Check up

We had our monthly "family circle" appointment yesterday. My blood pressure, weight and urine all looked good and the baby's heart beat was great, ranging between 149-155. I didn't realize, although now that I know it makes complete sense, that when the baby is moving around and kicking his/her heart rate appears higher than when he/she is at rest. We got to see that in action, when the heart rate would jump to 155 at the exact time I felt the baby moving around. Very exciting.

The class it self is interesting. It's nice to be able to share this experience with a bunch of other families that are due around the same time. It offers support, encouragement and ideas we wouldn't normally think of.

We start our natural child birthing classes this Saturday. I'm looking forward to seeing the tools and techniques she has for us to learn. It should be an interesting morning!

Off to bed, I could have gone to sleep when I got home at 7pm, but I managed to hold off until now.