The halfway mark in my pregnancy (start of my 20th week) seems like a good time to start up my blog again! Here is me wearing all borrowed maternity clothes thanks to a coworker, Jill, and my sister's close friend Meg!
For fun, here is me at 18 weeks.
This week we visited the Birth Center and I really loved it, and excited to give birth there, if everything falls into place. I learned that my first prenatal visit on Tuesday will be one hour (!) and all the rest are a half hour. They really want to make sure the mothers are educated about birth, have a library that we can refer to, and offers so many classes for before and after birth. The three birthing suites are gorgeous and new and have jacuzzi tubs in the bathrooms. The common living area is going to be great for the family who are going to be there with me! There is a kitchen, dining room and living room adjacent to a small garden.
I still have another appointment with another potential OBGYN, but I might cancel it because I really do love the birth center. But I feel like I should at least meet him on Monday.
My belly is getting much larger, but has been covered up with my winter coat lately! I have some neighbors that I want to tell but have not seen in the past few weeks. They are in for a surprise when the warm weather comes around and they see me without a coat.
Been feeling pretty good - just been tired alot but I blame it on the time change. I had a few days where I just could not wake up all day. Last week I had a bad day due to overeating at lunch. There just isn't enough room for chocolate milk, a chicken Caesar wrap and a baby in my abdomen.
Sleeping has been getting better. The bed is full of many different pillows that I can hug at night. I have been using an Ikea throw pillow to hug at night, and also a cylindrical neck pillow too. Franklin loves to steal it while I am at work and nibble on it.
I started to clear out the room that will be the baby's room.
It has been a catch all for the past 3 years and I need to get all the rest of the stuff out of there. Let's just call this photo the "before" pic, and once the room is together I'll have to do a side by side!
I am going to be using my sister's crib and changing table (thank you Maria!) that we need to get from her friend, Betsy who has been using it. Then, Id like to get a cute rug, some closet organizers, venetian blinds, and perhaps valances for the windows.
My cousin and his wife gladly gave me all their large unused baby items that they no longer want since they are done having children. I have a bassinet, a Boppi, play mat, a swing and tons of other things to come. Phew!