We were both very impressed with the midwife. Funny part was, as soon as we walked in, we ran into one of my mom's former co-workers (I also know her) who just had a baby. So, my mom didn't even get to tell her the news, I beat her to it! Ha! I just had a feeling I'd run into someone I knew and as soon as I walked in, I saw someone I knew!
Our appointment was about 45 minutes long and she basically explained what midwife care is, how they are regulated to consult with physicians when certain things arise, etc. I really feel good about this. Over the course of the pregnancy, they like you to meet a total of three midwives (there are 6 in total in the practice) and then 2 of those 3 will be present at the birth. One to look after me, one to look after the baby.
Appointment frequency is the same as with a doctor, once every 4 weeks for the first 28 weeks, then every 2 weeks until 36 weeks, at which point they do a home visit to have some more time to discuss the birth plan in detail and to make sure they know where your house is, and then appointments are every week until the birth.
They are available 24 hours a day by pager should any problems or questions arise inbetween visits. If your primary midwife is not on call (since they do take 4 days off per month along with holidays), then you call one of the other 2 midwives that are on your "team".
And when you're in labour, you page your midwife and they come and check you. If it's way too early to go to the hospital, they will leave for a bit and come back to check you later. I found that really nice because it takes all the guess work about when to go to the hospital. No need to go hours before you need to and then have the hospital send you home.
So, my official due date as of right now is February 2, 2009. That was 2 days off from what I had previously calculated, so I changed my ticker to reflect the new date.
Well, we are heading to the cottage soon and won't be back until Wed likely, so have a great Canada Day everyone!
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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
The countdown is on…
Only 6 hours until I am officially on holidays until July 7th. And I can’t wait! I really need the week off since I’ve been feeling very much like a zombie lately.
This afternoon is my appointment with the midwife and CT will be coming with me. I have a written list of questions to ask. Provided that we feel comfortable with the midwife, we will go with her as the primary caregiver for the pregnancy. I’m sure we’ll like her since I’ve heard great things about this practice.
Tonight, we have to go to visit CT’s grandparents since they are leaving on Tuesday to go back to Portugal. They have been here a year and a half now and they just want to go home. I guess they complain all the time and want to be buried in Portugal, so they are going back and likely won’t come back to Canada. So, we’re going to say goodbye to them tonight, which I’m sure will be hard for CT.
Then tomorrow, we are heading to the cottage and are planning to stay until Wednesday afternoon. I wanted to be back in time for my Pilates class on Wednesday evening. Thursday, we are planning to do a shopping day with my mom and then we’ll spend that weekend cleaning up around the house and doing errands and such. I’m sure the week will go by quickly, time off always does!
This afternoon is my appointment with the midwife and CT will be coming with me. I have a written list of questions to ask. Provided that we feel comfortable with the midwife, we will go with her as the primary caregiver for the pregnancy. I’m sure we’ll like her since I’ve heard great things about this practice.
Tonight, we have to go to visit CT’s grandparents since they are leaving on Tuesday to go back to Portugal. They have been here a year and a half now and they just want to go home. I guess they complain all the time and want to be buried in Portugal, so they are going back and likely won’t come back to Canada. So, we’re going to say goodbye to them tonight, which I’m sure will be hard for CT.
Then tomorrow, we are heading to the cottage and are planning to stay until Wednesday afternoon. I wanted to be back in time for my Pilates class on Wednesday evening. Thursday, we are planning to do a shopping day with my mom and then we’ll spend that weekend cleaning up around the house and doing errands and such. I’m sure the week will go by quickly, time off always does!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Good news
My mom just got a call from her boss and they are going to offer her the job! I guess the person they had originally offered it to turned it down, and mom was their second choice (mom would have been their first choice had it not been for the crazy lady). So, mom will likely have the offer letter by the end of the week. Of course, we won’t really be able to celebrate until she has the letter because who knows what crazy lady can cook up. But, I don’t think crazy lady can do much more at this point, she has already ruined her credibility within the department with her strange behavior and allegations in the last month or so.
Yay for mom! This has been such a source of stress for her in the last month, not knowing whether she has her job for another year. I’m hoping once she gets her PhD that a tenure track position will open up because then she’ll essentially be set for life!
Yay for mom! This has been such a source of stress for her in the last month, not knowing whether she has her job for another year. I’m hoping once she gets her PhD that a tenure track position will open up because then she’ll essentially be set for life!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Still one sleepy c-dub
But I am surviving. Only 4 more workdays left before I am on holidays for a week – yay! I have a feeling I’ll be spending a good portion of that week sleeping.
