The countdown is on...

Okay, okay, the countdown has been on for a couple of weeks already, but now I only have to wait 11 more days to meet my little girl! After meeting with my obstetrician yesterday in the city (who is great!), I found out that the baby is in the footling breech position, so there's no option for a natural breech delivery. So... scheduled c-section it is! She would have liked to do it next week (me too!), but she said pediatricians don't often like elective sections done before 39 weeks. So I am booked for a c-section on Monday, September 21st at 39 weeks and 1 day.

It feels very strange knowing that I'll just walk into the hospital on that day and have a baby... no labor, no contractions, no pushing... just plain strange! I'm really quite nervous about the whole surgery and the am quite worried about the recovery time, but I know I have lots of help around, which is calming my nerves slightly. Gerry is going to take the first week off for sure (when I'm in the hospital) and then some time the following week. He has very few days of vacation left, so sadly, most of it will be unpaid time. My mom and sisters are also around, which will be very helpful. We pretty much have the nursery all ready to go... we didn't change very much, kept the paint and some of the crib things the same from Colby. We added a few pink items to 'girl up' the decor a bit, which I'm quite happy with. Decorating a girl's room has sure been fun!!

Colby is doing well with the baby prep... he has been working on putting diapers on Baby Jack and Tip Top. It's so cute!! He likes to put Baby Jack and Tip Top to bed for nigh-night and even covers them up with a blankie. We'll see how he is when his little sister comes home... I'm a little worried about not being able to pick up my little man for 6 weeks!! Yikes! I am taking in every moment I can with him in the next 11 days... it's weird knowing that in just over a week I'm going to be a mommy to two little angels, not just one! :)

We had a good September long weekend away last weekend. It was a quadding trip, so Colby and I hung out at the trailer/park/going for walks, etc. during the day while the boys (and a few wives) played on the quads in the mud. He did great playing with me and by himself, as there were no other little kids around, as there usually is when we go camping. Besides the terrible mosquitos and wasps, we had a great time outside. Colby usually sleeps really well when we're camping (so much fresh air!), which is nice. He enjoys running around and exploring... especially in the trees surrounding the campsite!! He sure keeps Mommy on her toes!

I'll be sure to keep everyone posted on the next couple of weeks. Enjoy a beautiful September weekend ahead!
Love,
Gerry, Lesley, Colby and Baby