Appointment

I had my appointment with Kathy, our midwife, this morning. Everything is going just as it should be. My blood pressure is good, my weight is good (for someone who started where I did anyway) and she checked my hemoglobin and blood sugar which are both good. I’m just good. I celebrated with a home made chocolate peanut butter milkshake. Don’t tell anyone.

I asked Kathy about doing a water birth. I was afraid I couldn’t because with Owen I had to be flat on my back to deliver. She said that Owen’s birth, being my first, was more difficult and my position was partly determined because I was so tired from laboring so long. She said if I wanted to do it I could and it was certainly worth a try. I want to try it because I remember how good it felt to sit in my warm bath during labor with Owen. I didn’t have a good tub then and I don’t now either but I could put a pool in our room or in our bathroom even and be able to relax in there during my labor. I am more excited about this baby coming with each appointment. I just wish we had a name for the poor guy. I have this feeling that we won’t know his name until right before or right after he’s born. I don’t like that because I want to call him something besides “Baby Brother.”

I got some cleaning done yesterday and will work on some more today. I’m sort of tired and I have a bit of a headache but I think if I get into something it will go away. Joey is here today so I don’t have total freedom to work on big projects and my quilting rate will probably drop, but I am determined to do my best and make progress. I love progress.