As of today, I am 8 weeks along in my pregnancy. That’s progress! Baby is the size of a kidney bean this week. How adorable! I’m really looking forward to my appointment with the midwife on Friday. The appointment is at 3:30pm, so I won’t even need to miss work (we are done at 3pm on Fridays in the summer). So that’s good because I think my coworkers would start to suspect if I told them I had to leave because of another doctors appointment! Oh well, only another month and then I can get this out in the open. I’ll be so relieved when I don’t have to hide it anymore.
As of today, I am 8 weeks along in my pregnancy. That’s progress! Baby is the size of a kidney bean this week. How adorable! I’m really looking forward to my appointment with the midwife on Friday. The appointment is at 3:30pm, so I won’t even need to miss work (we are done at 3pm on Fridays in the summer). So that’s good because I think my coworkers would start to suspect if I told them I had to leave because of another doctors appointment! Oh well, only another month and then I can get this out in the open. I’ll be so relieved when I don’t have to hide it anymore.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Appointment went well
My appointment yesterday went pretty well. It was pretty basic. They took 4 vials of blood to do all the routine testing. My doctor was very supportive with going with a midwife, especially since I am very healthy and there is no reason to think any problems in my pregnancy would occur. She said midwifes offer wonderful care, especially after the baby is born. So, as long as I have a low-risk pregnancy, which she thinks I’ll have, she said a midwife is great. She also recommended giving birth in the hospital instead of at home, which I totally agree with. Just in case something goes wrong, you want to be close to all the equipment and experts.
She gave me LOTS of information to read and she even gave me a copy of all my recent test results to take with me to my appointment with the midwife next Friday. And she made sure they will receive a copy of all the testing they are doing now with the blood they took yesterday. So, it looks like everything is in order! I’m really looking forward to my appointment next Friday!
So glad it’s almost the weekend! As I mentioned before, I have a meeting all afternoon today, which will be nice. I’m leaving the office around 11:30am. Then I only have one more week of work before my week off!
She gave me LOTS of information to read and she even gave me a copy of all my recent test results to take with me to my appointment with the midwife next Friday. And she made sure they will receive a copy of all the testing they are doing now with the blood they took yesterday. So, it looks like everything is in order! I’m really looking forward to my appointment next Friday!
So glad it’s almost the weekend! As I mentioned before, I have a meeting all afternoon today, which will be nice. I’m leaving the office around 11:30am. Then I only have one more week of work before my week off!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
How’s this for irony
Oma forgot to go to the memory clinic for her appointment a few weeks ago. Their response “Don’t worry; it happens all the time!” I guess it’s quite common for forgetful people who are being sent to the memory clinic to forget their appointment. Well, she was rebooked and no surprise, she failed her memory test. The strange part is, when she came home from the appointment, she told us all that she passed. Then, she went to see her doctor a little while later for follow-up, and turns out she failed and the doctor is referring her to a gerontologist. She is quite upset because she doesn’t think there is anything wrong with her memory. I guess she’s stubborn and doesn’t want to admit there is anything wrong.
And today, she went for her drivers license test (since she turned 80 in April), and she didn’t write down the time, so she showed up at 8:30am and they weren’t open yet. So, she went back at 9:30am (after my mom told her to call instead of just showing up), and turns out her appointment was yesterday. Sheesh! So, they will re-book her, so hopefully she actually remembers to go! We are all hoping she fails since she should definitely NOT be driving anymore! I know it will be hard for her if she’s not able to drive anymore, but the bank is only a few blocks away and there are lots of drivers in the family to take her on errands.
I feel badly for my mom who works from home 95% of the time (doing marking, prep, and work on her PhD) and only goes to the university a few hours a week to teach. Well, since Oma is lonely and forgetful, she goes over to mom’s house (I should mention that their houses are attached for those who may not know), and interrupts her to ask her the same questions over and over. My mom counted the interruptions a couple of days ago, and mom started working in her office at 6:30am and by 11am, Oma had interrupted her over 20 times! So my mom can’t get anything done! And Oma is just lonely and sits at home wanting to talk to someone.
On Friday, I was waiting for my mom to get home, and it was only Oma home, so I thought I would go and visit her. So, I spent a good 15 minutes with her until my mom got home. When my mom got there, I went over to my parents house and started chatting with my mom and about 5 minutes later, Oma comes over and asks me if I have time to go to her place for a visit. I said “I was just over there 5 minutes ago visiting you”. She had absolutely no memory of it!
