In our previous visits to the doctor during the beginning of our 3rd trimester, the baby was always in the breech position (head up, feet down). Our doctor told us that breech position babies are usually delivered through caesarean section which really freaked Carolyn out. The doctor had said that the baby needed to flip head-down by 32 weeks since after that point they're usually too big to move around in the womb.

We had prayed that Baby Su would flip by our 32 week visit and praise God the baby had done so at that point! All was fine at our subsequent 34 week visit, but last week at our 36 week visit we found out that Baby Su had moved back to the breech position. The doctor told us that, statistically, at this point the probability that the baby will flip back is very low, and that the probability of flipping back becomes exponentially lower and lower with each passing week due to his/her growing size. The conclusion here is that our baby will most likely need to be delivered through c-section rather than a natural birth. This was really scary for Carolyn at which point she began to cry. Our doctor tried to be as comforting as possible, but it was just a bit disappointing for us. The good news though is that the baby is still healthy and doing well, and we are very grateful for that. After the appointment was over, we stayed in the exam room just praying and thanking God again for this little one.

We'll be going back for weekly check-ups at this point to see what happens here. Perhaps the baby will flip over, perhaps not. But since our doctor's visit, we've been surrounded by an outpouring of support from our friends and family around us. One of the ladies in our community group took some time off to spend with Carolyn on Friday. It's a scary thought to think of having to go through a surgery procedure especially when you weren't expecting to have to.

Strangely enough, church today was filled with reminders of how God uses hard times like these to teach us to depend on Him. We may not like the situations we are in, but these are the times in our lives that can grow us towards (or sometimes even away) from God.