Heartbeats

I ordered the coolest little gadget the other day. It is a fetal doppler heartbeat monitor- and I rented it for 3 months. As soon as the box came I whipped it out, squirted some gel stuff on my belly and listened to Peanut's little heartbeat! So cool. Thank-you Christie for suggesting I get this, I should have ordered one earlier- it is awesome for peace of mind in the long weeks between appointments.

We are trying to get little P's room finished because these days I've been having a little anxiety about the fact she is supposed to be here in about 13 weeks. It seems like a long time, but really, how motivated will I be in those last 4 weeks when it is summer and hot? And I am a bit of a planner and prefer to have things in order ASAP. Mom and Dave came up a couple weekends ago and painted her room (very neutral) and last weekend my brother-in-law, Derrick, came and did a bunch of other work in the house and finished up some projects in her room as well. Now that the bones of the room are coming together, I am struggling with the rest of it: colors, the rest of the furniture, all the other stuff. I thought I had settled on a very pale pink, with a deeper rose color, off white, and linen for the colors (I say that "I" settled on this because Matt is very flexible with what her room design will be- as long as it doesn't look ridiculous he is on board). Lately though, I have really been leaning toward incorporating the pale aqua/robin's egg/washed out teal blue color I love. I can't find anything that incorporates both pale pink and that right shade of blue so I am a bit stuck. I'm sure it will all come together, but I need some inspiration! I know what I don't like when I see it, but I can't seem to imagine what I want. When I am settled on some things, I will post some pictures.

I have been feeling pretty good lately, still get tired every now and then and I've found it more difficult to do certain tasks like crouching down for more than a second- the weight of the belly seems to cut the circulation off in my legs, which by the way feel a bit like tree trunks! :)

Monday the 10th I go back for another ultrasound, the dreaded glucose test, and a long appointment with my doc where we discuss everything from birth plan options to pediatricians. Matt and I also decided to hire a doula, Cami, to help us with the birth (as well as prep and a post-baby visit as well). We had about an hour meeting with her and in that time both decided we needed her! She gave us a lot of resources and will meet with us again to go over some of the labor options I will have as well as give us a little advice on the birth plan.

So, over the next few weeks, we will be attending our birth class and doing more prep work on Peanut's room, and every night I will be using my handy fetal monitor and listening to heartbeats!