well, i went in for my second appointment. i am now at 124 pounds. my midwife isnt too happy about that. i've only gained 4 pounds so far. but, shes very nice. she says, "oh cassondra. *huge smile* i want you to be at 130 by march 31st." and i told her i'm trying and she said that maybe i'm not eating the correct food that will give me my weight. so, on march 24th, she's teaching a class for newly pregnant women. it's 2 hours long. its all about what to eat, how much to eat, when to call the hospital, what to bring to the hospital, and all that fun stuff.
secondly, she hopped me up on top of the examining table and had me lift my shirt. she took out a measuring tape and measured from my pelvis area [or so] to my belly button. she says i'm 18 weeks along according to that and i'm growing just perfect.
i was talked to about my belly button ring. she says she knows its a pregnancy belly ring, but if i have any sort of troubles, just take it out. but, she says she doubts there will be any problems.
then we heard the heartbeat. it took forever for her to find it. she was way over to the right while my other midwife found it in a split second over to my left. so, she finally found the heartbeat over to the left. the baby is beating at 158 beats per minute.
lastly! omg, this sounds like it lasted all day, but it was a very short process. she finally gave me the number to call to make my first ultrasound. *joy*
lastly. a picture of me in my new maternity outfit. shirt from walmart and pants from old navy.
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