The whole situation is very sad and difficult to deal with. She has deteriorated A LOT in the last 2 years or so, and it seems to be getting worse exponentially.
And today, she went for her drivers license test (since she turned 80 in April), and she didn’t write down the time, so she showed up at 8:30am and they weren’t open yet. So, she went back at 9:30am (after my mom told her to call instead of just showing up), and turns out her appointment was yesterday. Sheesh! So, they will re-book her, so hopefully she actually remembers to go! We are all hoping she fails since she should definitely NOT be driving anymore! I know it will be hard for her if she’s not able to drive anymore, but the bank is only a few blocks away and there are lots of drivers in the family to take her on errands.
I feel badly for my mom who works from home 95% of the time (doing marking, prep, and work on her PhD) and only goes to the university a few hours a week to teach. Well, since Oma is lonely and forgetful, she goes over to mom’s house (I should mention that their houses are attached for those who may not know), and interrupts her to ask her the same questions over and over. My mom counted the interruptions a couple of days ago, and mom started working in her office at 6:30am and by 11am, Oma had interrupted her over 20 times! So my mom can’t get anything done! And Oma is just lonely and sits at home wanting to talk to someone.
On Friday, I was waiting for my mom to get home, and it was only Oma home, so I thought I would go and visit her. So, I spent a good 15 minutes with her until my mom got home. When my mom got there, I went over to my parents house and started chatting with my mom and about 5 minutes later, Oma comes over and asks me if I have time to go to her place for a visit. I said “I was just over there 5 minutes ago visiting you”. She had absolutely no memory of it!
The whole situation is very sad and difficult to deal with. She has deteriorated A LOT in the last 2 years or so, and it seems to be getting worse exponentially.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Glad it's already Wednesday
The conference yesterday went well. I left the house at 7am and was back by 5:30pm, so it wasn’t too long of a day. It was a nice drive (I took the back scenic route) and I enjoyed the day away from the office.
And now it’s already Wednesday! And Friday is pretty much a write off since we’re having our “year end review” where we review how the company has done in the past year (May 2007 to April 2008) and set goals for the coming year. Really, it’s just a free lunch and a couple hours of discussing things. Nice way to spend a Friday afternoon!
Tomorrow afternoon is my first appointment with my doctor. So, I am looking forward to that. It will probably be a pretty basic appointment since she doesn’t really do prenatal care, she would have to refer me to an OB. But I will talk to her about going the midwife route and see what she says. I’m not going to decide either way until I meet with the midwife next week.
So I’m at 7 weeks now and the baby is the size of a blueberry this week ;) I can’t wait until I can see the baby via ultrasound or hear the heartbeat! Those will be very exciting milestones!
And now it’s already Wednesday! And Friday is pretty much a write off since we’re having our “year end review” where we review how the company has done in the past year (May 2007 to April 2008) and set goals for the coming year. Really, it’s just a free lunch and a couple hours of discussing things. Nice way to spend a Friday afternoon!
Tomorrow afternoon is my first appointment with my doctor. So, I am looking forward to that. It will probably be a pretty basic appointment since she doesn’t really do prenatal care, she would have to refer me to an OB. But I will talk to her about going the midwife route and see what she says. I’m not going to decide either way until I meet with the midwife next week.
So I’m at 7 weeks now and the baby is the size of a blueberry this week ;) I can’t wait until I can see the baby via ultrasound or hear the heartbeat! Those will be very exciting milestones!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Trying to keep my eyes open
This pregnancy is taking a lot out of me! I keep telling myself it will be SO worth it though! Good thing I have a week off coming up in 2 weeks! I need the time to rest.
The weekend started off on Friday morning with a massage. Delightful! Then I went to the spa with my mom and got a facial. It had been about 3 years since I had gotten a facial and I had forgotten what I was missing! It was SOOOO relaxing! An hour of absolute heaven!
Saturday, we went to a wedding which was nice. Each table had a movie as the theme and the centerpiece was 2 parts: the dvd of our particular movie (Dodgeball), and a ‘flower’ arrangement that was actually lollypops. Each table had to play a game that was themed for their movie and the top place got to take home the dvd and the second place got the lollypops. Well, I got first place and CT got second place, so we got to take home both things! Score!
Sunday, we took our parents out for lunch for father’s day. We had THE WORST service in the world! Our appetizers came after our food and my main course came after everyone had finished eating (since she ‘forgot’ to order it), and CT’s dad didn’t even get his food! After everyone else had received their food, and we had asked about 3 times about the missing food, the waitress came to tell us that CT’s dad’s food hadn’t been ordered yet. Sheesh! You’d think she would have realized her mistake much earlier when we kept asking about it! So, I shared my food with him since I couldn’t finish it. They took about $40 off our bill though for their many screw-ups, so that was good. What a nightmare! At least the food was good, when it finally came!
