This is our second baby. Our first child was in the womb in what is called a footling breech. That means she had one leg up and one leg down. I think this explains why she has gymnastic tendencies and thinks our drapes are a jungle gym. Since she presented this way, we were told that it was pretty much a mandatory C-section. We ended up scheduling the surgery and so we knew pretty much exactly when the baby would be coming.
Today my wife called to say the baby’s head is engaged and dropped. I had to look it up to see what that meant. Here’s the picture…
That my friends is “launch position“. We were thinking that the baby would be coming around the first week of December. According to the midwife, the blessed event will probably happen before Thanksgiving.
I don’t mind admitting I’m a little freaked out as there is still so much to do to get ready for the new baby. I think tonight will be a busy night… just in case (Although I’m still going out to see the Holmes comet).
