How to schedule a c-section.

Dr. Dang arrived about an hour ago and gave Lauren an exam to see where we stand.

Still floating (head down) no change in effacement or dilation from our last visit.

We told her about the last ultrasound visit; how he is measuring 80th percentile (8 lbs. 8 oz), additional amniotic fluid, and my family's history of 'large shoulders' at birth.

She gave us the pros and cons for a little woman, like Lauren delivering vaginally (along with a personal anecdote about her first child being 8 lbs. plus and her being 5' 2"). She also gave us the risks and benefits of doing a c-section delivery.

We talked to our family and asked a ton of questions to ensure that we knew what we were agreeing to one way or another. Dr. Dang's concern was the shoulders and Lauren's pelvis. The biggest risk involved in vaginal delivery is that the head comes through, the shoulders don't, and our son becomes caught and suffocates in the birth canal.

The odds of us doing a vaginal delivery were becoming less and less likely. More than likely it would have been a long and difficult labor and c-section delivery.

That was enough for us to hear. We pulled out the Snapple cap (thanks Lori) and flipped it three times, then decided to go with the surgery. I'll be there with my wife through the whole thing and we will certainly meet our son today.

It all starts at 11:30 a.m.