We would now like to be refered to as the "King and Queen of Inappropriate". We search and searched for the perfect costumes for Halloween and found a good laugh out of the whole pregnant nun/drunk priest combo! We had a great time, got a lot of laughs. And man, wearing a robe around is very comfortable. I could do without the headpiece in my daily life, but if you see me walking down the street in my black robe....you'll no why!!!OK first and foremost, she has a name....we will no longer refer to her as Baby Girl Tutor (although I was beginning to become quite fond of that name). However, she shall now and forever be called Caroline Elizabeth! It is funny really. That was the name I loved to begin with, but for some reason I started to doubt myself. After several weeks of staring at our dry erase board of names, we both decided (separately I might add) that Caroline was in fact our baby girl's name.
This week's appointment went well. We had a follow-up ultrasound and were able to see her spine this time. All looks good. In addition, we were able to see her sucking away in the womb, but she was still a little camera shy with her hand over her face...again! She certainly doesn't get that from me. Haha!
As a little update...after the last appointment where I met with a midwife instead of my normal doctor, Jamey and I officially decided to switch to the midwife. During the post hurricane appointment, I had to go with her instead of my doctor so they could fit me in. Well call it divine intervention or whatever you will, but it was the greatest thing that could have ever happened. Let me give you a little background on midwives. No they don't just deliver in birthing centers and no they are not a part of a drug free alternative to birthing...they actually do everything all the way from gyn care to family planning to birthing. The only thing they cannot do it surgery. So should I need a c-section, I would just be handed off to the doctor on call. In any case, the midwife is a part of the practice I am with. She will deliver me in the hospital, epidural and all..the biggest benefit is that she, unlike most doctors in a large practice, ensures that she will deliver me no matter what time of day or night I go into labor. In addition, she will stay and labor with me throughout the entire process...not just the occasional check-in like a typical large practice OB. I just found so many benefits. Not to mention, she is one of the most soothing people I have ever been around. I have really enjoyed meeting with her both times and can't wait to see her again!
But of course, no appointment of mine is complete without a little drama. During our 16 week appointment we clearly asked the doctor if it was OK to travel for Christmas (33-34 wks gestation). She said I wasn't high risk at all and it would be fine. So just a week ago we finally purchased our tickets for Christmas in NC. When I went in for my 23+ weeks appointment I talked to the midwife about my travel plans and she quickly said they allow no patients to travel past 28 weeks due to many increased risks of pre-term delivery, blood clots, etc. I think I must have looked dumbfounded, because she said she felt like she had just dropped a bomb on me...I thought I might go into pre-term labor right there with the thoughts of flight cancellations, etc. Well days later, I am happy to report that we were able to use our travel insurance (which we purchased knowing I would be very far along) and we have been issued a full refund for the flights. We have also rescheduled a trip to NC just before I am 28 weeks. Although we are bummed about not going for Christmas, we are certainly not willing to take any risks and it has worked out that we get to go for a pre-holiday visit!
Stay tuned for the next blog and pics after my 1st baby shower!!!!
PS I have decided to not include my weight on the blog anymore. It became very evident that I was obsessive about it and tried to be unwilling to falter from the "books"....it began to slowly creep into my levels of insanity...so I shall drop talking about it in efforts to remain calm and trust that my body knows what it is doing through the process of pregnancy. I am however, NOT eating McD's daily and still working out 4 days a week!...So I guess I am still on the right track.
