Can't touch this, da na na na na na na na, can't touch this, da na na na na na na na STOP!.....Stella time! I am pleased to announce that Stella Josephine Hester will be gracing us with her presence today!
We had our 38 week checkup appointment today and found out that my blood pressure was 150/100, which is not good. It was 120/80 last week. That plus all the swelling, and the fact that they found protein in my urine, and let's not forget baby girl is already over 8 pounds, so my doctor decided it's not worth risking and we would go ahead and schedule a c-section for today at 1:30 p.m. So come later this afternoon, Clint and I will officially be parents! We will be responsible for another human being besides ourselves, that is both scary and exciting all at the same time. J
This could not have come at a better time, baby girl is done baking. She's running out of room and I'm having a hard time getting around because all I feel is baby, everywhere! I told Clint if she doesn't come soon then she's going to have to start paying rent if she wants to stay inside my uterus.
So why a c-section? At first we were going to try and induce and see if I could do a natural delivery. But when I had a sonogram done last week not only was she measuring big, but her belly was measuring bigger than her head and that made the doctor worried that she might get "stuck" making that long trip down the birth canal. I was supposed to get another sonogram done next Monday to see if her size had leveled out, but that's obviously not going to happen now. Plus, when she checked I was barely dilated 1 cm and Stella hasn't dropped yet at all, she's still very high up. So instead my doctor decided to just cut to the chase and have a c-section and not mess with trying to induce. I was kind of bummed because I was looking forward to having that delivery "experience" but I wanted whatever was best for Stella so that's what we are going to do.
I'm not really sure how I'm feeling right now. Obviously excited and anxious but also nervous, scared and worried. You spend 9 months trying to provide a good "home" for your baby as he/she grows inside your belly. And then you spend all your time trying to get your surroundings ready so you can provide a good home for your baby outside of the womb and when it's finally time for them to get here you can't help but panic....even if it's just for a little bit. Did I do enough? Are we ready? What if I'm not good at this? What if I don't know what to do? And honestly, when you think about it, you're probably never fully ready but ready or not she's coming and all I can do is provide a loving, safe and nurturing environment for her to grow up in and hope for the best and trust that God will guide us through this wonderful and crazy journey. I'm not going to lie, Clint did have a tiny bit of a freak out moment yesterday when the doctor told us that we were having her today. I myself stayed pretty calm and collective, not bad if I do say so myself since Clint is normally the one having to calm me down. So what do you know, Gi was the "rock" this time....watch out now. J
I will keep you all posted on how it goes, keep us in your thoughts and prayers for a safe delivery. J I will post pictures as soon as I can. J
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