We have a lot going on right now - just bought an apartment condo in Woodstock so Ben will be closer to work, and now a new baby on the way. I'm a little scared, to be honest - it's a lot to take in, and with the issues that arose with D's birth, I have some stuff to deal with, emotionally and physically.
I've got my first midwife appointment (Thames Valley Midwives, since they serve Oxford County woohoo!) on July 21. Looks like I'll be going by myself or with D since Ben probably can't get the day off. They have their head office in London just down the road from us (about 20 minutes walk or a 4 minute bus ride) and clinic in Ingersoll, so that's where we'll be going for checkups once we move.
I would have loved to have used Womancare Midwives again, but all of the old midwives are gone anyway, except for Marie, so it's no big deal. And they don't serve Oxford County. They said they could present it to the midwives to see if they would all agree to drive to me, but I didn't think that was fair. So I went with TVM.
I'm hoping that the Woodstock Hospital is done by February! I'm assuming since the hospital will be brand new, that the birthing section will be awesome. Hopefully a tub and stuff like that. I'd like to go natural and avoid the whole lithotomy position (on the back) because that will virtually guarantee another broken tail bone, and I CANNOT deal with that again. It still bothers me, sometimes!!!
Oh yeah - the estimated due date is February 26, 2012. Just think, if it stays in there a few extra days, it'll be a Leap Year baby!!! But it's not likely to stay in there past due date, considering D came early and all. We'll see.
I don't have any photos of me (or ultrasounds) to show, so here's a photo and some text from a pregnancy clinic I found online. At the end of this week I'll be 7 weeks pregnant, so I'm in the 7th week of development right now. Tell me that's just a bunch of cells. Yeah, right. Hard to believe abortions are legal and accepted at this stage, huh?
Major organs have all begun to form. The embryo has developed its own blood type, unique from the mother’s. Hair follicles and nipples form and knees and elbows are visible. Facial features are also observable. The eyes have a retina and lens. The major muscle system is developed and the embryo is able to move.
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I vividly remember reading every week all the changes and developing my little miracles went through. It is amazing knowing what the baby is developing every step of the way. Looking forward to reading more of your blogs and of course the big day! So exciting!!!!
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