Happy Birthday Lydia!

We welcomed Lydia Harper today at 11:46 a.m.!!

She weighs 6 lbs 2 oz and is 19 inches long!

She's absolutely perfect and we couldn't be any happier or more in love!

38 Week Update

We are officially counting down the days until we get to meet this little one and find out if we have a Lydia or a Caleb! 7 days! As of today, the baby is still in the same breech position. We won't be expecting any changes in that respect by the 28th and will be hoping for the best possible outcomes with this c-section! Marissa is still feeling well and measuring on target.
We are pretty sure we have everything ready to go. We meet with the pediatrician this week and have everything set up at home to accommodate this little one's every possible need. Marissa's mom came up last weekend and helped out with picking up all of the last minute baby stuff. The car seat has been installed and we just need to get it inspected. The stroller came in last week and Marissa is loving it! We even added a new piece of artwork to the nursery (see above)! This piece was created by Justin Vining, an old college/climbing friend of Marissa's. He's a great artist and if you get a chance you should check out his work at www.justinvining.com.
The only this left for us to do is pack our bags for the hospital. We do have the baby's bag packed. At least one of us is ready to go...
We are trying to get in some last minute dinners out, movies, and ice cream runs over the next few days as we have realized that things will be changing very soon! David's been able to get in a few MLB games over the last few weeks, which he has enjoyed. Summer Advantage ends Friday for us! We are looking forward to relaxing and getting outside (more David than Marissa) for a few days in between Friday and Wednesday.
Our next update will probably be after the baby comes!

36 weeks

We've made it to 36 weeks and it's looking like we only have 3 weeks to go. Our doctor has decided that this baby has a very bony tush as she has been mistaking it for the head for the last few visits. Needless to say, this baby is not head down like we thought and is in a 'frank breech' position (which basically means that his/her head is up and the legs are in a pike position). At this point we have 3 options: 1) hope the baby turns 2) schedule a c-section during week 39 or 3) try an external version (where they try to turn the baby by pushing on the stomach).
We're hoping the baby turns, but if not we're opting for the c-section. The external version deal sounds a little risky with the fact that the placenta isn't in an optimal position, the amniotic fluid is low (not too low, just not great for this kind of procedure), the success rate in general is only 50%, and if something goes wrong then we have to have an emergency c-section at 37 weeks. Sounds promising, huh?!
Marissa is not very happy about this (to put it mildly), however, the baby is healthy and that's the ultimate goal here! We go back to the Dr. next Thursday and hopefully will know more at that point. Until then, let's hope this baby navigates his/her way to a better position.

On a positive note, we did get an unexpected ultrasound out of this AND learned that the baby is about 5 lbs 10 oz! :)