good news and bad news.

so, the good news is that Lexi will be here TOMORROW!!!! yes, ladies and gentlemen- i will officially NOT be pregnant as of tomorrow. praise the Lord!
now for the bad news. little miss difficult (i think she has definitely earned that title after the placenta previa scare, the being much too little scare, and the latest fun fiasco...) is now BREECH. yes, it's true. last week she was head down. heck- 2 days ago she was head down! i had noticed that within the past 2 days, i have felt most of her movements really low, like down in my hips- and not up high (right under my ribs) like usual... i told scott yesterday that i really thought she was breech, and he reassured me that i was just being paranoid and we decided that since it's so rare for a baby to switch positions this late that she was just fine. today at the dr, i was LESS effaced than i have been. i told my dr. that i thought Lexi was breech, so he decided to do an ultrasound on the spot. sure enough, head up, in my ribs (which, btw, i NEVER want to hear anyone complain about having feet in their ribs- try having a HEAD in your ribs. it's 10 times worse!). she is completely folded in half. her toes are touching her nose. apparently she's going to be a cheerleader or a diver. but thankfully, she's not completely straight up-and-down and is pretty much diagonal in my belly.
my dr. thinks there's a decent chance of being able to turn her by doing what is called an External Cephalic Version (from here on, we'll just call it a "version"). a version is where my dr. will try to turn her by putting pressure on the outside of my belly. there is about a 50-60% chance that it will be successful in turning her head down. the procedure has to be done in the OR at the hospital because of the possible risks. it could cause distress to the baby, it could tangle her umbilical cord around her neck, and worse, it could result in a platena abruption... in those cases, i would have to have an emergency c-section. if the version (which begins at 7am tomorrow) is successful, i will be immediately induced and could deliver naturally. if it is NOT successful, well, i am scheduled for a c-section at 8am. either way, there will be a baby tomorrow! (if somehow i go into labor before then, i will be given a c-section on the spot.)
i am so mad that this has not turned out the way i planned. as you should know, i planned on waiting as long as possible (NO induction) and going without pain meds (except possibly some demerol) like i did with Lincoln... i am so upset that things are happening in a much more difficult manner than we would like. but, the most important thing is that Lexi and i are both healthy and a c-section might very well be the way to do that.
i am praying that we will get to the hopital in the morning (at 5:30am- yuk!) and that she will have turned on her own... then i would just be induced and could have her naturally. i am also praying that if i have to have the version, that it will be successful. we all know that with God, all things are possible- so He ultimately has control over whether the version works out or not. i also know that things are going to work out either way, and that we often can't see His plan in the grand scheme of things... it sure would be nice if His way was also the way i'm hoping it will be :)
Please add Lexi and me to your prayers today and tomorrow and know that the next time i blog, i will have TWO children!
Love to you all!