27 Weeks

Statistics:
27 Weeks 1 Day
Starting Weight: 135
Current Weight: 163

Oh my goodness, I can't believe I'm posting again and it hasn't even been a month since my last post, haha. I thought I would go ahead and post while everything was fresh on the brain. After all, my pregnant brain doesn't seem to remember things too often.

I had an appointment with my midwife yesterday. Baby is looking great and is continuing to measure right on schedule. I was a little disappointed with the position of the baby. Apparently, he has his head in the middle of my belly, with his butt sitting on my bladder and his legs kicking straight up past his face and into my ribs. Of course, since my first two children did not get the memo that they were supposed to come out head first, this does not sit well with me. My midwife reassured me that she sees LOTS of babies in breech positions at 27 weeks and especially since this is my third pregnancy, she doesn't expect this baby to settle into his/her birthing position until somewhere around 35 weeks (8 weeks away). She said she's not concerned at this point, and in a last ditch effort (if needed), she would have the OB attempt an external version.

If I'm completely honest with myself, I will admit that I have been in kind of a sour mood all morning just thinking of this baby ruining my VBAC plans. How dare he/she! So of course, I over think everything and while I know this baby still has time to move around, I am continuing to do everything I can to avoid a breech baby. This means that I find myself practicing some very interesting positions throughout the day. Let me just say that an almost 7 month pregnant woman balancing like a stink bug off of her ottoman is probably an entertaining sight, haha. I will also continue to see my chiropracter, although I will probably increase my visits as I'm sure trying to sleep in some awkward positions is really messing with my neck, back and hips. I also ordered a pregnancy wedge and a small maternity belt from Amazon this morning.

Payslie really loved seeing the baby on the ultrasound yesterday. At the office, the ultrasound is on a big screen so everyone can get a good look. She was so excited to see "her brother" (yes, she has said that) and she kept saying, "Watch...watch...look." She was so happy to have the printout of all of the ultrasound photos and even today she is still walking around with them. I think she's going to be a great big sister.

Oh and of course in other wonderful Payslie news, we have officially potty trained her. It took us about 3 days and she has been doing great. I put a Pull-Up on her for her nap and overnight, but even then she remains dry. We are so proud of her, and of course now instead of buying "big" diapers, we are back to stocking up on the "little" ones. I remember being astonished at how many diapers she went through in the beginning. Of course, I'm the mom who changes a diaper at the first sign my kid is wet so that probably has something to do with it.

I continue to ask for prayer that everything will go smoothly as I prepare to embark on my third trimester. I honestly don't have as much fear about another stillbirth as I had when I was pregnant with Payslie, but I would be lying if I said it never crosses my mind. Please pray for continued peace. And yes, if you could ask for this baby to turn vertex, that wouldn't hurt either. In the end, most importantly, prayer that we get to bring this little one home, happy and healthy.

The picture is my latest belly shot, taken at 26 weeks. Hope you enjoy!