Luckist Woman in the World

WOW... need I say more! Totally sleep deprived but life is good! Thank you to everyone for all the support. Just had to publish this adorable picture.

Birthday Belly - Feb 21, 2007

Waiting for the version...

For those that are curious, we did try the External Cephalic Version. Prior to beginning, we decided to only try once to flip Zane... essentially we either get lucky and it works immediately or we would go for a c-section. My doctors were AMAZING and did a wonderful job. Zane was continually monitored and was never under distress. During the version, Zane got stuck in a "nook", and instead of trying to reverse the position (kind of like turning counter-clockwise), we opted for surgery. The rest as you can tell from Zane's blog was a HUGE success!

As far as my recovery, I am doing quite well. Although I can not compare it to a full labor, the kidney stone suffered in the 2nd trimester was far worse than the surgery and healing time of the c-section. On a pain scale of 1-10, passing the kidney stone was a full 10 and the c-section has never made it past a 5. (At least so far).

Thanks for all the concerns and wishes. Your prayers paid off, I am the luckiest woman alive. Have you seen how beautiful Zane is?

8.5 month belly - Week 39

Here's how I looked on 2/20/2007, the day before Zane's Birthday.

Final measurements:

Waist = 42.5 inches
Hips = 39 inches
Total weight gain = 25 pounds
Dilation = 2.5 centimeters

Cravings: Steak and Clams.

Zane flip tactics: yoga (child's pose and inverted, raised-hip thing with lots of pillows and heartburn), lots of foods that made Zane wiggle (The last week of the pregnancy, I ate steak for six consecutive days), swimming laps at the Foster City pool.

Most memorable moment: February 19, 2007 I swam half a mile... two days before Zane was born. Yay me!

8.25 month - Week 37

Thought that today (Feb 7th) was the day!

And the labor continues: Woke up at 4:30am with contractions 5-7 min apart. These continued for 7 hours and then slowed to a complete halt. Ok, so my body likes to stay in the latent phase of labor. I guess Zane wants to stay in my belly a little bit longer. (Hope so since he turned breech)

Total dilation: 2.5cm

Weight gain: 24 lbs

Fun moments: All week I have been doing various yoga poses to help Zane turn back to head down. Let's just say that these inverted poses have brought back my "morning sickness"

8 Month Belly

The time is almost here! And we are counting down the days...

Cravings: Chocolate, fish tacos, bananas, cheese, wine... pretty much everything
Weight gained: 22 lbs
Energy level: Pretty high! Probably helped loose some extra holiday food weight.
Most memorable moment: Zane dropped on Jan 30. That morning I woke up and noticed it immediately in the mirror. Plus that evening was the first in a long time where my heartburn had vanished. Yippi!
And the labor begins: On Jan 31st I had my first regular contractions although they were only about 20-30min apart. That afternoon my doctor confirmed that I had dilated to 1.5cm. Gus and I think he might be born early. =)