Our first on the 1st!

Greg and I had been planning for about 2 weeks that we would be having our baby Dec 1st. When I was about 34 weeks pregnant we found out our baby was breech. The doctor wanted to wait it out to see if she would flip on her own. At the next few appointments our Dr. explained in more detail options that we had if she did not flip on her own. He decided the best option was to check to see if she was breech at each appointment, and if nothing had changed we would deliver on Dec. 1st. But she decided to be just like her father and not listen and do what she is told. On the other hand Greg would say is was being stubborn just like her mother.

The day before we were supposed to go to the hospital we were expecting a call from Labor and Delivery to confirm our appointment. After running some errands and couch shopping with Greg's parents we got home our 5:00 and still had not heard anything. We called Labor and Delivery and according to them we were scheduled for Dec. 2nd. I got off the phone and told Greg about it and he said we are showing up anyway! I called the Women's Center and the doctors notes had Dec 1st and the nurse had Dec 2nd, so they straightened everything out and we were back to Dec 1st. This time we had a 10 am appointment instead of a 5 am and to arrive fasting now 5 hours longer!

We started out in Labor and Delivery where they hooked me up to an IV and gave me a drug to relax my uterus. The doctor got on one side and the nurse on the other and they pushed on my stomach to try and get her to turn. First they tried to get her to do a forward somersault and then a backwards somersault. They could not get her to turn either way. They had Greg change into some scrubs and we walked down the hall to the L&D OR to do a C-Section.

Everything went really smooth. Brooklin was born at 1:01 p.m. on Dec 1st weighting in at 8pounds 1 ounce 19 inches. We are very happy to have a cute healthy baby girl!