7 more weeks!!

The visit with our midwives clinic this week went great! (It helps when the midwife doesn't scare you with the bad "what ifs" and then doesn't explain anything) The ultrasound last week was fine. He is a little small around the middle and his head is "big" :) but he is growing just like he should be. Not to mention moving CONSTANTLY. We have a lot of fun playing "name that bump" when my stomach juts out into weird shapes and movements. His head is down, but he still is able to spin his entire body around and around. Sometimes facing the back and other times the front :) Tony loves to tract his little hands and feet and try and "munch" them when he sticks them out. We are more exicited every day!!

Just a couple pics from the ultrasound. It is amazing what detail they can see on ultrasounds now a days. We just can't wait to munch those cheeks! ONLY 7 weeks to go!!

Taylor Family Reunion Pics

So a couple weeks ago was the 1st every Taylor family reunion - Grandma Shannon's side and family. My mom and I went since we were heading to Provo anyway. Pretty sure I can't remember half of these people, but it was nice all the same. These pics are mainly for my dad :)

Beginnings of our nursery

I keep getting asked for pictures of the nursery. So here are just a couple pictures of the work in progress. Hoping to get the border up this week and the crib set up :)

This is all thanks to my mom's hard work!!! :)

North Salt Lake July 3rd '4th' party

So even though our little city of 8,000 people isn't the most exciting, I do have to say they put on a great 4th of July show and hang-out. Held up in the million dollar homes - Eagle Ridge Golf Course - they set up games and food and a couple of good bands. Chuck Smith our neighbor does the sound for the evening, so we get really good seats. 

There was a Reggae Band the an 'oldies' and everything else band. We always bring hotdogs and all sorts of treats to munch. 

Caleb came up from Provo to join us. Then just before dusk there is a fly-over by some of the Airforce planes and then 4 stunt-parachuters with either smoke or flags attached to their feet jump out of planes and land on the golf course. It's pretty cool to watch.

The fireworks aren't anything like the Meleluca Celebration in Idaho Falls, but pretty good and choreographed to music :) It was a fun evening.

Oh yea, and as a side note, my little brother is very talented etch-a-sketch artist. This is what he did while we waited for the show to start :)

Not all clinic visits make you feel secure

I know that I made a decision to be followed by a practice of nurse midwives. This has its positives and negatives.
Positive: I am guaranteed to have someone I know deliver my baby.
Positive: I really like nurses - overall their approach and bedside manner are really good and I'm one of them.
Positive: They really support and push for the natural course of pregnancy and birth.
Negative: There is one of the midwives that I just don't like or click with. Unfortunately the scheduling of my appointment this week happened to fall on the day I had to see her. I am sure she is good at her job, but her bedside manner is lacking. And with everything she says or reviews, I can't tell if it's bad or good.

Today, I am 31 weeks and 2 days along - based on ultrasound and known ovulation date. Up until now, I have measured within a week of my date. Today - 4 weeks after my last visit- I have only gained 2 pounds and measuring 3 weeks small. So this is what the midwife tells me and then says - "I think we should get an ultrasound...1st opening in 1 week and then lets visit 2 weeks from now....have a good day." There was a little more dialog including questioning me about my diet, exercise, and activity. Then a couple quick statements about how the ultrasound would be able to tell us if the baby is better off inside me or out and in the NICU. Tony and I left very frustrated and somewhat scared. Does this mean I'm doing something wrong that could be hurting the baby? If something might be wrong, why am I waiting a week to find out on ultrasound?

Anyway - needless to say it was a frustrating visit and I can't focus on anything else now except for if my baby is ok. Good thing I believe in faith and prayer. I just can't wait to have a perfect little boy in my arms and away from all this medical stuff. It is true, I wish I didn't know all the things that could go wrong. Ignorance in the medical field can be bliss.