t minus 4 weeks

Justin and I thought it would be fun to take a shot at blogging (meaning Justin created the blog and I will likely do all the postings!) We figured with all the changes coming our way in the next few weeks it would be fun to try to have some pictures and words to go with our new life. This pregnancy has gone so quickly and has been pretty uneventful in the best of ways. I have felt great and been able to be my usual, active self most days. We are counting down the days until we get to meet our little girl. For those of you who don't know we are naming her Sofia Battafarano Smith. (I'm sure she will question that middle name throughout her life but we love it!)

The biggest thing going on with us right now is that baby Sofia is in the breech position. She has been this way for quite a few weeks and seems to be stubborn just like her momma and not wanting to turn. I have done just about everything I can to encourage her to turn (i.e laying upside down constantly, crawling, yoga, playing music on my belly, seeing a chiropractor for the Webster technique and am now looking into moxibustion/accupunture and doing an external cephalic version). We are hopeful she will turn but also know that God has a plan and knows exactly how her birth into this world is going to go and all we can do is trust and know that his plan for her is perfect. We had a doctor's appointment today and got to see our precious daughter. She is weighing 6 lbs 3 ounces and is doing great. We scheduled the external version for December 9th and if it isn't successful this is the day we will welcome her into this world!

We are so excited  to be parents (and a little nervous as we both still feel like kids who aren't old enough to be parents!)  Hopefully I will find some success with keeping up this blog and sharing glimpses into our new life.