So, a lot has happened since the last post. No, we didn't forget that we had a blog, but I have been very, very sick all day long for what seems like forever. Ugh. In the last week and a half, I have gradually been able to keep down more than a cup of food a day and stay awake longer than nine hours, but it took a while. If I weren't pregnant, it would be the best diet secret ever, because in the last month and a half, I lost 25 pounds. Also, all of my spare time has been dedicated to schoolwork, which has been really difficult to keep up with when I am so tired.
Other updates:
Almost everyone knows we're expecting. There are a few friends still in the dark, but all family members know. We told both sets of parents the week of Easter by giving them (when they all came to visit) "Happy Easter, Grandma and Grandpa" cards. With both sets, it took a few seconds to sink in, but everyone seemed excited.
We made a decision on where we are going to have the baby. In a perfect world, we would be at home. However, after doing more insurance research and number crunching, it just wasn't favorable. We did like the Birth Center, and even though being in our own environment would have been preferable, right now we can't justify the $3,000-4,000 out-of-pocket price difference. So, we are definitely going with the Birth Center, which is still midwife care and more autonomous, and we're happy with that. In the future, should we have another biological child, we'll probably do a better job at financial planning to be able to have the option of a home birth.
A month ago, I also had my first pre-natal checkup at the Birth Center. We were really pleased that the midwife we saw (there are five on staff) was very nice and crunchier than we expected. Everything looked fine; we'll know for sure when I find out my lab results at our next appointment on Monday. It was the first time I had ever had blood work done, and I was a big baby and very upset that I didn't even get a sticker, but clearly I lived through it. The good news is that because we aren't doing any genetic testing, I don't have to give blood again until my third trimester.
A lot has especially happened with the baby in the recent weeks. I am just a few days shy of eleven weeks, and the baby is a little larger than a Fig Newton. By now it has lips that have formed, teeth buds, an eye color (According to the Mendel boxes, all of our children will have blue eyes.), fully separated toes and fingers, knees and elbows that can bend, fully open nostrils and closed eyelids, toenails and fingernails, and developing taste buds and hair follicles. (We're crossing our fingers for red. Red hair color variants are really difficult to predict, but according to a genetic report from Stanford on the science of red hair, we have around a twenty-five percent chance.) All body systems are formed and just have to grow from now on, and the sex organs have started to take shape. Even though it will be a few more weeks until I can feel it, the baby can now kick, turn its feet, curl its toes, and grasp.
Other updates:
Almost everyone knows we're expecting. There are a few friends still in the dark, but all family members know. We told both sets of parents the week of Easter by giving them (when they all came to visit) "Happy Easter, Grandma and Grandpa" cards. With both sets, it took a few seconds to sink in, but everyone seemed excited.
We made a decision on where we are going to have the baby. In a perfect world, we would be at home. However, after doing more insurance research and number crunching, it just wasn't favorable. We did like the Birth Center, and even though being in our own environment would have been preferable, right now we can't justify the $3,000-4,000 out-of-pocket price difference. So, we are definitely going with the Birth Center, which is still midwife care and more autonomous, and we're happy with that. In the future, should we have another biological child, we'll probably do a better job at financial planning to be able to have the option of a home birth.
A month ago, I also had my first pre-natal checkup at the Birth Center. We were really pleased that the midwife we saw (there are five on staff) was very nice and crunchier than we expected. Everything looked fine; we'll know for sure when I find out my lab results at our next appointment on Monday. It was the first time I had ever had blood work done, and I was a big baby and very upset that I didn't even get a sticker, but clearly I lived through it. The good news is that because we aren't doing any genetic testing, I don't have to give blood again until my third trimester.
A lot has especially happened with the baby in the recent weeks. I am just a few days shy of eleven weeks, and the baby is a little larger than a Fig Newton. By now it has lips that have formed, teeth buds, an eye color (According to the Mendel boxes, all of our children will have blue eyes.), fully separated toes and fingers, knees and elbows that can bend, fully open nostrils and closed eyelids, toenails and fingernails, and developing taste buds and hair follicles. (We're crossing our fingers for red. Red hair color variants are really difficult to predict, but according to a genetic report from Stanford on the science of red hair, we have around a twenty-five percent chance.) All body systems are formed and just have to grow from now on, and the sex organs have started to take shape. Even though it will be a few more weeks until I can feel it, the baby can now kick, turn its feet, curl its toes, and grasp.
3 comments:
I am soo excited for you two!! I know that you are going to be excellent parents!!!
I just discovered your blog off of Facebook. I too read Liz's blog and have kept a baby (ies) blog for I think two years (theippolitis.blogspot.com). Take care and God Bless!
Also, did you use NFP for charting etc?
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