30 weeks

wow! 30 weeks!! where has the time gone??? sorry for not blogging. busy, tired, and just plain lazy. i had all these grand ideas of blogs, as you can see nothing materialized. i figured i needed to chronicle the last 10 weeks since the last post. so hear goes... hang in there.

2nd level 2 ultrasound wasn't successful. babe wasn't breached this time, but curled up and uncooperative. so doctor still couldn't see the lower half of the spine to rule out anything. he reassured us he thought everything was fine, but to be on the safe side he wanted to do a fetal mri. so in i go the following week, earliest possible appointment was wednesday. if you've never had to go do an mri, it's like being in a coffin with the ends open. it was horrible, but i got through it. finally saw the lower spine and everything checked out normally. that was a relief. i was on the table for 1.5 hours strapped down and unable to move. thank god it's over.

we signed up for childbirth classes. two in fact. one through sweet pea studios and the other through the hospital (rush north shore medical center). both are absolutely great. we're learning so much about natural childbirth and the benefits of laboring and delivering naturally. what we've learned is that the woman's body was made for pregnancy and has its own coping mechanisms to labor and deliver. our society has made the whole process seem all too scarey and unnatural. we've also decided on having a doula assist us during our whole birthing process. we are seeing what a valuable source of encouragement and support she would be to us during this whole process. so in a sense we're going crispy (not necessarily crunchy =)). don't get me wrong, we're not absolutely opposed to medical intervention, only if deemed life threatening. we want to minimize the stress on the baby and myself. the knowledge we're gaining from our classes and the people we're talking with have been great.

well, praying for a quick and easy labor and delivery!