Week 20 of this pregnancy is upon us - which means that this part of the journey is nearly half over. I think every expecting family goes through the feeling that the birth will never get here and yet the pregnancy seems to just slip away too quickly - Our family is certainly no different in that.
We have officially chosen our Midwife, Carrie Blake, and will be starting our regular prenatal visits soon. I love that she comes to your home for prenatal care - it is such a difference from the experience I had last pregnancy with my overbearing OB. I feel that I absolutely have informed consent over every aspect of my pregnancy and birth, rather than being forced through the traumatic "birth machine" like last time.
I had interviewed several midwives over email, and Carrie was the only one we ended up interviewing in person. After the meeting we just knew she was the right fit for us and we had absolutely no desire to interview anyone else. What sealed the deal was that Eliza warmed up to her almost immediately - my little girl who will take days to warm up to someone she doesn't remember was giggling and playing with Carrie before our interview was up.
The baby has been very active in the last couple of weeks - I can't claim that I have the road runner speeding around my womb, but I do now feel kicks throughout the day, instead of mainly in the mornings and late at night. This babe also has the interesting habit of curling up into a tight corning at the very top of my uterus as I sleep. Inevitably I wake up every morning with a baseball-like lump next to my navel. The really cool thing about it is that I can poke around and identify the baby's head and butt and sometimes it's arms/legs if the babe is facing up.
I keep on thinking about how I'd like to have some sort of celebration to welcome this babe. Due to how far I lived away from my family last pregnancy, Tim and I didn't really get to celebrate Eliza, and I do feel a bit bad for that. I'm not even sure what sort of celebration I'd want - blessing ways, baby showers, or even just a "mommy-to-be/welcome-baby party" all sound very nice, but nothing quite sounds perfect, so I am at a bit of a loss. This is probably a moot point anyway - I don't really have any friends I spend time with on a regular basis, and those that do aren't really the "party hosting" type. So I don't know, it is a bit of a conundrum, but I figure we've got plenty of time. We will see what the future brings.
People should read this.
Posted by: Britany | Monday, April 27, 2009 at 05:50