17 weeks

Finally I have a new photo to post. You'd think with a studio in our home we could find the time to take a couple snapshots!

Well here we are.

Things are pretty uneventful right now. The biggest news is that I am starting to feel baby consistantly now. It is so fun to just feel these random movements. Next week we go in for our full work-up with Ultrasound. We have decided to have the baby with a midwife in Wabasha at the hospital there. They have a fabulous facility including tubs in every room, one room specifically designed for water birth and a large area for families to come and visit. Mayo has a closet dedicated to this, no lie! I am really hoping the tubs will be a great option for labor and then possibly the birth. When I labored at home last time I was in our tub and things went so much better there.

Ryan is most worried about the 45min drive. We'll leave much sooner than we did last time to make sure we get there in time for baby. The midwife is really fantastic. She pretty much does all the births there and all the nurses have used her as their midwife as well. They all seem so laid back and willing to let us have what we need to have the birth that we want. We really couldn't be happier.

We also began getting the babies room ready. Since we are moving the crib out of Patrick's room we are moving it into the guest room. This will now be a guest/baby room. Baby will just be with us when guests are here for now. Down the road, who knows! Of course I would like to add some color to the room, but I have to talk Ryan into it first!

If you need to compare to Patrick, here I am with him at 17weeks.