36 week update

hi from little girl graham.

we are 36 weeks along. i have had some relief from the constant backache and sore joints which is very welcomed. she is constantly growing and jumbling up in my ribs.

at our recent appt we learned a lot. we had to do an ultrasound to see if she is still breech, which she is.  as usual she had her hands up at her face, but this time she added another appendage. we couldn't get a good pic of her face because she had her hands and FOOT in front of it. here you can see her hands together with her fingers tangled and her foot below them, big toe tucked behind arm. we watched her wiggle her fingers and toes, and her grab her foot all in front of her face. we laughed and laughed.

since she is still breech they scheduled a c-section for may 22. there is still opportunity for her to flip if she really wants, but i don't feel like she will. my blood pressure was high this week so they monitored us for 20 min and took some blood. i will go back in a few days to check it again to see if it was a one-time problem or something that needs to be addressed.

so what we are left with is this: if nothing changes she will be here may 22 by c-section. if she flips we will do this traditionally. if my blood pressure becomes a problem they will take her sooner. if i go into labor before may 22, they will do a c-section at that time. so only the Lord knows what will happen this month, but we definately know may will be interesting.