haha. Anyway it's been an emotional couple of days but I feel good about the decision I've made and I just need to accept that this is one of those things that I can't control. The good news is a week from today I will be holding my newborn baby girl in my arms and I cannot wait.
The house is coming a long I'm happy to report that we have finally sheet rocked and we are in the process of putting up all the doors and trim. We are hoping to be in some time in July. I am so proud of Nic and all his hard work he really has sacrificed so much to make this house so nice. We keep trying to keep our eye on the prize and a year from now we will look back at all this and laugh! Again we could not do it without the hard work of his family. They have truly been so incredible during this process and it just proves that no matter what you can always count on family!
I did some pictures of Dominik for his 4 year pics and then some maternity photo's. I wanted to make them family photo's but Nic is so busy I did not want to pull him away from the house so we decided to do some once the baby gets her as a "complete" family. Dom is doing great he is definitely all boy and he has tons of energy. I'm going to spend this last week with him and enjoy our last special time before Lily gets here. I still can't believe he is 4 years old and I'm so proud of the little man he is becoming. I feel so blessed to be able to stay home with his these past few months because I can never get these times back. They grow up so fast and I don't want to take any of these moments for granted. As much as I want Lily here I know I will miss having her with me 24 hours a day. I am so lucky to be a woman and to be blessed with the incredible gift to have children and I try and remind myself of that when I complain about being pregnant or her not being here yet. It's funny how you think your life is SO hard but when you look at the BIG picture you realize how incredibly blessed your life really is and that others around you have it far worse than you. I am so thankful for my life and my family and kids and although things seem tough or stressful I wouldn't trade any of it. Okay I'll get off my cheesy soap box! I hope this finds everyone Happy and Healthy and stay tuned for details of Princess Lily's arrival!
I'm only dilated to less than a one and my cervix isn't thinning at all my Dr. believes at this point because I am due that the odds of me having her naturally are less than 50%. So we scheduled a c section for next Thursday in hopes that perhaps against his opinion that I can still go into labor on my own.
He will only let me go to 41 weeks with a VBAC so unfortunately next Thursday is the very latest I can go. I am so disappointed but I know that I can only control so many things and the ultimate goal is to get her here safely. I have a non stress test set up for Monday to make sure she is still thriving. My Dr. checked my amniotic fluid levels and those looked really good. I'm measuring right on schedule and I got to see her chubby little cheeks in the ultrasound. She is super cute. So far I still feel really good I'm not swelling up and I haven't gained any weight for the last month. I've been very lucky to have such an incredible and trouble free pregnancy for the most part. I'm praying that I will go into labor by myself in the next week but I'm also prepared to do the c section knowing that I did everything in my power and that was the only alternative. I've been walking and all sorts of things to help labor progress but nothing seems to work. I guess she is just enjoying herself way too much in there. My Dr. had planned to strip my membranes but my cervix is so hard he can't even do that. haha. Anyway it's been an emotional couple of days but I feel good about the decision I've made and I just need to accept that this is one of those things that I can't control. The good news is a week from today I will be holding my newborn baby girl in my arms and I cannot wait.
The house is coming a long I'm happy to report that we have finally sheet rocked and we are in the process of putting up all the doors and trim. We are hoping to be in some time in July. I am so proud of Nic and all his hard work he really has sacrificed so much to make this house so nice. We keep trying to keep our eye on the prize and a year from now we will look back at all this and laugh! Again we could not do it without the hard work of his family. They have truly been so incredible during this process and it just proves that no matter what you can always count on family!
I did some pictures of Dominik for his 4 year pics and then some maternity photo's. I wanted to make them family photo's but Nic is so busy I did not want to pull him away from the house so we decided to do some once the baby gets her as a "complete" family. Dom is doing great he is definitely all boy and he has tons of energy. I'm going to spend this last week with him and enjoy our last special time before Lily gets here. I still can't believe he is 4 years old and I'm so proud of the little man he is becoming. I feel so blessed to be able to stay home with his these past few months because I can never get these times back. They grow up so fast and I don't want to take any of these moments for granted. As much as I want Lily here I know I will miss having her with me 24 hours a day. I am so lucky to be a woman and to be blessed with the incredible gift to have children and I try and remind myself of that when I complain about being pregnant or her not being here yet. It's funny how you think your life is SO hard but when you look at the BIG picture you realize how incredibly blessed your life really is and that others around you have it far worse than you. I am so thankful for my life and my family and kids and although things seem tough or stressful I wouldn't trade any of it. Okay I'll get off my cheesy soap box! I hope this finds everyone Happy and Healthy and stay tuned for details of Princess Lily's arrival!
