Doctor's Appointment

We went to our doctor's appointment on Thursday morning and everything is fine. I have gained 30 pounds so far and the doctor told me not to stress about my weight as I look very healthy and that the 25-35 weight gain is an average. I have been watching everything I eat since Christmas. I eat fresh fruit or granola bar for a snack at work. For lunch I chicken or hamburger without a bun ( do not care for Bread), but I do crave toast in the morning with my oatmeal. I don't drink pop and if I do its Sprite zero (no sugar, no caffeine). I drink water all the time. I actually crave water now. I can't sit and worry about my weight, need to make sure baby Lawson is getting what he needs. His heart beat was 144 and he thinks he is a soccer player, just like his daddy. My blood pressure is prefect. I guess because I didn't have morning sickness or heartburn, I'm getting the swollen ankles :(. We went and bought me support hose and I put a trash can under my desk at work to elevated my feet, and now my ankles look normal again. Next doctor appointment is February 5th and that is with the Perinatologist and then we see or normal OB doctor. After February 5th appointment we start seeing our OB doctor every two weeks. Which doesn't seem any different then what we have been doing all long. Last thing is on February 5th appointment we are going to check to see if baby Lawson's placenta has pulled up, if not then we will check again at 36 weeks. If it doesn't pull up we will schedule a c-section, if it does pull up we will try to have a natural birth.

Birthing classes are coming along very nicely. Mark and I are hiring a Doula to have support during labor and delivery. Mark saw the birthing video and said to me "That looks very painful" I said back "You think?" He decided with our families and friends be so far we needed the extra support. I totally agree with him. Plus Mark and I really do not want people there while we are in labor. We feel this is a very special and private moment for Mark and I and we do not need extra people stressing us out. We going through enough that we do not need everyone's opinion on what to do and when (that's the nurses and doctor's jobs). I'll have the most important person with me and that is Mark. Sorry if we hurt anyone's feelings.