I got CT a Father’s Day card for a dad-to-be and I got him a book “The Expectant Father”. He’s been reading it already and is learning lots. I’m so happy that he is so interested and involved in this whole process. He really has been amazing. I had a “melt-down” on Friday evening. I had my first craving: Kraft Dinner. Which I literally hadn’t eaten in years. We had some in the cupboard, but it was expired by a year and a half. I thought, it’s just pasta, how bad can it be, and I made it anyways. Needless to say, it was gross, so I didn’t eat it. Well, CT saw how upset I was and jumped in his car and bought me more. What a sweetie!
I got a call from the midwife practice last week and I got a spot with them. So, I go in for my first appointment with them on the 27th. CT is going to come with me to that appointment and I will be at 8.5 weeks by then. So, provided we feel comfortable with the midwife that we meet, I think we’ll go that route. I also have an appointment this Thursday with my doctor, but I think I’ll go to that one by myself since CT is really busy with work these days and I would rather he comes with me to see the midwife next week.
Tomorrow, I am out of the office at a recycling conference in Barrie, so that will be a nice break from the office.
The weekend started off on Friday morning with a massage. Delightful! Then I went to the spa with my mom and got a facial. It had been about 3 years since I had gotten a facial and I had forgotten what I was missing! It was SOOOO relaxing! An hour of absolute heaven!
Saturday, we went to a wedding which was nice. Each table had a movie as the theme and the centerpiece was 2 parts: the dvd of our particular movie (Dodgeball), and a ‘flower’ arrangement that was actually lollypops. Each table had to play a game that was themed for their movie and the top place got to take home the dvd and the second place got the lollypops. Well, I got first place and CT got second place, so we got to take home both things! Score!
Sunday, we took our parents out for lunch for father’s day. We had THE WORST service in the world! Our appetizers came after our food and my main course came after everyone had finished eating (since she ‘forgot’ to order it), and CT’s dad didn’t even get his food! After everyone else had received their food, and we had asked about 3 times about the missing food, the waitress came to tell us that CT’s dad’s food hadn’t been ordered yet. Sheesh! You’d think she would have realized her mistake much earlier when we kept asking about it! So, I shared my food with him since I couldn’t finish it. They took about $40 off our bill though for their many screw-ups, so that was good. What a nightmare! At least the food was good, when it finally came!
I got CT a Father’s Day card for a dad-to-be and I got him a book “The Expectant Father”. He’s been reading it already and is learning lots. I’m so happy that he is so interested and involved in this whole process. He really has been amazing. I had a “melt-down” on Friday evening. I had my first craving: Kraft Dinner. Which I literally hadn’t eaten in years. We had some in the cupboard, but it was expired by a year and a half. I thought, it’s just pasta, how bad can it be, and I made it anyways. Needless to say, it was gross, so I didn’t eat it. Well, CT saw how upset I was and jumped in his car and bought me more. What a sweetie!
I got a call from the midwife practice last week and I got a spot with them. So, I go in for my first appointment with them on the 27th. CT is going to come with me to that appointment and I will be at 8.5 weeks by then. So, provided we feel comfortable with the midwife that we meet, I think we’ll go that route. I also have an appointment this Thursday with my doctor, but I think I’ll go to that one by myself since CT is really busy with work these days and I would rather he comes with me to see the midwife next week.
Tomorrow, I am out of the office at a recycling conference in Barrie, so that will be a nice break from the office.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Is it 5:00 yet?
I have tomorrow off, so I can’t wait until the end of the day today because my weekend officially begins! Tonight, we’re going to a grad party for my brother’s girlfriend. So that will be nice. Then tomorrow, I have a massage in the morning, going to the spa with my mom at noon (that was her present to me for getting my P.Eng.), then for lunch and shopping with mom.
Saturday, CT and I are going to a wedding, one of his coworkers is getting married. I won’t know anyone other than CT and his boss, but I’m sure I’ll have a good time. I love going to weddings, they are always such happy occasions!
And of course, Sunday is father’s day, so we’ll try to swing lunch with CT’s parents and then dinner with my parents. So, it will be a busy weekend! I hope I have enough time to rest since I have been SUPER tired in the last week or so.
