Midwife Visit

   Yesterday was the Midwife visit. I am approx. 18 weeks in. She took my blood pressure, great! She commented like three times how great my blood pressure was, so that was nice. She measured my belly, and said that is just right! She felt around to see where my uterus is, and said that it is at about 19 weeks. She was able to determine the positioning of the baby, head up to my left side and butt down at the base of the uterus. How cool is that?!? It was easy to locate a heartbeat since we knew exactly where the baby was, and it is a strong fast heartbeat. The baby tried to evade the Doppler but the midwife was  on top of it, lol. The heart rate was at 153-167 beats per minute. 

   Now the old wives tale says, that if the baby's heart rate is over 140, then it's a girl! I hope this is true, lol, we would love to have our baby girl. I dream of having our daughter already, I am a crazy pregnant lady apparently. Jerry says that if I dream so often that the baby is a girl, that it is, I have already started referring to the baby as "Her". I am reluctant to do this though, because what if in fact he is a he? Lol. Anyway, had to share about the visit, I love our midwife, she is so kind, and patient, and she drives all the way from Amarillo to see us once a month, and times her visit so that Jerry can be home from work and here. I love it that he is able to be here. When I was pregnant with Patrick, we planned our doctor visits around Jerry's work schedule, he never missed one. I love that, and it makes me feel valued, and reaffirms what I already know to be true, that he wants to be an active, and involved daddy. Jerry is in fact, the best daddy ever and I can not wait to see him grow even more with another child.