Saturday, March 19, 2011

Dropping babies or baby dropping?

About a week ago one morning I noticed that oddly my belly seemed much lower. I thought maybe I was imagining things but then Evans also noticed it without me even mentioning it. I've noticed that I feel a lot more pressure in my pelvis and I can feel the baby hiccup and punch in my pelvic area as well. I had suspicions that maybe the baby dropped. When a baby drops it means that the baby has descended further into the pelvis and that baby and the mother's body is getting ready for birth. Typically, women drop within 3 weeks of the date that they go into labor, but for some people it can happen earlier.

Well, today was our prenatal appointment and I confirmed with the midwife that he actually DID drop! I am only 30 weeks but dropping is not a sign of labor. She said its actually a good sign and that it means he has a good amount of room in the pelvis and is getting comfortable. He is in a good position (head down with this spine towards the side/front of my belly). I'm measuring right on target for my due date. I'm hoping that because he has dropped and he is head down he will stay that way and not turn breech.

At our birthing class we learned about all sorts of labor positions. They had us try all the positions with our partners and they were all very comfy! It makes me happy that we decided to give birth in a birthing center where they allow you to get in whatever position you want to have the baby.

After the birthing class, we had a combined baby shower with the other couples in our class. We have all become friends and have planned social events outside of our birthing class. They are all really cool people and we get along. It makes the birthing class that much more fun because everyone is so lighthearted and funny! Anyways, we sat around and talked, ate pizza, cake, etc. We had a white elephant gift exchange. I ended up with the gift of a bottle of wine and some earplugs! I also scored some used maternity clothes that some girls had brought in.

On a non-baby related note, Evans finally got the sailboat he has been obsessed about for the last 3-4 weeks. It is a very small 3-4 person boat that is in used but good condition. He doesn't know how to SAIL a sailboat, so he will need to bring along some more knowledgeable folks to the lake this summer. Because he got a sailboat, we needed a car to tow it, so we also bought a used truck. Its a pretty sweet truck but needs some minor repairs done to it. The truck is pretty small but I can fit a car seat into the back bench seat which is all I need really. Evans will be fixing and selling his Geo Metro.

That's all the big news for this week...quite a lot actually!

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