I think the reality of being pregnant and raising a baby is slowly sinking in for Michael and me. Michael has turned into a different person already, and he might say I have too. Haha. I’ve never seen Michael so serious about finances and budgeting, or seen him be so “restrictive”. It’s understandable, but it’s a side of Michael I’ve never seen before. Haha. I’m usually the one to be very conservative and will watch every penny, while Michael is the one to say “Oh, I’ll just make more money tomorrow.” Not anymore. Haha. I’m glad he’s taking it all very serious and thinking about the responsibility of taking care of the baby. I think we are both continually getting more excited at the thought of having a baby.
Please pray for the good health of the baby. I’m guessing this is normal, but I can’t get the threat of miscarriage out of my mind. You hear about it everywhere, and today I read that about 25% of pregnancies result in miscarriage. That’s a lot! I continue to pray for the good health of the baby and pray for peace, as I feel like maybe Satan is trying to torment me with these thoughts.
Many people are asking about how I’m feeling. So far I’ve felt pretty good. Mostly I’ve been really tired and my boobs hurt. Haha. I haven’t really had any morning sickness, unless you count the occasional queasiness. It’s not often and it’s minor. I haven’t been as hungry the past few days as I was last week when I was eating a lot more than usual. I feel like maybe I ate enough last week to sustain me thru this week. Haha.
Of course my hormones have been off the charts. (So it feels. Haha) Tuesday I cried so much I nearly threw up. Of course it was over something not very serious. It was crazy and totally uncontrollable. You wanna know what it was about? Of course you do. Well I’ve been trying to get appointments with ob/gyn’s - easier said than done. I haven’t picked a doctor yet, so I was hoping to meet with a couple to be able to pick one. This will be a long, important journey, and I hope to be able to use the same doctor for future babies as well, so I didn’t want to just go with the first doctor I come to. I got three referrals from my general doctor, and two of them don’t accept my insurance. I got an appointment with the third but the earliest she could see me was November 8th. I’ll be about 14 weeks then. Of course I freaked out over the thought of waiting that long. I’ve recovered. Haha. She’s the only doctor in New Braunfels area that accepts my insurance. So I’m not exactly sure what to do…
Today Michael, my mom, and I got to tour the local hospital – Christus Santa Rosa. We all liked it a lot. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it, and everything I saw today confirmed what I heard. It was super easy to get to, to park, and find the birthing center. Nurse Cecilia took us on a spontaneous tour, and was SO helpful and able to answer all of our questions. She was very friendly, and I was pleased that it didn’t feel like she was rushing us at all. We got to meet the lactation consultant, tour a semi-private room, tour a labor/delivery/recovery room, view the OR where c-sections are done, and view the recovery room for that. She showed us the nursery, where there were no babies. Haha. I was glad to see that though, because they should be with mom, and they all were. :) She would have shown us a private room, but they were all full. She said everyone gets a private room, unless they are all full, in which case they will temporarily stay in a semi-private room until a private one is available. I was able to get some names of ob/gyn’s from her, and find out who the nurses all use, but most of the names she mentioned, I already knew they didn’t take our insurance. I think I’ll call my insurance and try to get them to let me use someone out of network, if I so choose. Haha. We checked out the waiting room on the way out, and we were happy with it. There was a woman there with her granddaughter, and we were able to talk to her for a minute. I asked her about their experience at the hospital and she raved about it. She said she’s been to a lot of hospitals and this one was defiantly one of the bests. She said everyone has been very kind and extremely patient and helpful, willing to answer their long list of questions. I’m pretty confident I’ll deliver here.
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