Appointments: Complete & Now we wait...

We've made it... we've made it to the end. I survived all of these appointments and now we only have one more to go. It just so happens that it's the most important appointment of all.

I met with the pre-op nurse today to go over the details for tomorrow, take some blood, and fill out some paperwork. Although she was go over information I already knew, it was a bit overwhelming. I think because I was sitting in the Birthing Unit and I was listening to a woman get hooked up to a monitor as they were going to induce her, it all became truly real.

Pam was very nice and helpful. We went over paperwork and medical history. She took some blood and my bloodpressure. It's still a bit high, but she said she wasn't concerned and due to the anxiety, it's expected.

Then she pretty much walked me through exactly what was going to happen tomorrow. We would come in, register, and then get set up. We would have the last ultrasound for Alexander to get his final position and to confirm if he's still breech. Then they will bring me into one room to prepare and give me the spinal while Dan is getting into scrubs in the other room. Along with a spinal, I'll get IVs and a catherter put in. They'll bring me into delivery (and I can't remember if Dan will be there first or not but as long as we both end up in the same room, it's okay!) and then put up the screen.

Once the doctor starts the surgery, we'll have our little guy within 15 minutes! Can you believe that - just 15 minutes! Then while they're cleaning him up, checking him out, weighing him, etc, they'll be stitching me up. They will then hand Dan the baby and he'll get to bring him over to me. She said that whole process will take about an hour from start to finish. From there, they will bring us to recovery where we will be for a few hours. While we're in recovery, my mother and sister are allowed to come in to visit and see how things are going. However, Pam said because of how Recovery is set up they do not restrict visitors they just don't necessarily have the room for a full blown visiting section so hence the small visit to check in. (Which by the way, the waiting area is small enough)

But by the time they come in to say Hi, we'll almost be ready to move to our room so it won't be that long of a wait.

So ... that's that. Around this time tomorrow we'll have our little guy. It's just a matter of getting through the next 24 hours of anticipation. I was told I can't eat or drink after midnight tonight and since our c-section is not scheduled for the crack of dawn, tomorrow is going to be hard if I get hungry. I'm just going to make sure I graze all day today so I fill myself up.

I hope to have an update for you tomorrow evening - Alyson or my parents will update the blog with Alexander's details and if they take any pictures. See you on the flip side...