So my 2nd appointment with Dr. Hall was last Thursday. Still not understanding what Loni raved about... Shes pleasant enough, but really you can tell she wants to see me for no more than 5 minutes and basically doesn't care a whole lot about ME or MM whatsoever.
This is a typical appointment (Suzanne, Vanessa, tell me if this is normal, though probably not already in the fact that ya'll have midwives):
1. I go in, get weighed by the secretary (I've gained a full 5 pounds now since the advent of MM, woot!)
2. Secretary takes my blood pressure, and I go back to the waiting room (their magazine selection though is top notch... contemplating a subscription to Canadian House and Home or Canada's Style at Home)
3. I finally see Dr. Hall, she asks how I'm feeling
4. I get on the bed thingie, she check's MM's heartbeat (for all of 1 minute)
5. She measures my belly, mentions "your belly has grown"
6. She says "unless you have any questions, that's it" wherein I ask many questions and get extremely short and non-descriptive answers. (i.e. Q: is the heart beat good? A: yup. Q: what's normal for a baby's heartbeat? A: yours is normal)
7. I leave in all of 5 minutes. Nor necessarily having tons of questions unanswered, just feeling that shes giving me her bare minimum, she doesn't care much for the baby or me, and I'm #2310629763 on her priority list.
I think she operates on the "no news is good news" and "simple is better" policies. I just don't. ESPECIALLY when it's my first baby and I don't know what I'm doing. Remembering Suzanne's experiences hearing her baby's heartbeat, I'm jealous. Sooz knew the bmp of Baby Roz, she has INFORMATION to share on her blog and with her family about the baby's progress. FROM HER DOCTOR. My info comes from helpful pregnancy websites. Sheesh.
So yeah. I'm not impressed with Dr. Hall at all. She is nice, professional, if not cold, and rushes you out of her office the second you get in. And if I wanted a midwife (which I DID, trust me!) I couldn't give birth in a hospital - law in QC. I could give birth in a birthing centre for midwives only... but not a doctor or nurse in sight, and that's not my bag. But I hate how it's such polar opposites here. Why can't I give birth in a hospital WITH a midwife? Oh the glories I left behind in Ontario...
7.4.10
5.4.10
the real reason for Easter is JESUS
...NOT the Easter Bunny.
Just to remind ourselves for the billion-th time, we melted all of our Easter chocolate so it was delicious fondue and ate to the glory of God :)
Just to remind ourselves for the billion-th time, we melted all of our Easter chocolate so it was delicious fondue and ate to the glory of God :)
~FONDUE:
1. Simmer water in a small pot on medium,
place aluminum bowl over water
(for double-boiler effect)
2. Melt lots of chocolate
(in this case, 3 milk-chocolate Lindor bunnies)
3. add 1 TS canola oil
4. serve with fruit or whatever you want
(we did chocolate chip cookie pieces, pears, bananas...
mmmmmmmm
1. Simmer water in a small pot on medium,
place aluminum bowl over water
(for double-boiler effect)
2. Melt lots of chocolate
(in this case, 3 milk-chocolate Lindor bunnies)
3. add 1 TS canola oil
4. serve with fruit or whatever you want
(we did chocolate chip cookie pieces, pears, bananas...
mmmmmmmm
4.4.10
3.4.10
mm @ 19 weeks!
Apparently this is a crucial time for sensory development: MM's brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that MM may be able to hear my voice now, crazy!
Also the size of an heirloom tomato, so we're having tomato pizza tonight to celebrate :)
Brad also got to feel MM kicking for the first time last night. I've been feeling him/her kicking for over a week now but he's never been around when MM was kicking hard enough to feel from the outside, until last night! Was such a cool experience!
Also the size of an heirloom tomato, so we're having tomato pizza tonight to celebrate :)
Brad also got to feel MM kicking for the first time last night. I've been feeling him/her kicking for over a week now but he's never been around when MM was kicking hard enough to feel from the outside, until last night! Was such a cool experience!
1.4.10
MM = a Hab's Fan?
Last night as had a great opportunity to go to a Habs game. Even though they lost it was SO GOOD! We live really close to the Bell Centre so we just walked over during the 1st period and hoped we could buy some tickets for a good price since it's impossible to get your hands on them otherwise.
Well we were 13 rows from the ice, amazing seats, retail price $106 for $45 a piece! So good, but the cutest was MM. I know babies can hear sound in the womb, so I'm guessing it's just the noise, but every time Montreal was on a breakaway and the crowd started getting load and cheering GO HABS GO, MM would begin to kick like mad! Plus seeing all the kids at the game in their jerseys made me so excited for our kids to cheer for the home team :)
just a pre-game belly shot (terrible quality I know, but Brad was busy so I had to take it myself, 18.5 weeks)
Well we were 13 rows from the ice, amazing seats, retail price $106 for $45 a piece! So good, but the cutest was MM. I know babies can hear sound in the womb, so I'm guessing it's just the noise, but every time Montreal was on a breakaway and the crowd started getting load and cheering GO HABS GO, MM would begin to kick like mad! Plus seeing all the kids at the game in their jerseys made me so excited for our kids to cheer for the home team :)
just a pre-game belly shot (terrible quality I know, but Brad was busy so I had to take it myself, 18.5 weeks)
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