Placenta Previa Update

Well for the entire world wide web - here is an update on the position of our baby's placenta. (its really her organ afterall!)

A follow-up ultrasound today showed that the previa is no longer complete, but partial. We're looking at the positive side of this - it HAS moved some. From my understanding, a partial previa slightly lowers the risk of complications, and slightly increases our chances of having a natural birth. At this point, however, we must still prepare for both possibilities - natural birth or c-section. So, we wait.

I have an appointment scheduled with an OB in Austin who comes highly recommended. We look forward to meeting him. In the back of our minds we still hope to use the Birthing Center. But we both feel a lot of peace as we wait, and are confident that we will be in good hands either way.

And today I fell a little deeper in love with our daughter. We so enjoyed watching her perform for us. Her little mouth was opening and closing, she sucked her thumb and was chomping on her foot throughout the procedure. You'll laugh that we asked 'is she still a girl?' Of course, we know that would not have 'changed' but with all the girl stuff we have, I had this nagging fear that maybe they had made a mistake. Thankfully, yes, she is 'still' a girl.

And here she is -- foot in mouth:



We love this picture.

As we learn more, we will share with you. In the meantime, we thank you for your continued prayers for a healthy third trimester, for our baby's development and growth, for the big life changes we are making in the next couple of weeks and months, and for our hearts as we prepare to become parents.