Praying for those in the F-M area

Watching this video brings back so many memories of the 1997 flood, when I was going to Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. Yet this flood is even worse than 12 years ago. It's amazing how entire communities come together during times like this- good ole midwestern people! We are praying for those in the Fargo-Moorhead area and hoping that the river has crested and will not rise anymore. Thanks, Leah, for this link, and yes, it did bring tears to my eyes!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdxtwROYTgE

The countdown has officially begun!!

Today was yet another appointment with an ultrasound. The office has the 3D/4D, so I was able to see her image really well, and even tracked some of her movement. She was a little performer again, showing her breathing movement as well as her swallowing- wow you can really see a lot with these images. The 2D images showed her kidneys and then a peak at the bladder showed it was full, meaning her kidneys are working- all very reassuring. This pic is the 3D.
On Monday, the date was set for the C-Section- April 17th- for those that think that date sounds familiar, it is also Scott's birthday. We knew it may be around that day- the first time we tried to set up the C-Section, there was an appointment on the 22nd that one of the Dr's had available, but about 5 minutes after I got off the phone with her, she called back and sd that the hospital was all booked that day, so how about the 17th, with another one of the Docs, the one which I have seen the most and happen to like and respect a lot. So, it worked out well. Really, though, this is if all goes as planned...
Sandy bought her tickets to come out, too, so she will be here for Maya's birth and a few days afterwards. Can't believe it's only 3 weeks away!!!

Update

Just another Dr's appt this morning- still measuring right on track- Maya is approximately 5 pounds 7 ounces according to the ultrasound measaurements- which is right at 50th percentile. Can't get more "average" than that! It was cute- she was playing peek-a-boo- had her hands covering her face on and off throughout the ultrasound- just like her big sister would often do once she was born! In any case, the report was good- my gestational diabetes is being controlled well with just the change in my diet, and my blood pressure was actually down a little this morning- Great news, too! Really looking forward to Monday, when I meet with the Dr. to schedule the C-Section- wow! Time is really going by- already will be at 35 weeks on Monday- good thing we are pretty much ready!