First of all, Yay for being in the second trimester!!!

I had my second midwife appointment today. It is such a different experience from going to the OB. Like I said the OB I went to was very nice and I had a very pleasant time, but the practice is a very popular one (probably for those very reasons), and therefore very crowded. There was a lot of sitting around and waiting involved. With the Midwife today, immediately upon walking into the building, the nice lady at the desk handed me my chart and I went and peed in a cup, tested it myself and recorded the results and my weight. I saw the Midwife pretty much immediately after that. I like how I have some part in my care and that my chart is completely accessible to me. She checked my fundal height (perfect) and then listened to the baby’s heartbeat with a doppler. The baby was moving all over the place. She would find the heartbeat on one side and then it would disappear and she’d find it again 10 seconds later all the way on the other side. It was pretty funny seeing her chase the baby back and forth across my uterus with the doppler. Active little peanut.

We moved into a new place over Christmas. We used to live in a small (500 sq ft), one bedroom apartment with no washer/dryer hookups. The new place is directly next door, which made for a very easy move and is quite a bit larger with another bedroom and (wonder of wonders) a laundry room. Definitely more baby-freindly. We’re all moved in and enjoying the extra space.

I started a project for baby that I’ll post about soon.

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