Baby Update

In an effort to update the family and friends following our BLOG I wanted to let you know of the latest development.  Last Monday I went in for a third ultrasound to see if my placenta had moved away from my cervix enough to have a home birth.  It was at 1.8 cm and needed to be at least at 2 in order to have my midwife deliver at home.  When they measured me I was told that it was at 1.5 cm so not only could I not have a home birth but I had to have a c-section in order to minimize the chance of hemorrhaging.  This was not the news we were looking for, but at the end of the day I am grateful for the technology to find these problems and prevent any harm to me or the baby.


In the beginning our plan was to do a home birth in order to save money.  But as time went on and I read books in preparation I began to really get excited of the prospect of being a "woman warrior" and laboring and delivering without pain medication.  I kept telling Josh with the money I'm saving us you should buy me this or that (I was joking...kind-of).  So now I will never know what its like to go into labor naturally or to say I did it naturally.  It bums me out but there is nothing I could have done.  I admit that I am also relieved that I don't have to go through that torture, but I'm always looking for ways to be as a tough as Josh.


So tomorrow Wednesday the 18th Josh and I will be going to Sacred Heart Riverbend for my c-section at 7:20 in the morning.  She will probably be here by 8 in the morning and once recovery has begun we'll be glad to let everyone know her name, weight, etc.  I have to stay in the hospital for about 3 days so Teri will have the kids until then and then my mom takes them over the weekend.  The coming week Seer will go to Teri's house because I can't lift for up to a month and Seer requires this still so she'll be Grandma's helper until I recover a bit more.

Josh will be struggling with the business on his own for a little while but I will try to help as much as I can.  He now he has a couple of employees so he's not 100% alone there now.  This business is more demanding, time consuming, and backbreaking than we anticipated so in order to stay afloat Josh has to work massive hours.  

We are so blessed to have family close by that can help us out.  Thank you everyone!