Thankful

Our appointment yesterday was great. Fernie said everything looks perfect, so I can just disregard all those comments about how small I am. We had one of our mini-ultrasounds and got to see Baby’s spine, ribs and neck. They all look so perfect, so straight and strong. Plus, as we thought before, I think Junior is going to be tall and slim, like his Daddy. It is soooo wonderful to see. I am still anxiously awaiting those first kicks, but seeing all those bones makes me more happy than I can explain. The only not perfect news that came from the scan is that my placenta is still low. The hope is that as the womb grows, the placenta will be engulfed and rise up. At the moment it blocks the cervix, meaning that a normal delivery would be impossible and they would have to do a Cesarean. No! As with all but a few mothers out there, I really, really don’t want this. I long to have the experience of a normal labor and delivery, but obviously this is out of my hands. The good thing is I haven’t had any bleeding, as this is often a side effect of the low-lying placenta. There’s still plenty of time for my placenta to get moving, so I would really appreciate your prayers! Fernie told us yesterday his wife is expecting a baby the very same week as us, which is exciting. He has two boys already and this will be their third! Hopefully they won’t be born on the same day! The visit yesterday was also good because we got to see one of the hospital rooms which are very, very nice. Anyway, we left the office with a great bounce in our steps and so much gratefulness. We even celebrated by booking ourselves a weekend away in February, for which we’re very excited. We’ll be back at the hospital in 2 weeks for a big scan, more blood tests, a thyroid test and a tetanus shot. Lots of prodding, yikes, but I’m looking forward to it. Thank you so much for all of your support.