Detours Along the Way to Heaven: Midwives and heartbeats

Yesterday was my first prenatal appointment with my midwife. It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day and perfect for an outing with the little guy. It was the first time I've been out by myself and driven since I took William to get x-rays for his foot because I've been having so many dizzy spells and feeling faint, but it felt good to be able to get out again.

The appointment went great and they only had to take one blood sample since I had just had a whole panel done recently so there wasn't much that needed to be checked. She used the doppler to listen for a heartbeat, figuring we would probably hear a heartbeat since I'm at 11 weeks. As soon as the doppler touched my belly, I heard the best sound an expectant mother could hear; a quick little heartbeat, loud and strong. With Gabriel, I was at 12 weeks and they weren't sure if they heard the heartbeat or not, so it was a huge relief to find it so quickly and easily.

I've been feeling better and able to eat more, and I've stopped losing weight which is a good sign. I'm able to sit up and move around for longer periods of time without feeling sick or faint, and not all food makes me want to turn green now. :) It still comes in waves, but at least it's not as constant as it was.

Sunday morning I didn't feel sick, but I was feeling dizzy so it was probably a bad idea to decide to try to get to confession at Mass. Halfway through, I started to pass out, so I stood up and managed to make it through the whole thing, then I made a b-line for the pew where Zenith was sitting and put my head down, trying to stay conscious. It's pretty embarrassing since the same thing happened when I was pregnant with William, but I actually hit my head on the kneeler and ended up knocking it over when I passed out. Ah well, just one of those things!

After Mass, I was feeling better, so we went out to lunch with another couple we know who have a toddler and a newborn. We just love getting together with them since we have so much in common and it's nice having another couple in the same stage of life. Afterwards, since it was so lovely out, we all went to Lexington to walk on the battle trail which goes through the woods and fields that the British marched on during the revolutionary war. It's so lovely there and we plan on going back again through the summer with a picnic since it's so close to church.

Tuesday, William and I had a picnic of our own in the backyard since it was warm and sunny. He, Zenith and I have all been suffering from colds so it's been a rough week and was nice to get out in the sun.