Week 34: Cantaloupe

This week we went in for a 34 week ultrasound and found out a bunch of interesting details about our girl. They say she weighs about 6.1 pounds and is in the 70% percentile for weight, or 2 weeks ahead of schedule. She's got a little hair and chubby cheeks AND..... she's still breech. So that stresses me out a little. But, at least she's big enough at this point to not be super small if she comes out.

So since she's breech, I've been reading up on the Internets to see if there was anything I could do to try and get her to turn. I found this website that had a few weird suggestions and thought it was all a bunch of nonsense until the nurse at our birthing class repeated the same exact tactics. Here were just a few:

1. Stand on your head in a pool.

Ok really? I don't know how I'm going to do that and even if I could, the 5 seconds I'd be able to stay under water wouldn't really be enough time to make a difference.

2. Clip clothespins to the outsides of your pinky toes.

Apparently this spot is tied to the uterus in reflexology and supposedly makes it relax enough to allow the baby to turn.

3. Stick headphones down your pants so they're near your pelvis and play classical music.

I don't even know why this is supposed to work.... the baby wants to turn to get closer to the music?

4. Put your shoulders on the floor and butt up in the air (modified downward dog) and stay like that for an hour.

I'm not joking... the nurse lady at the birthing class actually demonstrated this one. It was a horrifying and awkward 10 seconds. Even if I could get in that position, there's no way I'd be able to stay like that for an hour.

5. Put an ice pack on your belly where the baby's head is.

I guess this makes their head cold so they move. To me this was the most plausible solution.


So I figured I should combine some of these tactics to be really sure I can get her to turn. Tomorrow I plan on standing on my head in a pool all afternoon with clothespins on my pinky toes. On the next day I'm going to strap an ice pack to my belly, stick some head phones down my pants, and get in the modified downward dog pose for a few hours. If that doesn't work, looks like I'll have to get those hypnotism dvds I've heard about...

The Nursery: IRL

Ok I know I already did a post showing you all the things I was using to decorate Sylvie's nursery, but I just had to show you the real life final product! Ta DA!

I really love how everything came together and was pleasantly surprised at how easily the tree decals went up on the wall.  So nice to have it all done!

My mom and sister, Annie did a great job sewing all the bedding and pillows and changing pad covers. They are so talented and I couldn't have done it without them!

I'm sure I'll still add little things here and there, but it sure is a relief to finally have all the important stuff done. I had a ton of help from several people and I really appreciate everything. Thanks again to my mom and sister for spending their Saturday sewing multiple items according to my whims. Thanks to Seth's generous cousin Tim and his wife Cathy for giving us the beautiful crib. And thank you to my awesome husband Seth who did all the heavy lifting and put all the furniture together. Not to mention listening to and giving opinions on decorative details that he could care less about.

You all help make my life so much easier and much more fun! Thank you!

The Nursery

So I've slowly but surely been putting together the nursery. This is what I have so far and I'm loving it! The beige rectangle across the back is the color on the walls and the fabric swatches are what I'll be using for the bedding (and a throw pillow & changing pad cover or two). I also got this awesome wall decal set, but with dark yellow birds instead of blue. I'm so excited for it to get here so I can see what it looks like up on the wall! I think it's fitting for a girl whose name means "Of the forest." Just a couple little projects here and there and this place will be all ready for my Sylvie!

It's a Girl!

After 21 weeks of waiting and guessing, we finally found out we're having a little girl! Seth and I were both pretty surprised as we both thought it was a boy. Now we'll have to start referring to 'her' instead of 'him'! Needless to say we're both super excited and we can't wait for Karen Jr. to get here!

This is her side profile. I think she has my nose!

 

This is a picture of her feet. Her 2nd toe is longer than her big toe... just like her dad!



We were happy to hear her growth is right on target and all of her parts look healthy. Looks like all those cookies I've been eating have paid off!