Baby is the size of a pea now. Mom keeps asking when the baby will be the size of a grape, and that’s still about 3 weeks away. Now it’s a pea, next week a blueberry, the week after that a kidney bean, THEN a grape. How cute is that?!?
Saturday, CT and I are going to a wedding, one of his coworkers is getting married. I won’t know anyone other than CT and his boss, but I’m sure I’ll have a good time. I love going to weddings, they are always such happy occasions!
And of course, Sunday is father’s day, so we’ll try to swing lunch with CT’s parents and then dinner with my parents. So, it will be a busy weekend! I hope I have enough time to rest since I have been SUPER tired in the last week or so.
Baby is the size of a pea now. Mom keeps asking when the baby will be the size of a grape, and that’s still about 3 weeks away. Now it’s a pea, next week a blueberry, the week after that a kidney bean, THEN a grape. How cute is that?!?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Well I’m glad that’s over
The meeting last night went okay. There are these two guys who are totally opposed to the project and no matter how many times we explain things to them, they just don’t get it. It’s annoying. Glad I’m done with the meetings for this project until July! For the site visit yesterday, I actually felt okay, which is good. I got eaten alive by mosquitoes though – not cool! I have tons of bites now.
As of today, I am 6 weeks along in my pregnancy. That’s progress! It still seems so early, but I’m sure it will go by quickly.
As of today, I am 6 weeks along in my pregnancy. That’s progress! It still seems so early, but I’m sure it will go by quickly.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Marathon Monday
What a warm weekend! CT set up our air conditioner in the bedroom, and I’m so glad we have that. I don’t think I would have been able to survive the heat otherwise!
I have solved the puzzle as to how my ex found out I’m expecting. I was close with my guess, but not right on. Brother Al was pretty much telling everyone he knows (I think it’s adorable that he’s so excited and he knows now that we’re not really telling people yet). So, he told his youth group leader who told Al’s girlfriend’s sister. She used to be friends with my ex and was instant messaging with him on Thursday night and he asked about me (she didn’t even know that he knew me, much less that we were engaged at one point). She also didn’t know I was so early on that we weren’t telling people. So, she told him. And now that we’ve explained that he is my ex and I don’t really want him knowing about my life, she feels awful and of course won’t pass on anything else. So, hopefully we have this contained now.
Today, I am leaving the office at around 10:30am to go out of town for a site visit and meeting. So, I will likely be gone until around midnight – yikes! I am taking Friday off though, and I likely won’t even need to use any of my vacation time since I’ll be working such a long day today. I will be spending 12+ hours with my boss today, so hopefully he won’t suspect anything. My queasiness comes and goes, so hopefully I will feel okay today!
I have solved the puzzle as to how my ex found out I’m expecting. I was close with my guess, but not right on. Brother Al was pretty much telling everyone he knows (I think it’s adorable that he’s so excited and he knows now that we’re not really telling people yet). So, he told his youth group leader who told Al’s girlfriend’s sister. She used to be friends with my ex and was instant messaging with him on Thursday night and he asked about me (she didn’t even know that he knew me, much less that we were engaged at one point). She also didn’t know I was so early on that we weren’t telling people. So, she told him. And now that we’ve explained that he is my ex and I don’t really want him knowing about my life, she feels awful and of course won’t pass on anything else. So, hopefully we have this contained now.
Today, I am leaving the office at around 10:30am to go out of town for a site visit and meeting. So, I will likely be gone until around midnight – yikes! I am taking Friday off though, and I likely won’t even need to use any of my vacation time since I’ll be working such a long day today. I will be spending 12+ hours with my boss today, so hopefully he won’t suspect anything. My queasiness comes and goes, so hopefully I will feel okay today!
Friday, June 06, 2008
Another piece of the puzzle
I got an email from the ex's stepdad (I still keep in contact with the ex's parents). Here is what is said:
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I heard an interesting rumor last night, It seems according to your friends, That you are expecting???????
I can't tell you who told me other than we were video conferencing with (the ex) last night!!
So! Is it true? Don't keep us in the dark
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The only thing I can think of is my brothers girlfriend's mom knows my ex's parents. So, she may have told them. I wonder why he said "I can't tell you who told me"!!! Very strange! Guess it's hard to keep this sort of thing a secret! I bet my bro told his gf, which is fine, but I bet she told her mom who in turn told my ex's parents! The gossip chain!
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I heard an interesting rumor last night, It seems according to your friends, That you are expecting???????
I can't tell you who told me other than we were video conferencing with (the ex) last night!!
