Halfway!

I guess I can technically say that I’m over the halfway point now. I’m 99% sure that I’m going to go for the planned C-Section route this time around, and that will be done right around 39 weeks (approximately April 20ish). I’m really hoping that the Dr who did my C-Section last time around will be able to do this one as well, even though I do realize that Makenna may have her own plans for her arrival date. All the Drs have done their part in telling me that I am a great candidate for a VBAC, but with everything I went through last time... being able to show up on a scheduled date, no awful laboring, getting prepped for surgery, and laying my eyes on our baby girl 10 minutes into surgery sounds pretty fabulous to me. I do have to admit I’m absolutely scared out of my mind that the epidural either a)won’t work or b)stops working in the middle of surgery... but all the Doctors are doing their absolute best to reassure me that the chances of that are slim to none. I’m excited to be able to meet this little one as she’s born, instead of waking up when she’s already 2-3 hours old! I still feel like I missed out on so much in Jaiden’s first couple hours. I don’t think I ever posted a picture of Kevin holding Jaiden up to me as I was out of it, but it still makes me a little sad. That being said, last delivery was so traumatic and scary, that I love the idea of it being “easy”. Yes, recovery is a little rougher with a c-section, but I’ll take it at this point.

We had our 20 week appointment today along with an ultrasound and I’m thrilled to be able to say that we have one healthy little buggy on our hands... AND my sister deserves an A+! She was right, it’s definitely a GIRL! Everything measured perfectly, all her organs are working hard and functioning great, and she’s super active! It still amazes me how much information Doctors walk away with about the little babes after an ultrasound. The way they can see all the chambers in heart, measure brain, rule out clef palate & lip, count fingers and toes, measure fluids, etc is baffling to me. Makenna was being a little modest in the beginning and not allowing us to really get a good look. The tech went on to start looking at all her anatomy, and said she’d come back to the gender. Makenna eventually came around and gave us a little show, just in time too I might add, because I was starting to mistake the cord for a penis. Don’t get me wrong, I swear I’d be happy either way, but I couldn’t help but think about the massive amount of stuff accumulating in the new nursery and how long it would take to do all the returns. We’re thrilled to be having a girl this time around. Not going to lie Kevin is a little scared, but still very happy none-the-less. After being around Jaiden and Kev for 5 minutes you can tell how much of a bond they have. I guarantee this little girl will be no different; completely wrapped around her Daddy’s finger from the minute he lays eyes on her.

One quick story and then I’m calling it a night. The other day I had absolutely the most awful photography idea. I thought it would be really cute to have Jaiden eating a massive holiday lollipop out in the snow for our Christmas card. Holy cow, was I wrong about this. Don’t try this. I promise you it will end badly. I even thought I would give it a shot inside... wrong again. Long story short—everything was sticky, we had newly colored carpet for a good couple days, and a little boy with a massive tantrum. The lollipop ended up stuck to the carpet so Jaiden decided that he'd just lay on top of it and continue to lick away. Needless to say, it was a mess. I’ve posted a few pictures I somehow managed to get before everything went downhill. It’s hard to imagine that my baby will be one soon! I’ll be sure to upload lots of pictures from his party. I can’t wait to see what he does with his cake... although I have a pretty good idea :) We are getting family pictures done this weekend so I'm sure I'll be bombarding you all with lots of pictures in the next few weeks :)





We didn't get very good pictures of Makenna during the ultrasound. She was cuddled up facing my back so profiles and pictures of her face just didn't happen. I posted a few just because they're still fun to look at. There's also a new belly picture. I'm carrying this little girl so differently then Jaiden. Jaiden was a little lower and throughout my belly, she is right out in front and center. I'm so much bigger at this point than I was with Jaid too. I'm get nervous thinking about how big I'll be a few months from now...