6 weeks to go

so i've got about 6 weeks to go....crazy!!! So, i had a midwife appointment about a week ago and they baby was breech, so i was sent to a chiropractor as well as for another ultrasound to see exactly what position the baby was in. My back was adjusted twice before my ultrasound and the chiropacter i saw said my hips were very badly out of place and that's probably why the baby couldn't get his head down there. (Also why i've been in so much pain) And so then at the ultrasound Monday morning the baby had already moved his head down....so another answer to prayer!!! just one thing after another keeps going right. so i'll keep seeing the chiro until i give birth..
and i had my last day of work!! yeah....so so happy for that. i woked last weekend Saturday and Sunday and now i have no more scheduled days....and i'm not taking maternity leave (because they wanted me to work until the very end, and i don't want to do that) so i've just decided that that's it. I'm done with work. So i'll be a full time mom again.
so that's the news in my life right now.....also, Kael had a birthday on Sunday, 2 yrs old, but his party is actually this Sunday, so i haven't blogged about it yet.....

Birth Center here we come!!!!

so, here's the update, for those of you following my blog posts....i met with my midwife yesterday and she said there was some information just released that the birth Center could do secondary VBAC's and also some primary VBAC's. (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) So, i don't even have to be part of the study but i can give birth at the Birth Center!!!! Yeah!!! Another answer to prayer!
So, now the baby is still in the wrong position, his head is up(Breech). So, the next thing i would like prayer for is that the baby turns his little head down and gets into the right position for birth. My midwife has suggested i see a chiropractor that she knows that can do some adjustment that sometimes helps the baby get into position, so hopefully i'll be doing that this week, along with some exercises to get him moving....so pray that he moves his little head down.
thanks for all your prayers and support in all of this. I feel very hopeful and as if God is with me every step of the way. 7 weeks to go!!!!

things are moving along....

it may not seem like alot, but i'm really proud of myself. We are starting to get our house more organized and clean for the arrival of baby # 2. :) We moved Kael to a new bedroom, and that was alot of work but we managed to get his room done yesterday. It looks really good, it's not much different from his old room, but it's a little smaller, because i"m going to take his old room and turn it until a guest room/office/baby's stuff room. the baby will probably be sleeping with us for awhile but we needed a place for all his clothes, diapers, etc so now we can put that all in that other room and even though we have three bedrooms mike had been using one for an office but now he's in the basement so hopefully we can actually let guests have their own room ( instead of the couch)
And yesterday i felt the urge to go through our stuff in the basement, (our 'storage) and purge some items, so i've mananaged to get rid of tons of stuff, consolidate and i've gathered all the baby items (and started to wash them) so i can bring them upstairs. I'm feeling pretty good about my progress.
Its kael's birthday in one week, so we're getting his presents and hopefully we'll have a party on the weekend after his birthday. I'm excited because i think he'll actually enjoy opening his presents this time.
Today my plan is to get that 'other' room looking better, organized, cleaned, set up etc. and to go through some boxes that we haven't even touched since we moved in here.

tired

I went to michigan recently with my family and my aunts said they read my blog and they have nicknamed it the 'whiney' blog...so in honor of them, i'm going to whine a little more today...i'm tired. my prego belly is making it harder to sleep, and also i just lay their awake, and we're still trying to get kael sleeping through the night again. (it's just the traveling and a wee cold at the moment) so he wakes up and then i'm awake for another hour, and then i get back to sleep...and last night was one of the worst nights, mostly just me not being able to sleep....Kael was actually fine) Except that he woke up at 5am and would not go back to sleep.......so all that to say ..i'm tired......
but on happier notes....i got to talk to my good friend Joanna last night on the phone, whom i haven't talked to since i left vancouver (almost 2 yrs ago) and it was so nice to catch up and just hear how she is doing.....it is so refreshing just to talk to a great friend. and hear other baby, labor and toddler stories.
i'm going to make zucchini bread for the first time and i hope it's good because a neighbor of my parents gave me huge zucchini's fresh from his garden, so i'm hoping to make as much as i can and freeze some for when the baby comes so mike can still get something to eat. :)
and just little reminder please keep praying about the birth center i get the news on monday. and as a p.s . for those praying...i'd really like a doula and so i just need the money and i need to find the right person.
thanks for all the prayers and listening to me whine...:)

i would like your prayer!!

