The Excitement Doesn't End... Back to the Hospital Again

We spent most of the day at Northwestern's campus. Initially to see the surgeon for Jason's foot and to schedule his surgery, which will take place Monday morning.



After the excitement of seeing his surgeon and scheduling his surgery we went to my weekly doctor appointment to check on the baby. As luck would have it, all the excitement showed my blood pressure was high and because I'm 38 weeks and there was suspicion of preeclampsia last week, the doctor told me to go to the hospital to deliver the baby today. In his mind, there was no need to wait. The baby is big enough, fully developed, it's been two visits with high blood pressure and the baby was breech so why wait. So off we went.

Upon arriving at Prentice Women's hospital, a few buildings away from the doctor's office (aka the Playboy Building), I was admitted and my doctor ran a few tests-- all while Jason was in the lobby on the phone with his insurance company to get his surgery pre-approved (he was having all kinds of fun today). A few hours later my doctor confirmed a few things... first-- that my blood pressure had dropped, second-- that my tests were negative and third-- that it looked like the baby moved and was no longer breech. WHAT?! I have mentally prepared myself for a c-section (typically less than an hour procedure) only to find out I may have to push this baby out (typically 16 hours of labor for a first time mom). The only thing I can say is that I guess our days of planning anything are over and this little nugget is going to change our lives and all we can do is expect the unexpected.

Another Trip to the Hospital

Only this time Jason was the patient. He tore his Achilles and needs surgery. He will be on crutches for the next 6 weeks. Surgery is Monday for him and baby's birthday is scheduled for Friday that same week. Stay tuned for more adventures from us.

October 23

So it looks like the baby will be in good company with others born on October 23 including the following:

Johnny Carson, TV Host

Michael Crichton, American writer

Samuel Morey (October 23, 1762 - April 17, 1843), American inventor, invented the internal combustion engine and was a pioneer in steamships

Adlai E. Stevenson, Vice President of the United States

Gummo Marx, American actor and comedian

Felix Bloch, Swiss-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

Ilya Frank, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

Chi Chi Rodriguez, Puerto Rican golfer

Pelé, Brazilian footballer

Doug Flutie, American football player

Keith Van Horn, American basketball player

"Weird Al" Yankovic, American musical parodist

Baby Will Be Here Next Week

I spoke to my doctor this morning and he confirmed a c-section for Friday, October 23. Lately I've just felt really tired and have been feeling the baby move quite a bit. He/she likes to ball up on my right side and make my belly look lopsided. It's not uncommon to see what's either a head or butt sticking out on the right side of my torso.

It's definitely more difficult to do really basic things like get out of a chair or get a good night's sleep. I've been very tired and have been falling asleep at about 8:00 or 9:00pm the last few nights. That lasts a couple of hours and then the cycle begins-- wake up, bathroom break, toss/turn, switch up where I'm sleeping (chair recliner or bedroom bed), fall asleep again, bathroom break etc. I guess this could just be nature's way of giving future moms practice for getting up to feed the baby all night.

We're Ready...

... well almost ready. After the fire drill last week of going to the hospital we were determined to get the baby's room as close to ready as possible before going back to the hospital. Jason is also driving around with a car seat in his car-- which is weird to both of us but something we are getting used to. :o)

Special thanks for my sister-in-law Jennifer for coming over to help out getting the baby's room organized.