We went to our 19 week appointment at Labor of Love today.
Littlest’s heartbeat was 144 beats per minute.
It was so wild!
It really sounded like little rapid fire punching, & it was louder & stronger than at any of our other appointments.
& The baby was kicking & squirming all the while the midwife was looking for the heartbeat.
We’re so glad & excited that we’re almost halfway to Baby Roque’s birth date.
We had an entire page of questions, like:
– Benefits of a water birth?
– Effects of ultrasound on baby?
– Circumcision… ?
– Eye goo at birth?
– Vitamin K shot?
– When is the cord cut?
– What can I take for my itchy fingers? {Possibly eczema}
It was great. The midwife I’d seen at all my other appointments is no longer there, {which I knew was coming} so I got to meet the owner of the birthing centers & the first midwife in the state of Florida. Literally, her midwifery license number is 1! And we got to meet Amanda who I’ve heard such great things about & she was with us for our whole appointment. Great. So great. She has four boys of her own & was a great resource for answers to my questions.
We just get more & more excited anticipating the arrival of our little one.
We have our one ultrasound next week, & I can’t wait!
Also, to follow up from yesterday’s post, last night ended up being surprisingly productive.
We visited Marne, I finally made my homemade cleaning supplies. John helped me scrub down the bathroom. We sorted a basket full of toiletries to get rid of, I put away 2 baskets of clean laundry, he played guitar for me & Baby Roque, & we watched the next episode in a mini-series on the history of Rome from the 60’s. {We’re on 10 of 13 episodes.}
Now, I’m off to work on a website for a client & do some homework, &… keep thinking about how excited I am about this growing little bundle in my belly!
PS – Did I mention, the littlest wiggles around like crazy these days? It’s fantastic.
I’m hoping I’ve got awhile of enjoying the wiggles before they start getting painful with little jabs & kicks to the ribs.
