A Week in Review

Well its been a week since Cedric entered the world and needless to say that for all involved the world seems to have changed quite a bit. Having a c-section was almost a surreal experience. When they were delivering Cedric I could feel a vague tugging and pulling sensation but it was a kind of out of body experience. I knew I was cut open because of the comments my doctor was making. Things like "Look at the size of his head! I'm going to need some suction here." "This baby looks like he is two months old!" All in all though the c-section was not too bad. My recovery from surgery has gone really well. Yesterday I actually walked a mile. Yes I took it slow and yes I've been good (mostly) about taking it "easy" but it felt wonderful to be out of the house and moving around.

I know other parents can relate to some of the changes that happen to you when you have a baby but I am amazed at how nothing Cedric does (so far) is gross. For instance I have lived most of my 27 years firmly believing that bodily functions and really just about anything that comes out of our bodies' while necessary is gross. But when Cedric poops its not gross - I'm pleased because it means his body is functioning like it should. When he utters a particularly loud burp, my heart skips a beat with pride. Even Zach has fallen victim to this. Cedric has twice now managed to throw up massively all over him and both times Zach is completely nonplussed. His first reaction is concern over Cedric, not about how he is now covered in what looks like curdled milk.

I'll leave you with some pictures of our little Cedric, which means battle chieftain by the way.

And the Due Date is…

August 20th has been set as the day this baby will enter the world.

We had an ultrasound done at 36 weeks and his estimated weight was 8lbs 9oz. Even though this is just an estimate and can be off by as much as pound (plus or minus) the ultrasound technician could not believe how big he was and thought the error must be on her part, thus she measured him a number of times to double check. When my doctor reviewed the results she scheduled a c-section for me on August 20, which is the start of week 39. Some women would be disappointed, perhaps even feel that a natural delivery was being robbed of them. I am not one of those women.

Plus I feel like there are plenty of other indicators that a natural delivery would not only be difficult but a long time in coming. For instance, even though he is head down most of the time, he still likes to try and squirm his way into the traverse breach position. Even though I am now starting my 38th week, at my last visit I was not even a centimeter dilated and the doctor was able to push the baby out of my pelvis pretty easily. At least for now, he is not interested in making an exit any time soon. Most of all though, I have no desire to push out a child that is 9lbs pushing 10lbs. If that makes me weak or a coward than I am ready to admit it.