16 Days and Counting...

Today was supposed to be D-day prior to the doctors regrouping. My stomach is taught and itchy and I've been having anxiety related dreams this week. Last night I dreamt that when I delivered Delaney weighed 10lbs 10ozs....ugh!

I had a routine OB visit today, pretty uneventful. They took my vitals and 'peanuts' heart rate and commented on how healthy I was and that I could have a cone biopsy, heal and have another baby......WHAT!? Are they crazy!? What's wrong with just thanking GOD for this one and just going back to maintaining a happy marriage and raising a well rounded little girl?

Never the less, we are having ALL of the AZ family over this weekend for one last dinner before the sleep deprivation hits us. 16 days and counting! Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

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Video of Nursery

For those of you too far away to come visit, I've attached a video of what Delaney's room looks like so far. Unfortunately the camera just doesn't capture the soft color on the walls, bedding or pink window sheers. (The corner by the window is where our dreamy new glider and ottoman are going to go, which both are downstairs for now. )

Getting Ready

We have a new date for Delaney-Day.....NOVEMBER 14, 2008 at 12:30pm! (10 days before her Daddy's B-day.)

I've been washing and putting away miniature clothes like it's my new hobby. Additionally, my type "A" personality pushed Bill into installing the baby car seat (with the help of an experienced mom next door) in the truck today. That led to putting together one of the strollers so that we would have a better understanding of how the car seat works in conjunction with the stroller. Those two projects deemed Billy's leg a bit sore and he was in need of a Saturday nap. I on the other hand went back to putting away stuff in the nursery and tackling putting the baby swing together (the most challenging project so far).

So much for the FasTrak!

There has been a change in plans. After speaking with my trusted CA gyno-oncologist (Dr. Brown) the other night we have decided to offset the risk of doing a hysterectomy at time of delivery and instead tend to the remaining cancerous cells via another cone biopsy at 6-8 weeks after delivery. With this new direction, I got a hold of the perinatoligist (Dr. Lam) who was scheduled to do my c-section at 37 weeks this morning. He is going to round up all the doctors involved and plan for a definitive c-section to take place closer to home at Banner Desert hospital during my 39th week (exact date will probably be determined next week). Since we don't know if/when a hysterectomy will be performed, I'm considering having my tubes tied while I'm there.....cause I can tell you, I DON'T want any more pregnancies!

I'm glad to not be having the hysterectomy at time of delivery so I can be more involved right from the start AND I'm glad that 'peanut' will get another 2 weeks to grow and develop in utero, but I'm selfishly upset that I'm no longer on the Pregnancy FasTrak! :-(

Confusion in Direction at 34 Weeks?

I'm a bit stressed today, I called the gyno-oncologist (Dr. Bhoola) to follow-up since I hadn't heard back from him like he had said last week. He took my call and apologized but said he was still discussing my case with the head oncologist (Dr. Borst) and waiting to speak to the OB/GYN they had referred me to (Dr. Martin) that's currently scheduled to do my hysterectomy 10/30. Anyway, as of today he told me he didn't think I needed the hysterectomy to be done at the same time as the c-section, since when he did a colposcopy last week he didn't see any lesions AND that he wasn't sure the c-section needed to be done at 37 weeks. WHAT? Why has it taken these doctors 34 weeks to figure this out....or does this doctor even know what the heck he's talking about? I'm trying not to melt down right now. It's not the final decision, but I'm just torn...I've been off work for SO long. Although I know the c-section in conjunction with the hysterectomy could be risky, I just can't imagine having a c-section and then having to go back in a few months to be cut into again (more than likely producing a second scar) and having to spend another 6 weeks at home recovering...we CAN'T financially do that.

I just got back from an appointment with the perinatologist, who was going to call Dr. Lamb who's scheduled to do my c-section 10/30 and let him know what was going on with the other doctors. I was advised to call Dr. Bhoola back tomorrow to follow-up AND I put a call into Dr. Brown my trusted gyno-oncologist in CA to ask his advice on the whole thing.

The good news of the day....baby Claytor is doing well and weighed in at 4 lbs 11 ozs today, but wasn't cooperative enough to give us any clear 4D photos. We were able to see some hair, chubby cheeks, fingers and toes.

Baby Shower Day!!!

Well, today is my baby shower. At the moments I've been sent to my room by my mom so that she, my best friend Valerie, her sister Kaylen and mom Iris can transform my home into a baby wonderland. I'm SO excited, although I've just gotten dresses and my dressy maternity pants barely fit....OMG, I just keep growing. Luckily I've got a long top on that will hide my ass and belly busting out....no one will know. ;-) I can't wait to have everyone over, although it's a little surreal to be the pregnant honoree.