27 Weeks!

How far along? 27 weeks

Weight Gain? Down 1lb to 24lbs.  I think this is because work has picked up and I am constantly running up and down stairs to show apartments.  I know it is good for me, but man does it make me useless at the end of the day.

How big is Nugget?  Nugget is about the size of rutabaga, so they say.  I think he is more the size of the first toy we bought him, this super cute airplane. He also is opening his eyes this week!  How exciting!!

We got a new camera this week and we are still learning.  The point and shoot was much easier.

Maternity Clothes?  I am at a weird point.  I think I have about 12 weeks left.  Twelve weeks doesn't seem very long to wear any amount of clothes.  I know I want to get a nice (probably expensive) dress for my shower, but other than that I am thinking I may be able to make due with what I have.  Plus, buying baby clothes is way more fun!

Best moment this week?  My mother got the hot tub that she has been waiting for, for about 18 years.  This was great because since I do not have a bath tub I was finally about to sit in a pool of water.  It was beyond relieving.

Miss Anything?  I am waiting for the nesting thing to start because I could probably care less about my house.  Any takers for being a free maid for a tired pregnant lady?

Food Cravings?  I wanted chinese food and waffles so bad this week.  Together, not seperate.  Dufda told me he could make me a peanut butter sandwhich and that would be all.  It was 11 o' clock at night and I was pretty specific when I asked for Chinese food from Tong's in Oakland.  They most likely were not open at that hour.  

Movement?  He is so active.  Last night at about 3 am he was going nuts in there.  I could have been dreaming, though I am not very sure.

Anything making you queasy or sick?  I am still unable to take my prenatal vitamins, which makes me feel sort of bad, but not really.  I am all around just feeling off.

Looking forward to?  Seeing our little baby.  I think about him all the time and just can't believe he will be here in a a few short months!

Dufda quote of the week:  While getting ready to go to the hospital tour: " Make sure you find my wedding ring so it doesn't look like I knocked you out."  I would have a black eye if you knocked me out, not a diamond ring hehe.  

We went on our hospital tour this weekend and I was very disappointed.  Although we will only be going there in the event of a necessary transfer, I could not believe the policies instated by the hospital.  I am giving birth to my baby.  A baby I will take home and be responsible for until it can handle itself.  Why in the world would I not be able to walk through the halls while holding my baby?  They tell us it is dangerous.  What is dangerous is continuing these absurd practices and never improving maternity care in the U.S.  The hospital was dated and not nearly as inviting as The Midwife Center.  The lady who gave the tour was a older women and very much had an older mindset.  She kept saying that everything was for the baby, but they some how forget that it is essential for baby to be with their mother, not with nurses.  Why must the nurse clean off my baby?  Why can the baby not be given directly to my husband or I?  Why do you have to remove the baby every night at midnight to weigh them?  Why does my newborn child need to be bathed right away?  And if this is required why is the mother not allowed to do it?!  This lady did not like Dufda and I.  There was one other couple during the tour that had the same mind set as we did.  I have been guided through my prenatal care through my choices, not someone elses.  My birth center is baby and mother focused and would never remove your baby, unless it is to go the emergency room for some extenuating circumstance.  If midwives, who most people think are inferior to that of doctors, can weigh and care for your baby bedside, how have doctors not figured out this practice yet?  I honestly left there feeling bad for the other pregnant women who may think that this is there only option in childbirth, which I assume was about 8/10 of the group.  They were also the ones totally side eyeing the people asking questions, because they would just accept this for what it was.