Sweet Pea is Head Down!

This is the life; can it get any better? I'm sitting in my backyard, soaking up some much needed sun in some glorious 21 degree (feels like 25) weather, my two year old is napping and I'm relishing in this moment; me and my precious Sweet Pea.

Today at 12:30pm I had my third OB appointment. I was really anxious to get to my appointment and hear my little ones heart beat once again. I never tire from or take for granted hearing the most amazing sound of 'wosh, wosh, wosh'.

We (Nya and myself) got to my appointment at 12pm. Once we signed in, we were taken almost immediately to a doctors room. Dr Kanee was on staff today; a doctor I am familiar with by name, but don't recall ever meeting in any of my previous appointments during my pregnancy with Nya. We must have waited no longer than 15mins before Dr Kanee came in to see me; now that's the waiting period it should always be! Lol

Ive now gained 21lbs; 2lbs from my last appointment two weeks ago. The nurse was very impressed with my weight gain; she says I'm right on the money with how much I should be gaining each week. A woman should gain around 25lbs by the end of her 9 month pregnancy.

I've never been one who stresses over watching my weight, what I eat or the number on the scale, nor have I or am I going to in my pregnancy.  As long as I continue to eat well and stay fit and baby and I are healthy, gaining the right amount each week, that's number one to me.

Dr Zanee measured my tummy and said that Sweet Pea is perfect size for what she should be at 32 weeks of pregnancy; high five Sweet Pea! Her heart beat was nice and strong; exactly what I wanted to hear.

I expressed my concern to Dr Zanee about some pressure and sharp pains I've been feeling the last few days. Last night was the worst. I honestly thought my water was going to break. I lay in bed, 12am, praying that Sweet Pea stay in. She was applying so much pressure down below and moving around so much that it felt like her arm or leg was going to make its way out at any time. Lol Sorry for the graphic detail. Lol It was quite a scary feeling. Coupled with the pressure and hard movement were random sharp pains. I thought 'oh my goodness! Can this be it! I still have several weeks to go!!!!!'

I tried every position to see if maybe she'd settle. After about 5mins of intense movement and sharp pain, she finally stopped and fell asleep. Fewfh!

When I explained all this to Dr Zanee he responded 'hmmm .....lets take a look to she where and now she's positioned right now'.

After a few squeezes to my tummy he said 'well, she head down! She'll most likely stay like this the rest of your pregancny. Right now she's head down, bum up by your belly button and her arms and legs are facing sideways to the left'.

First off, how cool is it that, that he can tell me exactly how she's positioned in my tummy!!!

I have to admit, when he told me she was head down, a rapid rush of excitement came across me. That's excellent news to hear because she at least knows to start getting ready for labour; however, a wave of concern hit me right after. Was it too soon for her to be head down? Does this mean I could go into labour early?

He reassured me that it is totally normal and typical for a baby at 32 weeks to be head down. She wasn't engaged, so he wasn't concerned.  Thank you Jesus!!

All the pressure, movement and sharp pain I felt last night was more or less as a result to her getting comfortable. Let tell you, her finding her comfort is definitely causing me some major discomfort. Lol Ever since last night, all day I've been feeling like I'm going to have her at any time; whether sitting or walking. I can barley walk at times because it feels like she's right there!!!!; literally! Lol

At least I don't have to worry about her being breech or anything; she has been giving me quite the reassurance that she knows to be head down. Lol

I called Dennard after my appointment to let him know how we made out and update him on our status. He was so cute. When I told him that Sweet Pea was head down, he was like 'oooooh wow! Really!? You have been saying that for a while now that you thought she was down. You were really  right!'. Lol

I could hear a sense of concern in his voice. I reassured him of what the Dr told me and that this was good news; not news that meant we were having our baby early.

His response, which I loved so much was, 'ok, so when are we in the clear? When is it safe for her to come?'.

What I loved about his response was the 'WE' in it. It wasnt 'when are YOU in the clear'....it was 'we' :D To some you may be thinking 'really Devin, so what? What's the big deal with the whole WE thing.', lol. To be honest, it made me smile to hear him say that. Although he might not always express it, he sees this as a joint experience; that it isn't just me going through all of this, but the two of us together.

I think many times men feel disconnected with their baby during pregnancy. Because they cant see the baby or feel the baby like the mother does, they don't see themselves apart of the whole experience until after the baby is born. Now this is normal and common for most men. My husband has had bouts of the same disconnect too at times in both of my pregnancies where he doesn't get as excited about things like a kick or flop like I do. But at the end of the day, whether he expresses the same excitement or interest as I do, I know deep down inside he sees and recognizes that this as a team effort and experience and that we both rely and depend on the other  :)

During our conversation Dennard told me that I need to really take it easy now; to take advantage of this time off of work to rest up and stay off my feet. With Sweet Pea being head down,  she can technically engage herself anytime she wants :/

As of today, I've been banned from outreach. Lol He said he doesn't want me on outreach anymore until after the baby is born.

What in the world am I going to do with myself now? Lol

Anyhow, I'm very pleased with the report from today's OB appointment. I'm super proud of my Sweet  Pea that she is growing and doing so well and that she is just as anxious to meet us as we are her by being head down.