24 weeks

Let me just start by saying I'm so glad and thankful that I'm married to Adam. I love him so much and can't believe how God-lucky I am to have him as my husband.

So, had another doctor's appointment this morning. I think up questions to ask him, and I always anticipate that I'll get pushback or resistance, but I think my doctor is pretty agreeable to me pursuing a natural birth however I want to do it! Which is awesome!! I'm very thankful that I chose a good doctor who seems to be fine with my preferences.

Anyway, I gained about 5 pounds and measured 25 cm. My little guy had a nice strong heartbeat, and the doctor said based on where he found the heartbeat, he's probably already head down (good job, Baby!!). My doctor is good with me having a doula, and said that nothing abnormal showed up on the ultrasound at my last appt for my ovarian cysts. He said that if they found something unusual at my post-natal appointment, they could possibly do another ultrasound, but that often they go away on their own (which I know is common). So, overall, Baby and I are doing well! :-)

Hogwarts and a torn meniscus

So my little sister just turned 11 (Happy birthday!!) and I decided that what I wanted to do for her birthday was to send her a Hogwarts letter. She is totally into Harry Potter - she has read the entire series at least twice, has a poster or two up in her room, wants to get a wand... you get the idea. So Adam got some parchment-style paper from Joe, I practiced my fancy writing, and got the letter all ready. Adam found a Hogwarts seal and a Platform 9 3/4 ticket. I cut out the seal and put it on the top of the letter and included the ticket instead of a book/equipment list. Rob happened to have some leather punches and we used an "H" as a seal for the letter. I also stained the envelope with tea to make it look more parchment-y. Maybe later I will put up a couple of pictures. ANYWAY I thought it turned out pretty awesome if I do say so myself, and my only disappointment was that it didn't get there in time for her actual birthday. If our kids are into Harry Potter, we're totally going to do Hogwarts Letters for them as well :-D

Also... Adam found out that he tore his meniscus! Which explains the pain and swelling in his left knee. He is supposed to stay off of it for two more weeks, to give it time to heal (hopefully), and we'll see how he's doing then. He said that the pain and swelling are already getting better, so I am praying that he heals quickly and does not need surgery (depending on the severity of the tear, he might need surgery if it doesn't heal itself). So he's still taking it easy. I'm also hoping he's well enough to come to the next Bradley class with me on Thursday.

Well that's it for now. More to come later this week!