Yep, I'm pregnant

I was scheduled to have my first pre-natal appointment on Monday morning at 10:30. Tad and I got there and they were way behind schedule because one of the midwives was delivering and we didn't end up seeing anyone. Come to find out, Intown Midwifery subleases the office and they have to be out at noon on Mondays. I wanted to wait since we'd already been there an hour, but we had to re-schedule for Wednesday. I was a little bummed, but told myself patience is a virtue, it was out of my control and I should be thankful for a job that allows me to miss 4+ hours in the same work week!

We came back on Wednesday, and although they're were a lot of moms-to-be there, we were seen within an hour. They took a urine sample and confirmed what we knew already - I'm knocked up. ;) I was happy to be seen by Margaret Strickhouser for my first visit. After all, she's the best midwife in Atlanta! I loved her hippiness (because I'm one at heart) and that she encourages natural pregnancy and delivery. She told me that obstetrics is overshadowed by fear and anxiety but the realty is that our bodies are made to do this and she had no doubt in my ability to handle it all. Her humor was awesome (I quote, "You have two choices here: epidural or aquadural. About the time you say you can't take the pain anymore, we throw you in the birthing pool".) Haha. I loved this lady from the second I met her. She called out my symptoms (now Tad doesn't think I'm crazy for smelling weird things that he can't smell) and made me feel at ease with all this craziness going on inside of me. I can't wait to see her again. :) And, by the way, she delivered 5 babies in 20 hours on Monday. Insane!

Nothing exciting was really done at this appointment. She said she could check me to see if my uterus was enlarged, but she knew it was. I didn't bother. It was more about getting to know her and her outlook on obstetrics. The next appointment she will do the doppler and hopefully we will hear the heartbeat. My appointment is on Monday, February 14th after all. A perfect day to hear a new heart beating!

I probably won't get an ultrasound until 12 weeks. She doesn't recommend getting them often. We talked about the vaccination/autism craze and she said that vaccinations haven't changed much over the years but the amount of ultrasounds and epidurals given has. She didn't right out say that she thought it had anything to do with the increase in cases, but she recommends keeping them at a minimum. I'm trusting her judgement and would rather play it safe than give in to my selfishness of wanting to see this blueberry inside of me!

Here's a link to Intown Midwifery.