We finally got to meet the midwife, Jolene Hamann! She was very nice! I'm still not totally cured of my fear, but I'm sure the more I see her the better it will be. It's just kind of scary when I've had Deb for so long. I can ask Deb anything under the sun, some of which, would be embarrassing to ask someone else! Deb said she had to choose between infertility and midwifery, because she didn't have enough time to do both. So although Deb can't deliver Lauren, we have her to thank for giving us the opportunity to be parents :-)
Jolene said everything is looking good. Lauren appears to be growing at the appropriate pace. I measured in at the correct week and I've only gained 7 lbs this entire pregnancy....so far!! I'm sure that is about to change! We got to listen to Lauren's heartbeat with the doppler. At first it sounded kind of strange, but Jolene said we were listening to the umbilical cord. Then she moved the doppler and found her heartbeat! It was at 145 beats per minute. We could also hear her kicking around! It was so much fun to hear our little girl!
My next appointment is on 5/5/2011. This appointment is jammed packed with tons of things! I'll be 28 weeks so that is when they will do the gestational diabetes test. Then I'll have another sonogram....I CAN"T WAIT!!!! And after that, we will see Jolene again. I'm sure by then, I'll have tons of other questions for Jolene to answer!
Lauren is defiantly getting more muscle tone! She is kicking and punching away these days! I love it when her daddy can feel her! Of course the most powerful kicks, I never have his hand in the right spot! It probably won't be long till these punches and kicks start to get a little uncomfortable!
It's amazing how we've never met this little angel face to face, but we love her more than words can describe! I can't wait till we can hold and kiss her!
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