The latest ultrasound was quite amazing. It showed that the baby is fine and healthy, a little small (about a week small) but healthy. The baby had grown so much since the last one. It was so much cuter! I was very thankful for that because I was truly paranoid that I was going to have an ugly baby. Skeletor is really not who you want your baby to look like. Also, during the ultrasound the baby was kicking and sucking his/her fist. It was so adorable. Now that I know where the baby is in my belly it is really easy for me to identify if it is an arm/elbow or foot/knee that is poking me and moving around.
This whole pregnancy has gone by so quickly up to this point. It is amazing because when I first found out, I was three and half weeks pregnant, it seemed like it would be eternity waiting nine months. I think starting the first of the school year early on in my pregnancy has really helped the time go by quickly. It really isn't hard for time to fly by during the busiest time of the school year. This is the portion of my pregnancy that has been most enjoyable. I don't really have any symptoms other than back pain and being tired. I am completely obsessed with watching my stomach roll and move around. I sit and watch it as much as I can (he or she is moving right now). I really can't believe how much the baby moves, it seems to be on the go all the time. Oh and I hit the 20 lbs. mark on the scale...it is amazing how those numbers keep going up. I am actually pretty proud of myself for really maintaining a healthy weight gain. Since my appetite is back I think it will be a little harder to keep the maintenance under control.
Joe and I went on a tour of the hosipital last weekend! It was pretty cool to see the whole facility...however, I was really disappointed that they don't have water births! I was really set on giving birth in the water...it is a little unsettling to have my whole birth plan unravel. Thankfully we have enough time to figure out a new one. We will start our birthing classes on the 22nd and that should be able to help us decide another route that would be appropriate for us. It is really exciting to be doing all of this "end of pregnancy" stuff, hopefully it will all keep me occupied until the baby comes because I can really see how I might get a little antsy towards the end of this. We will see how it goes!
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Sweet Melissa. I am so excited for you, and all the new moms at school. You are going to be such an amazing mother (and Joe an amazing father). I LOVED it when JH used to roll around in ma belly. It's sort of sci-fi, but so lovely. Their first communication, really.
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