Hello all. i wanted to give an update on where things are at with my pregnancy and ask for a little prayer. So, things are going well, I'm 31 weeks. It's all coming so fast. just over 8 weeks and i"m due. But i'm not sure where i'm having this baby yet. :)
First of all, at my 20 week ultrasound i was told I had placenta previa. - Which means that the placenta was right over top of the cervix. So, i was told that there was a chance if would move but if it didn't towards the end of pregnancy it can be concerning and if it never moved you would have to have a C-section. Which of course I do not want to have, knowing already what they are like. So, they scheduled an ultrasound for 30 weeks, and when i went in for that ultrasound they told me that placenta had moved and it was no longer a concern at all!!! yeah!!! answer to prayer. Seriously, we were praying and my parents were praying and I didn't tell alot of people because i do believe in the power of words and I didn't want anyone speaking negative about my upcoming labor and delivery. I want a natural birth. I know things are unpredictable but that is what i'm hoping and praying for. That I will be able to have a completely natural birth. so I truly believe it was an answer to prayer that the placenta moved. Now, that i know that i can go for a natural birth......i really would like to give birth at the birth center I have been going to for my prenatal care. and this is where I need some prayer. As you know, last time with Kael I tried for a natural birth and that didn't happen, in the end I had a C-section. So, now in Wisconsin ( and lots of places) it becomes complicated when you would like a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) and birth centers are not allowed to deliver VBACS. But my birth center here in madison has been approached to be part of a study, and i guess if you are part of an official medical study then you could participate, and i dont know all the particulars and i know the whole time we've been going it has been something they have been trying to figure out what to do. So......i'm asking for you to pray that they would agree to be part of this study, so that i can give birth there. I know not everyoe will understand my reasons and some will, but I would prefer the birth Center to the hospital. I would feel much more comfortable there. you can check out the pics of the birthing rooms www.madisonbirthcenter.com they are great. the are very comfortable rooms designed for giving birth. A birthing tub, your very own , large bathroom with shower and toilet.....and it looks and feels like your at home. So, this is what i really want. They said they will give me a final answer at my next appointment which is August 18th. So i'm asking for prayer that I could get a yes, that this is where i can give birth. I appreciate all your prayers.....thanks.

this baby is coming soon.....

wow, i can't believe that i am 30 weeks already!!! that means this baby is coming soon. He's moving more and more and i can tell he still has room to do flips cause sometimes i can feel his whole body moving around. it's exciting. it's so hard to imagine another baby that isn't kael. And all of the sudden ( i think now that we've stopped traveling) I'm in nesting mode. I want to get the house organized, i want to get all the baby stuff we need. (because we moved countries alot when kael was little sometimes i just bought and sold some of his stuff in scotland so there are things i'd like again. So, i'm on the hunt for baby things ( today there is a big sale at Babies R Us i'm headed too) And i'm trying to get the house organized (stuff unpacked that we hadn't unpacked yet) and try to figure out where to put all the new babies stuff.......like i need a new dresser etc. so that's what i've been up to lately.
i haven't worked all week and it's great. I only really have a few more days of work and then i'm done!!! And that is exciting. This week has been great to just spend time with kael, and mike. Mike has started a new job (kind of) it's still working for his dad, but now he takes calls from customers and so he has to work a British work day so he now starts at 3 am and works until 11 am. Mike sitll has to adjust to the time schedule but I'm loving it. I get up with kael, make us all breakfast, mike has his 'lunch' then so he eats with us too...and then i spend the morning with kael and mike's done at 11am (once in awhile 12pm) and then we all take a nap together and have the rest of our day.
I am enjoying it alot!!! And soon we will meet this new member of our family. crazy!!!! and exciting!!!!