Relief

How do you spell relief????.........F-A-I-R-V-I-E-W! Jon and I went to see the birthing center at Lakewood Hospital on Monday and I was not even close to being impressed! The room I would get is tiny and has no shower. The surgery room (where I would have the c-section) isn't in the birthing area and once Spud is born, Jon would leave me to get sewn up and escort the baby to who knows where. They don't staff the nursery. They only use it for procedures. So if we wanted the nurses to take him for any reason, he would sit at the nurses station which is about the size of a bathroom stall and is right by the door. They don't have a waiting room in the birthing center and parts of the rooms we saw were dirty. I could go on, but I think you get the point. I was very worried because I knew I wouldn't feel comfortable there and I heard that my doctor rarely goes to Fairview. However, I saw her today and she told me she will go anywhere I want to go especially since it will be a scheduled c-section. So we wont have to worry about her not being on call. So, sorry family, you will have to pay for parking again!

In baby news, Spud is progressing as scheduled. I measured at 23cm today and am 23 weeks today. His heartbeat was 144. We go back in a month to do the sugar test and we'll have an ultrasound to make sure the placenta has moved up. It was too low last time. We were going to check it today, but the ultrasound tech wasn't there. We took Ben to the appointment with us and he got to hear the heartbeat. I don't think he new what to make of it, but it got his attention.

I'll be back with more Ben pics soon.