31 Weeks

This coming Saturday I will be 31 weeks along. Things seem to be going well. Lyla Belle is moving quite a bit, kicking and twisting around. Let's me know everything is going well for her. I had my glucose screening at my last doctors visit and everything came back just fine. All of my measurements are on target as well. Matt and I are in our birth classes right now. We are taking classes focused on the Bradley Method. I am really enjoying them and feel that they have really helped me understand giving birth. We also did our hospital tour this past week, which was nice. I am going to be giving birth in the newest labor and delivery unit in Portland. Everyone seemed really nice and the place was so clean and quite. We are going to be hiring a doula for the birth and are starting interviews this week. I feel like that is really going to help- we aren't planning on having any family in the delivery room with us and Matt and I are a good team- but hell... giving birth is not our forte. We need someone with a little knowledge on the whole thing. I just need someone to stand there and say, "yep, this is normal." Matt and I have no idea what is normal- I mean, our dogs wimper for 5 seconds and we think a leg is about to fall off. A calming voice of reason is exactly what we need in the delivery room.