The beginning....

of the birth story. Well, Carson isn't born yet, but his birth story has begun. 3 weeks ago, we discovered the little guy was breech. After doing everything in my power to flip him on my own (standing on my head in the pool, laying upside down on my couch to the floor, etc.), on the 8th of February, brave mom and bleary eyed dad showed up at Providence hospital for a "version", to get this little guy turned head down (8am appointment, so we had to leave our house at 6:30). Anyway- it worked! He flipped! Much more medical than I had anticipated, IV, muscle relaxant (which actually makes your body feel like you downed 10 cans of Red Bull) and lots of nurses/doctors. Anyway, it really wasn't the worst thing in the world, but was a little hard to breathe as 2 doctors pressed as hard as they could on my belly. Carson came out like a champ. Good strong heartbeats and kicks the whole time. Mom faired pretty well if I do say so myself. So a week later on the 14th, I had another appointment with the midwife, and low and behold, without me knowing, he had flipped back to head up on my left side- his favorite comfy place. So, we scheduled another version for 9am the next day (the 15th). The midwife and dr. performing the version both said I had 3 options, do the version and go home, do the version and be induced, or schedule a c-section. We decided to do the version and decide in the morning. So with our car packed for a new baby and the possiblity of a long labor, we dropped Ely off at his friend Mikah's house (thank you Katra!!), and once again headed into the hospital. Again, the version worked! He flipped, head down. After talking with the dr. and midwife, I decided not to be induced at 38 weeks and 1 day. Give him a little more time to develop and my body a little more ready for a natural birth. So, I took a long walk in the hospital afterwards and could feel him down pretty low. That is where this part of the story ends, the waiting game begins....
As of this posting, he is still head down (as far as I can tell) and I am having itermittant contractions. It will be fun to tell the rest of the story as it unfolds!