So! Is it true? Don't keep us in the dark
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The only thing I can think of is my brothers girlfriend's mom knows my ex's parents. So, she may have told them. I wonder why he said "I can't tell you who told me"!!! Very strange! Guess it's hard to keep this sort of thing a secret! I bet my bro told his gf, which is fine, but I bet she told her mom who in turn told my ex's parents! The gossip chain!
Perplexed
My ex tried to add me as a friend on Facebook… again! He did this about a year ago and I decided to ‘reject’ him. Well, today he adds me again and there is a message saying basically “congrats on the wedding! I hear other congrats are also in order. Is this just a rumour or is there a little one on the way?” I haven’t accepted his friend request, I think I’ll likely reject him like last time.
I wonder where he heard I’m expecting?!?!?! I have NO IDEA! The only people I’ve told is you guys and my immediate family. My ex’s parents are on Facebook, but I am purposely not mentioning anything about me being pregnant on there because I have one of my co-workers and several of my former coworkers on my friends list and I don’t want my boss to hear through the grapevine. I want him to hear it from me at either the 12-week mark or earlier if I get really sick.
So, I don’t know what to think about my ex’s comment. And he did say it was a rumour, so it’s obviously not from a direct route like my family because then he’d know for sure. Very strange!
I wonder where he heard I’m expecting?!?!?! I have NO IDEA! The only people I’ve told is you guys and my immediate family. My ex’s parents are on Facebook, but I am purposely not mentioning anything about me being pregnant on there because I have one of my co-workers and several of my former coworkers on my friends list and I don’t want my boss to hear through the grapevine. I want him to hear it from me at either the 12-week mark or earlier if I get really sick.
So, I don’t know what to think about my ex’s comment. And he did say it was a rumour, so it’s obviously not from a direct route like my family because then he’d know for sure. Very strange!
Looking forward to the weekend
I have been SUPER tired this week. I have been in bed by 9pm at the latest all week and I still wake up feeling like I could sleep more. Welcome to pregnancy fatigue! I’m glad we don’t have any major plans this weekend, I think I’ll need to relax a lot this weekend! I am planning on going for a walk with my mom this afternoon, but if we get the storms they are calling for, I think I’ll just stop by her place and we can chat for an hour instead.
In terms of morning sickness, I haven’t really had much yet. I do feel slightly queasy at times, but it comes and goes. I figure if this is as bad as it gets, I’ve got it easy! I’m only 5.5 weeks along at this point, so I know it could get worse. So, I have my house stocked with soda crackers, ginger ale, ginger snaps, and cheerios just in case!
I hope everyone has a great weekend! What are you gals up to?
In terms of morning sickness, I haven’t really had much yet. I do feel slightly queasy at times, but it comes and goes. I figure if this is as bad as it gets, I’ve got it easy! I’m only 5.5 weeks along at this point, so I know it could get worse. So, I have my house stocked with soda crackers, ginger ale, ginger snaps, and cheerios just in case!
I hope everyone has a great weekend! What are you gals up to?
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Got the results!
I just heard back from my doctors office. She said my Hcg levels rose well, so she said congratulations! Now it's REALLY official! My first appointment with her is Thursday, June 19th (so I’ll be at 7 weeks by then). My doctor doesn't deliver babies, but she can refer me to an OB either right away, or after 3 months. I asked about what if I wanted to go with a midwife, and she said that I could talk that over with my doctor at my appointment. But, I'm thinking I should call the midwives and see if I can get in to at least meet them before my appointment with my doctor because by then I'll know whether I'm going with them or if I am going to go with an OB. I can always change my mind later after I talk with my doctor, but I don't want to wait too long and risk missing out on the midwife option.
So YAY!!!! I thought the results would come back okay, I was just glad to hear it FOR SURE!!!!!!!
EDIT 11:53am
I just called the midwife practice and they took all my info and will call me back in about a week and a half to let me know if there is a spot available. I can't imagine they would be all booked up already for my due date range, but I know they only take on a certian number of patients because they want to be sure they can be present for the birth. So, we'll see.
So YAY!!!! I thought the results would come back okay, I was just glad to hear it FOR SURE!!!!!!!
EDIT 11:53am
I just called the midwife practice and they took all my info and will call me back in about a week and a half to let me know if there is a spot available. I can't imagine they would be all booked up already for my due date range, but I know they only take on a certian number of patients because they want to be sure they can be present for the birth. So, we'll see.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Testing my patience
Well, looks like I am not getting the results from my most recent blood test until tomorrow. GAH! I spent a good portion of my afternoon staring at my phone trying to “will” it to ring. Guess that didn’t work ;)
I’m sure I’ll hear tomorrow then. I am anxious to get these results because if everything comes back okay, I will call the midwife practice to see if they can get me in to meet them/see what midwifery is all about. I know they only take on a certain number of patients for each month and are in high demand. So, I wanted to call them by the end of this week so they at least know I’m interested.
