countdown...

well, here i am at 38.5 weeks.  (remember a few months ago when i was so sad about how long it was taking for my belly to pop out?  now it looks like i'm trying to smuggle a basketball under my shirt...)  :-)

anyway, Little Miss Isla is due in just 11 DAYS.  i believe steve and i are about as ready as we're ever going to be!  here are a few stats...

• 5 DAYS until my 31st birthday (kind of forgot about my birthday this year... i'm just curious to find out if isla is going to have to share her birthday with her mama!)
• 4 MEALS in the freezer for after isla's arrival (hoping to make a few more if time permits...)
• 3 BAGS packed for the hospital for me, steve, and isla (pretty sure i over-packed, but i like to be prepared!)
• 2 WEEKS until christmas (so excited to see if this will be isla's first christmas!)
• 1 CAR SEAT safely installed in the back of my honda (i feel like such a grown up!)

in other news, i'd like to follow-up with last week's discussion about the possibility of an ECV.  we met with the doctor on tuesday to talk about the pros and cons of this procedure.  when we found out that there was only a 50% success rate and also the possibility of trauma / distress to the baby, steve and i really didn't feel comfortable going this route.  so we decided that a c-section would be a better option for me.  HOWEVER, it turns out that it was a moot point because on thursday i had another ultrasound, and it showed that isla had flipped herself around again!  she is now head-down, face-down, and ready to go!  so now we wait and hope that she stays in that position for the remainder of the pregnancy.  (apparently, she still has enough room in there to flip again, so they'll just keep a close eye on her.)

hope you all are enjoying the holiday season!  i know it will be life-changing for me and steve this year!  :-)