I had a doctor's appointment today and Nolan is still breech! I feel like I've tried everything to get him to turn so at this point I'm just going to give up with the hope that he turned on his own. I figure that's what we did when we were trying to conceive; just gave up and all of a sudden I was pregnant! So maybe it will work for this too. Other than that everything is going well. I've been having weekly ultrasounds and monitoring and everything has looked really good. We scheduled a version for December 8th where the doctor will try to flip him around from the outside. From what I hear it can be pretty unpleasant, but I figure if I can't make it through that how would I make it through child birth naturally. If the version works, we go home and wait for labor to induce naturally. If it doesn't work, we can do the c-section that day or wait a few days. I would most likely just have it that day since I'm already at the hospital, but the only issue is that I wouldn't be at the hospital that is right down the road from our house. The other hospital isn't that bad, it's just a little farther away and the one by our house is brand new having just opened in April. Plus the one by our house has a gourmet chef that gives you either steak or salmon for your first meal as new parents, and that is a perk I would like to experience!! Really, I'm just going to do what's best for Nolan even though I'm absolutely terrified of a c-section. It's not the getting cut open or having major surgery that I am scared of, it's the stupid shot to numb you. This is why I don't want an epidural because I hate shots! It's not even the needle because I don't mind having my blood drawn, but I hate having medications injected in me. Call me crazy, but that's just how I feel.
On a better note, I had both my baby showers and had lots of fun at both. The first one was thrown by my friends Kim, Nicole, and Heather at Kim's mom's house. Thanks to Barb for opening her home and to the girls for throwing such a fun shower. Kim is also pregnant about 10 weeks behind me with Baby girl Ruth. We've already decided Ruth and Nolan will get married so we put our tummies together for their first kiss.
The second was thrown by my friend and co-worker, Nayza, at work. We had delicious cupcakes and punch and had a good time. Here are some pictures from each.
Finally, here's a belly photo from 36 weeks! He's getting pretty big!
