Wednesday is the Big Day

Hi again everyone. Today marks the beginning of Week 39, and it’s sure to be a most memorable week. The doctor has scheduled a c-section for June 6th at 8 am. Dr. Stafford had surgery to remove kidney stones last week so Dr. Trippell will be doing the c-section on Wednesday. We have one last non-stress test for Maggie tomorrow (Monday), and if that goes well, we’re all set for Wednesday.
Wednesday also marks my parents’ 37th wedding anniversary, and they seem to be quite content to share that day with Maggie’s birthday. This also means that Matt wins our bet. He has predicted that Maggie would arrive June 5 or June 6 for the last nine months. I, of course, predicted the end of May.
My parents arrive any minute now from Texas, and Matt’s parents will be arriving Tuesday. Uncle Andy is also set to arrive late this week, and we’re excited to also have all our local friends and family come visit too. And, of course, all of you who have already made plans to come as well. It will be great seeing everyone. I am still pretty scared of the c-section so we welcome all the friendly faces at the hospital and at home. The doctors say it will be a stay of about 3-4 days, and I hope it isn’t any longer than that because I don’t want to stay in the hospital long at all.
I have pretty much lost hope that Maggie will flip into the proper position. I have to give her credit though – she’s been quite active – so she might have tried to flip herself a few times. Dr. Stafford still doesn’t recommend trying to flip her because he says the amniotic fluid level is “borderline.” So, no matter how much I negotiate with Maggie or Dr. Stafford, it appears I am not going to be able to avoid the c-section. I am glad Matt will get to be there with me. And, if everything is okay with Maggie when she is born, she will get to go to recovery with me, and Matt gets to go too. Hopefully, she won’t have to go to the special care nursery and can stay with us.
Matt has the camera charged and ready, and we’re taking the laptop with us. He plans to send pictures out at some point that day as well as an email. So, we hope to be in touch again soon with the news that Maggie has made her appearance. I apologize for not including any photos with this update – I promise to make up for that next week.
Thanks again for all your love and support. We can’t wait for Maggie to meet all of you.