Now that the cat's out of the bag, I thought I would start updating the world on what's happening with this wee one!
We are planning to do another homebirth with this baby, as long as all goes well and we both remain healthy enough to do so! We are working with a different midwife this time, as Jasmine will busy with a newborn of her own when our due date rolls around! Which is June 14, by the way! We have met with Julieanne a few times now and feel that she is going to be a great fit with our family! She is one smart cookie and has been delivering babies for nearly 20 years. She has delivered nearly 1000 babies throughout her career, so she has gobs of experience!
She is very thorough with us at each appointment and spends at least an hour with us answering all of our questions and really talking about how we're feeling. It's such a nice, personal experience. We saw her last night and she was so nice when Neva hopped up on the table and pulled her shirt up, asking for her tummy to be measured and to listen to her baby's heartbeat. She lets Neva help with all the activities of the appointment, including taking my blood pressure, measuring my growing belly and listening to the baby's heart beat. It's such a nice family experience and I just have to wonder if it would be the same at an OB office.
The baby's heart beat was nice and healthy, in the 150s again last night. Old wives tales would say that heart rate means it's a girl. And I had a dream that I came up with the perfect name, Norma, and couldn't wait to tell Eric. It was a pretty comical dream and he quickly shot down the name. Neva wants it to be another girl, named Neva....or 2 puppies named Rusty, thanks to the SUPER cute yorkie puppy at daycare. Luckily, we know it's not a puppy and there's only one baby in there! And unfortunately, sounds like Neva may be disappointed either way!
The first 16 weeks of this pregnancy were much more difficult than with Neva! I have to assume that it was due to the progesterone supplements I was taking, after our miscarriage this summer. They made me gain weight quickly and made me feel not so hot. But the last month has been SO much better! I've been able to exercise almost daily again, don't have the all day "morning" sickness and my gagging has decreased significantly! That's a really fun side effect of nausea and pregnancy!
Neva is super excited to become a big sister and loves to talk about all of the things that she's going to teach this baby, such as how to nurse and how to talk. She might be super disappointed when she learns that the baby will not be doing as much as she thinks it should be!
We have our ultrasound on Monday, February 3. We will not be finding out the gender...but hope to see a nice, healthy little one growing away in there! Will share pictures after our appointment!
We are planning to do another homebirth with this baby, as long as all goes well and we both remain healthy enough to do so! We are working with a different midwife this time, as Jasmine will busy with a newborn of her own when our due date rolls around! Which is June 14, by the way! We have met with Julieanne a few times now and feel that she is going to be a great fit with our family! She is one smart cookie and has been delivering babies for nearly 20 years. She has delivered nearly 1000 babies throughout her career, so she has gobs of experience!
She is very thorough with us at each appointment and spends at least an hour with us answering all of our questions and really talking about how we're feeling. It's such a nice, personal experience. We saw her last night and she was so nice when Neva hopped up on the table and pulled her shirt up, asking for her tummy to be measured and to listen to her baby's heartbeat. She lets Neva help with all the activities of the appointment, including taking my blood pressure, measuring my growing belly and listening to the baby's heart beat. It's such a nice family experience and I just have to wonder if it would be the same at an OB office.
The baby's heart beat was nice and healthy, in the 150s again last night. Old wives tales would say that heart rate means it's a girl. And I had a dream that I came up with the perfect name, Norma, and couldn't wait to tell Eric. It was a pretty comical dream and he quickly shot down the name. Neva wants it to be another girl, named Neva....or 2 puppies named Rusty, thanks to the SUPER cute yorkie puppy at daycare. Luckily, we know it's not a puppy and there's only one baby in there! And unfortunately, sounds like Neva may be disappointed either way!
The first 16 weeks of this pregnancy were much more difficult than with Neva! I have to assume that it was due to the progesterone supplements I was taking, after our miscarriage this summer. They made me gain weight quickly and made me feel not so hot. But the last month has been SO much better! I've been able to exercise almost daily again, don't have the all day "morning" sickness and my gagging has decreased significantly! That's a really fun side effect of nausea and pregnancy!
Neva is super excited to become a big sister and loves to talk about all of the things that she's going to teach this baby, such as how to nurse and how to talk. She might be super disappointed when she learns that the baby will not be doing as much as she thinks it should be!
We have our ultrasound on Monday, February 3. We will not be finding out the gender...but hope to see a nice, healthy little one growing away in there! Will share pictures after our appointment!
