I haven’t chatted much about the baby since the initial announcement. It seems a little weird that you have this life changing thing going on but there is little in the way of noticeable differences right away. Tammy is just now starting to show so it doesn’t seem real yet.
Tammy and I had our regular appointment with the midwife yesterday. All is well in babyland! This was the first time I was able to hear the heartbeat and it was pounding away! The midwife said that the static occasionally was the baby moving. Little tyke was moving around quite a bit! Tammy and I are bypassing the majority of the screening tests. We decided that we do not want to deal with the high false positive rates.
In a couple of weeks we’ll have the ultrasound done where we get to find out the sex and make sure everything is where it’s supposed to be.
We both have found it amazing how when other people say they are pregnant you just assume that a few months later they’ll have a baby. When it’s us we are sort of on pins and needles that nothing goes wrong. It seems far from a sure thing. However, hearing the heartbeat yesterday and now that Tammy is starting to show sure makes me feel good!
Sounds great! We can’t wait to hear more about the baby and what the little one is going to be a baby Jamie or a baby Tammy!
That’s great news! It does get a bit surreal when you realize that it’s really happening, eh? Amy and I had great experiences with the nurse midwives, hope you do too!
The other thing is that the time seems to go so quickly (when it’s not yours).
Just thought I’d mention a few techy things you may be interested in regarding your upcoming baby. I reassured myself countless times with a Baby Beat doppler (http://www.babybeat.com/). Also, it was tons of fun seeing 3-D video of baby at week 19 – there is a Fetal Foto place in Golden Valley (http://www.fetalfotosusa.com/).
Any day now Tammy will feel baby kicking and then you’ll be able to as well! I love babies now that I finally have one of my own, so it’s thrilling to hear your experiences with your first baby!
Congrats! Steve and I also had a great experience with a nurse midwife with Lilli and have no qualms about doing it again.
A good thing about (the possibility) of having a larger baby is that they have a tendency to eat and sleep well right off the bat and be healthier in general.
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