Today I had an appointment with the midwife, which went fine. Matt went with me, and this was the first one he had been to besides the ultrasounds. I was happy for him to meet the midwife and to see where I go and what my appointments are like. I just got weighed and my blood pressure checked, and then we heard the heartbeat. She answered a couple questions for us and we were done.

At the next appointment in August, I’ll do my glucose tolerance test. I’ll have to drink a super sugary soda there and wait an hour and then have my blood drawn. That is to check for gestational diabetes, and hopefully the result will be normal. She will also give me the third trimester packet of info and start talking about the hospital tour and choosing a pediatrician and things like that. She’ll also start measuring my belly to make sure I’m growing at the correct rate at that visit.

As for exciting developments this week, I have started to be able to see my belly move when the baby kicks sometimes. That is very fun. I think later on I’ll be able to see more, but right now I can just see my belly kind of jump up from a kick. I saw it a couple of times just today.

Tune in next week for a new picture of my expanding waistline