December 14th: I find out the baby's in breech position. My OB schedules an external cephalic version - aka a "vigorous" (*painful*) abdominal massage to get the stubborn kiddo to move into the right position for birthin' - for December 26th. There is another week and a half for her to move on her own.December 18th: Thought I was having contractions. Then I thought she moved. Felt differently the next day. She totally moved.
December 21st: No dice - she's as stubborn as her mom. We're going in on Boxing Day for the ECV.
December 26th (11am): An ultrasound before the ECV reveals very little amniotic fluid, which means (a) I can't have the procedure and (b) I'm gonna have a baby today. (There was only a slim chance of this, so I'm in shock. I'm 37 weeks and 2 days along, and figured I'd have at least another week before giving birth.)
December 26th (4:11pm): Audrey Grace is delivered by C-section. My legs are numb, my stomach feels like the Alice cake from the Tom Petty Don't Come Around Here No More video (or, alternately, like the Troi cake from the ST: TNG scary dream episode - was it inspired by the TP video? was it wrong to wonder what flavor it would be?) ... and, yeah, I'm weepy.
This kid is completely adorable, and, 1+ weeks later, already looks older than in the photo. Though her future in theater is uncertain, it's clear that she has the rubbery face and kooky expressions of a comedienne. (Of course, as the offspring of two people who met while performing comedy, it was fairly inevitable that she'd be funny.)
So, the hiatus from bloggery continues, as I'm not seeing any theater and not writing anything except for brief "here's a photo of the baby" emails. Once I get through uploading photos, writing thank-you notes, designing/ordering birth announcements and such, I'll try to turn my attentions back to myself - as much as I'm able to do so, that is.
2008's pretty okay; hope everyone else is enjoying it.
4 comments:
CONGRATULATIONS! What an adorable little girl--I hope to see the rubber face in action at some point. And I'm dying to know her name! Hope you're feeling well, and I hope to see you at some point in 2008 when you're back up and around and out and about!
OK, you can tell it's late in the work day ... please tell Audrey Grace welcome to the world (i.e. Queens!) from me.
Congratulations, Lauren. She's beautiful!
Amy: Thank you! Yes, we should meet in some Queens middle-ground one of these days, once I'm no longer house-bound.
Qui: Thanks! I hope that one day she can take ass-kicking lessons at the Battle Ranch! ;)
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