Childbirth Class

Today we had a 6 1/2 hour childbirth class. The teacher was great & we learned a lot. We also took a tour of labor & delivery. The rooms are really nice & 94% of the time you will get your own room. If they have tons of women give birth at the same time then I will have to share a room. I hope that doesn't happen since I don't want anyone to hear me cry!!! The hospital delivers about 350 babies a month!!! We are really happy with the hospital. There were tons of couples in our class today & all the men cringed when we had to watch the birth movie. We had to watch a bunch of videos today & when ever we did they would turn out the lights. About 5 hours into the class we watched a video & when the lights went back on Larry was asleep! but so were half of the other men. The teacher/midwife said that if the men try to sleep in the delivery room they will wake them up!!! We had about 50 couples in our class & at the beginning the teacher asked how many wanted a natural childbirth & 3 girls raised their hands...by the end of class they were asking questions about pain medication! I am all for the pain meds!

Dr. Appt. today

Today I had a regular checkup & also my 26 week lab work (glucose testing) I am doing fine & so is the baby. Her heart beat was at 155 today. Larry & I have our labor/delivery/hospital tour all day class tomorrow. I can't wait! I have rescheduled 3 times because of his out to sea schedule. We are still trying to schedule other classes & a 3D/4D ultrasound! Hopefully we can find time before the baby comes!!! Larry will definately be around for that! Today when I was heading to my Dr's appt. I saw a lady in labor...she had 2 people holding her hands & she was crying. I felt so bad for her...& a little scared for myself! Another pregnant lady said.."Suck it up...it doesn't hurt that bad!" I wanted to give her a piece of my mind!!! I am very sensitive lately!!! I will write more tomorrow after our class.

Surprise Party

Tonight there was a surprise party for my boss & her fiance. It was so much fun! We had the party at the dance studio where I work. Here is a picture of me with Rio and David. They are getting married in 2 weeks.

25 week ultra sound pictures

I know these pictures are blurry & hard to figure out but I thought I would post them anyway. The top one shows her hand on her face next to her ear. She's bending over...her spine is to the right & her legs are straight out under her & the bottom one is a closeup of her face. Click on the pictures for a close up.

Ultra Sound

This morning I had another ultra sound. Everything went well. The Dr. said she is growing beautifully, & is in the 90th percentile. She weighs 1.3 lbs!!! Once again she had her long legs straight over her head. She didn't get long legs from me or Larry!!! They told me I have a gymnist in the making! She also had her hand against her cheek with her thumb sticking up next to her ear, so the nurse typed diamond earrings go here on her picture! It came out really blurry but I still might post it later. One last thing...her butt is sitting right on my bladder!!! How rude! No wonder I make so many trips to the bathroom.

Baby movements

For about the past week & a half I have been feeling the baby move (flutters) Today was the 1st time I felt her have hiccups! Larry has a habit of hitting the snooze button at least 10 times in the morning & when the alarm went off today she moved around & had hiccups! Larry's ship will be leaving AGAIN tomorrow for about 9 days. Tomorrow morning I will go for another ultra sound. I will post pictures afterwards.

Virginia Beach with the dogs

After Labor Day the dogs are allowed back on the beach. It was a beautiful 75 degrees today & Larry said the water was nice! The waves were huge! We can't keep Sierra out of the water...she dives under & rides the waves in. Taz doesn't like the waves so he watched from the beach. After their swim we walked on the boardwalk & listened to a band for a bit. This is the best time of the year to go to the beach to avoid the crowds!