23 weeks & More!

"You're big for 6 months aren't you." I must be really lucky to get these people in my life who don't have filters and they say whatever comes to their minds! ;) Actually mam I am not even six months yet, imagine how big I will be when I am! Anyway, I just had to share that with you all! 

For some reason this week I keep thinking I am 24 weeks, then I remember that I am only 23 weeks. It's weird. Not sure why but somewhere my brain skipped a week. I wish my body would. :)

I am pretty excited about a few things. I have a blood disease. Which I believe I have shared that with you all before. My body doesn't break down iron well and yet somehow my blood looks like I need iron when I really don't. So my midwife wanted me to be on prenatal vitamins with iron and that is how I ended up at the Doctor's getting an ultrasound when I was 16 weeks pregnant. I was having terrible abdominal pain and it ended up that it was because of the iron in the prenatals. Since that episode I have not had peace about staying at my clinic but I also struggled with going through the process of figuring out where to go. It just felt overwhelming. Well a friend of mine recommended a clinic and I pursued it. It's a small women's clinic. There is one OBGYN and 3 midwives that work as a team. They are associated with a great hospital. I had my first appt with them today and really could tell that they had an understanding of my blood disease and how it affects pregnancy. I feel like I will be well cared for and listened to. The appt. was a success. One of the questions that Don wanted me to talk to the midwife about was the sex of the baby. He still feels that because we had an ultrasound where the Dr. said we were having a girl, he thinks that there is still a possibility. So I asked the midwife her opinion and she said that if the ultrasound would have been earlier she would question the accuracy, however, she thinks that if we had an ultrasound and the Doctor said we were having a girl and one where the tech. said we were having a boy she thinks that it's still up in the air! I personally really think we are having a boy. I will also tell you that I am at a place where I am very happy with having a boy and would be happy with either a boy or girl. Due to my blood disease they want to watch the amniotic fluid. So they want me to have another ultrasound and she said that if they can tell the sex they will take pictures! hehee... We didn't get any confirmation at our 21 week  US, the tech just said that it looked like a boy. So we will see. I guess if the baby shows us the goods, we will have a tie breaker. WOW!! How crazy. I am excited to have another US, I love seeing the baby. So that is something fun to look forward to. We went and toured the hospital tonight and it's very nice. The rooms are large & comfortable. You stay in the same room through labor, delivery and post partum. I love that. I really feel so peaceful about the switch to this new clinic and the hospital. SO YIPPEE...

That's it I think for now. Everything is going as good as can be expected. I have the normal aches and pains! Heartburn, sore hips, tired... :) Otherwise they thought that my weight gain looked normal and the baby's heartbeat was strong and beautiful!! :)