The Joys of a Full Term Baby...

I am grateful for the fact that Miss Kendall is doing well enough to become my first "full term" baby...BUT, I can't wait to get rid of the heartburn, the swollen "Fred Flintstone" sized feet as well as not having to run to the maternal fetal specialist AND the OB twice a week for check ups and fetal testing! My c-section is scheduled for 7:30 am Thursday, July 24, 2008 at the Baptist Beaches Medical Center in Jacksonville Beach, Fl. We have to call the hospital at 5 am and be there by 5:30 am. We're guessing that she'll be brought into this world sometime around 8 am. Thank you to everyone who have kept us in your prayers. I am convinced that is why she's been able to grow and develop properly. The doctors are guessing that she's going to be a petite little thing since she was only in the 34th% for overall growth as of last week. They can see no signs of complications through the numerous ultrasounds. She scores perfectly in all of the Biophysical Profiling that we have done weekly - meaning she's moving, has enough amniotic fluid, lungs and heart are functioning properly, etc. She does have hair - according to the ultrasounds, so I'm guessing that has contributed to the terrible heartburn! A few of us are curious if she'll come out a red head since this pregnancy has been much more difficult for me than Riley's! (Red IS a possible color on both my mom's and my dad's side!)