God is good. God is great!
Today we had our 3rd prenatal appointment. Let me just say, I love the Midwives at Lexington Women's Care. I don't recommend those doctors at all anymore. I saw Dr. Estes from 1999 up until I got pregnant and I felt like a chart the entire time. The Midwives make you feel like a person, with feelings and not just a pair of breast and vagina for them to examine. Yeah that is how Dr. Estes made me feel.
So anyways, we saw our third Midwife and she was awesome. Miranda went with me since Billy is at Parris Island this week. She got to hear her niece/nephew's heartbeat right along with me. It was AWESOME!!! The heartbeat was 158 bpm. I tell you what, there is nothing, I mean nothing, in this world close to the feeling of hearing your child's heartbeat. Billy and I are blessed beyond belief to be given this opportunity from God to have this little baby.
Our next appointment is December 19th, my Papa's birthday. That's going to be really special. I wish he were around to harass this little one when he/she gets here. I thought we would find the sex out then but they would rather wait until we are 22 weeks to look at all that. The "guess" will be more accurate then. Will it be a wienie or a cheeseburger? Lol. That is hilarious!
I don't feel nauseated much anymore. There are times my gag reflex is at its prime. Nasty smells and icky stuff on TV can make me gag. Every time I stand up now I have to pee. I try not to stand up but like every hour at work. I could pee every time I stand up though. I haven't had too many cravings besides wanting salty things, milk, meat and cheese. I eat some sweets but not a lot. I'd rather have some Funyons than a brownie. The other day I caught myself eating Funyons and yogurt.
My clothes do not fit anymore when it comes to pants. I've been wearing a pair of maternity pants almost every day to work. I'm at that point where I'm going to start buying maternity clothes. I need a new bra too b/c these girls have gotten bigger. My panties have shrunk. Lol.
I took the baby on a trip today. I got home tonight and had my hands full. Some kind of way (just being clumsy) I twisted my foot and was about to fall face first into the steps. I used some of my ninja moves so I would not land on my stomach and landed on my elbow instead. It felt wonderful. I'm glad it was dark and not even the dogs saw me. I'm also glad I didn't land on my knees. I would have hated to break my kneecaps.
I can't wait to feel Baby Hutson move around in there. If the baby is taking after me I know it's in there shaking its leg or something. The midwife said I should feel it soon. I said, I might not be able to b/c of all this fat. She said 400 lbs women (though I'm nowhere close) feel their babies move. Looks like we are safe. Well I reckon this is enough for now. I'm going to go surf the net.
Please note: all of this is an update. I'm not complaining at all. Being pregnant is a blessing.