I have my second Pilates class tonight, so that should be fun!
I’m sure I’ll hear tomorrow then. I am anxious to get these results because if everything comes back okay, I will call the midwife practice to see if they can get me in to meet them/see what midwifery is all about. I know they only take on a certain number of patients for each month and are in high demand. So, I wanted to call them by the end of this week so they at least know I’m interested.
I have my second Pilates class tonight, so that should be fun!
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Doctor vs Midwife
I got a notice that I have a package to pick up and the notice said P.Eng. on it, so I am quite certain that the package is my stamp! Yay! I am going to pick it up tonight after work… I’m excited!
So today I go back to the doctor for more blood work. I should receive the results tomorrow and I’ll be sure to update once I receive the results.
CT talked to his sister last night, who had already heard the news from his parents. She is absolutely thrilled and has requested that we have a girl. She wants to be able to buy pink frilly things for the baby ;)
I have already started to think about the whole doctor vs midwife thing. I know it’s still early, but I know that the midwife practice in town only takes on a certain number of patients for each due date range, so if I want to go that way, I should book in within the next few weeks. I am seriously considering going with a midwife. A couple people that I know are currently under the care of these midwives, and they are absolutely thrilled with the care they are getting. And midwives are now covered under OHIP, and they have full hospital privileges.
Other bonuses are you have a team of 2 midwives, and every time you go for an appointment, it’s one of those 2 that you see (there are a total of 6 in the practice) . So they really get to know you. And one of those 2 (they swap out as necessary) are with you right from the early stages of labour (they come to your house to care for you and assess when it’s time to go to the hospital) through the entire birth and even 3 hours after the birth to help you with breastfeeding, etc. Then they visit you at home to provide care when the baby is 1 day old, 3 days, 5 days, and 7-10 days… then you take your baby to their practice and they provide care until the baby is 6 weeks old.
I also like the fact that every time you go for an appointment, it is 45 minutes long so you have all your questions answered and they are very thorough. And they have a pager on 24/7 if you have any questions or concerns. So, it seems that the level of care you receive is just phenomenal. So, I am seriously considering going that route. I want to wait until I receive the results of the blood test this week, and if everything comes back okay, I think I’ll call the midwife practice to go for an initial interview to find out more about midwifery care and to help us decide if it is the kind of care we are seeking. I have heard nothing but good things about them. Decisions, decisions!
So today I go back to the doctor for more blood work. I should receive the results tomorrow and I’ll be sure to update once I receive the results.
CT talked to his sister last night, who had already heard the news from his parents. She is absolutely thrilled and has requested that we have a girl. She wants to be able to buy pink frilly things for the baby ;)
I have already started to think about the whole doctor vs midwife thing. I know it’s still early, but I know that the midwife practice in town only takes on a certain number of patients for each due date range, so if I want to go that way, I should book in within the next few weeks. I am seriously considering going with a midwife. A couple people that I know are currently under the care of these midwives, and they are absolutely thrilled with the care they are getting. And midwives are now covered under OHIP, and they have full hospital privileges.
Other bonuses are you have a team of 2 midwives, and every time you go for an appointment, it’s one of those 2 that you see (there are a total of 6 in the practice) . So they really get to know you. And one of those 2 (they swap out as necessary) are with you right from the early stages of labour (they come to your house to care for you and assess when it’s time to go to the hospital) through the entire birth and even 3 hours after the birth to help you with breastfeeding, etc. Then they visit you at home to provide care when the baby is 1 day old, 3 days, 5 days, and 7-10 days… then you take your baby to their practice and they provide care until the baby is 6 weeks old.
I also like the fact that every time you go for an appointment, it is 45 minutes long so you have all your questions answered and they are very thorough. And they have a pager on 24/7 if you have any questions or concerns. So, it seems that the level of care you receive is just phenomenal. So, I am seriously considering going that route. I want to wait until I receive the results of the blood test this week, and if everything comes back okay, I think I’ll call the midwife practice to go for an initial interview to find out more about midwifery care and to help us decide if it is the kind of care we are seeking. I have heard nothing but good things about them. Decisions, decisions!
