So today has taken a dramatic turn for our baby. We went in for a regular appointment this morning. We had to get an ultrasound to measure how far away my placenta was from my cervix (originally it was 1.5 cm away and it needed to be 2). The ultrasound showed the baby very healthy and we got some great pictures (and she's still a girl, we made sure to ask!). The ones I'm posting are of her face. She definitely has Jones lips and Krueger nose (with a little Jones upturn). Both of these pics she's pursing her lips. She was very active for the tech. The midwife kept telling us how healthy the baby looked. I think she was gearing us up for the news.



The news is this. The midwife tells us we have to get a c-section in the next 1-2 weeks. This is because since my placenta is "lobed" (has two different parts) one part is on one side of my cervix and the other part is one the other. How convenient! And one very important vein is connecting the two. If this vein gets ruptured by my water breaking than BAD NEWS BEARS! So they absolutely do NOT want me to go into labor.

So John and I accept this fact that we are to become parents sooner rather than later and we head home to start our preparations. By the time we get home the midwife calls us and tells us that they need us back downtown in order to for a specialist to examine me. And she says "You also have a chance of delivering today". So in a bit of a haze John and I pack lightly (we did have a bit of a discussion about what baby blankey to take and we opted for this ugly bright yellow thing which I wasn't too excited about) and head downtown... again. The specialist takes a looksy. She tells us since the placenta is connected to the baby that I'm not necessarily at risk but the baby is at risk for bleeding out because its all fetal blood and not any of my blood in this vein. She gives us the option to deliver today or tomorrow. Obviously we choose tomorrow because NOTHING is ready.

The rest of today has been full of us talking to close family and friends and sharing this scary but exciting news. We are getting ready to go out to our last dinner as a couple with no children and maybe stop by babies r us to pick up some preemie clothes and some other needed accessories.

Wish us luck and keep us in your thoughts tomorrow. I go in at 1:30 to prep and 3:30 is the scheduled c-section. Tomorrow John and I are going to be known as mommy and daddy!