28 Week Check-up

I went for my 28 week check up a few days ago and boy did it go fast. They said I had o be there for two hours! I didn't want to be there that long, little did i know they gave me lots to do during that time. Arrival was at 6:30 sharp, I wanted to be in and out and I had to fast so I definately wanted to finish as soon as possible. I got there, took my weight and blood pressure, they took my blood, I drank some sugary liquid and that's when the timer began. I have a midwife so they had DVDs for me to watch to pass time so I asked. Only watched it for 20 minutes before they wanted to see me again. We went over paper work, like what I will be doing during and after the baby is born. During that they checked my glucose again and after the nurse was finished they took it one last time. Time moved so fast, it didn't seem like I was there for that long. The whole process took 3 hours. Right after I was so excited to be able to eat. All I had was that sugary drink they gave me, which I did not like so much. The results came in the next day, which they said everything came back normal and fine. As a result, I did not have to monitor my glucose levels from that point until giving birth.
What a journey that I am on and I am so excited to know my baby is doing well and measuring around what he needs to. Let see what the following weeks bring. :-)

XOXO Crissy

Pregnancy: 31 Weeks

 Okay I am going to be very honest with you, I am totally terrified. I only have 9 more week, give or take a few, before my little boy is here and its exciting yet scary. I just wish natural birth was a little easier. I'm not so much as scared of having my baby boy in my arms as I am about the process. This makes me think, Do I want to have more kids? There are many reasons why I wanted a natural birth. My reasons: Freedom to move around as a please Freedom to give birth in water if I would like to. No pressure into pain meds Support from the people who are helping me deliver The smell of a hospital has never been appealing I didn't want any intervention because of the risks involved More calm setting as opposed to people going in and out the room (the are focused on me and only me) No pressure into fast delivery (giving my body the time it needs) etc I can go on and on about natural birth, but those are just some of the few. Also, I have thought about having a hospital birth without intervention, but knowing me I would be tempted to get drugs and also a lot of people do not have the options like I do. I would rather take a chance at those experiences than not. For the past few weeks I have been scared and its only getting deeper. Hopefully this will pass and I can believe in myself that I can do this.
XOXO Crissy