Monday, June 02, 2008
Update on my weekend
Friday evening was excellent. I went for a walk with my mom on Friday afternoon and was able to not let my news slip at all. Mom talked about her interview; she said she nailed it. So, she was in quite a good mood and feeling relieved. Then, CT and I went over to my parents house for dinner. The whole family was there except my brother Thom who was working. My parents, brother Al, and Oma were all there. They were all very happy and excited with our news. My brothers are already saying things like “I can’t wait to take the baby for boat rides at the cottage” and “now we’ll have somebody else to play road hockey with”, etc. They are really excited about being uncles. Thom will be 19 when the baby is born and Alex will be 23, so they will be old enough to babysit ;)
Saturday was a fabulous day. Dirty Dancing was amazing! The sets were what I found most impressive, they really captured everything that was in the movie, which was awesome. We also went shopping and mom insisted on buying some clothes for the baby. We found 2 outfits and a sleeper that are so adorable and on sale!
Yesterday, we went to CT’s parents house and told them our news. They are also very happy. This will be their second grandchild, CT’s sister has a son who is 10. So, it’s been awhile since there’s been a baby in the family ;)
My mom’s boss called her on Saturday night. She didn’t get the job. Her boss told her she should talk to a lawyer though because she has grounds for a law suit. She has been treated very unfairly. It all comes down to jealousy. There are 2 women who are very jealous of mom and are trying to bring her down. One of them is retiring in 2 years and the other one is mentally unstable and will likely not be there for much longer. So, mom is trying to think long term. If she sues the university, regardless of whether she wins or not, they would never hire back someone who sued them. So, she’s thinking it’s better to just wait it out and the situation may be very different in a couple years. She could always work part time until then. So, she’s looking on the bright side. She’s thinking it’s just a job, and she’s not going to let this come in the way of her joy about becoming a grandma! The funny thing is, Oma used to work at the university, and in 1980, when mom was pregnant with me, Oma sued the university for wrongful dismissal and won. Now, 28 years later, I am pregnant and my mom has grounds to sue the university. Strange how history repeats itself!
I hope I have an easier time concentrating on work this week than I did last week! Tomorrow, I am going back to the doctors office to get bloodwork done to check my HcG levels again to make sure they are rising. In hindsight, I probably should have waited a little longer to go to the doctor the first time, but I was just so darn excited! I was only at 4 weeks that time, so that would explain why my HcG levels were low. Still high enough to be considered positive for pregnancy, but that’s why the doctor wanted me to come back tomorrow. I’ll be at 5 weeks then and my HcG levels should be MUCH higher. I should get the results on Wednesday, likely at the end of the day like last time.
Saturday was a fabulous day. Dirty Dancing was amazing! The sets were what I found most impressive, they really captured everything that was in the movie, which was awesome. We also went shopping and mom insisted on buying some clothes for the baby. We found 2 outfits and a sleeper that are so adorable and on sale!
Yesterday, we went to CT’s parents house and told them our news. They are also very happy. This will be their second grandchild, CT’s sister has a son who is 10. So, it’s been awhile since there’s been a baby in the family ;)
My mom’s boss called her on Saturday night. She didn’t get the job. Her boss told her she should talk to a lawyer though because she has grounds for a law suit. She has been treated very unfairly. It all comes down to jealousy. There are 2 women who are very jealous of mom and are trying to bring her down. One of them is retiring in 2 years and the other one is mentally unstable and will likely not be there for much longer. So, mom is trying to think long term. If she sues the university, regardless of whether she wins or not, they would never hire back someone who sued them. So, she’s thinking it’s better to just wait it out and the situation may be very different in a couple years. She could always work part time until then. So, she’s looking on the bright side. She’s thinking it’s just a job, and she’s not going to let this come in the way of her joy about becoming a grandma! The funny thing is, Oma used to work at the university, and in 1980, when mom was pregnant with me, Oma sued the university for wrongful dismissal and won. Now, 28 years later, I am pregnant and my mom has grounds to sue the university. Strange how history repeats itself!
I hope I have an easier time concentrating on work this week than I did last week! Tomorrow, I am going back to the doctors office to get bloodwork done to check my HcG levels again to make sure they are rising. In hindsight, I probably should have waited a little longer to go to the doctor the first time, but I was just so darn excited! I was only at 4 weeks that time, so that would explain why my HcG levels were low. Still high enough to be considered positive for pregnancy, but that’s why the doctor wanted me to come back tomorrow. I’ll be at 5 weeks then and my HcG levels should be MUCH higher. I should get the results on Wednesday, likely at the end of the day like last time.
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