Our Last Visit

Last Tuesday was our final visit at Best Start Birth Center. After coming for so long, seeing all the familiar, friendly faces, and having such a momentous event happen there leaving, knowing we're not coming back, was just weird.

We went back for my sixth week postpartum visit and Joey got his hearing test done as well (he can hear, which we figured). It was good to go back and see Jude. She wasn't there for the birth, but she was the midwife I saw the most throughout my pregnancy (all but 4 or 5 times). And it was fun to have her meet Joey. I mean she poked and prodded him plenty of times. I definitely enjoyed my experience at Best Start.

We find out some interesting stats about Best Start while we were visiting. There was a nursing class having a tour and we found out that Best Start is the only free-standing birth center in San Diego and the first (or one of the first) in California, as well as the center is 25 years old.

Baby Update

Last Thursday, we had our latest ultrasound/prenatal appointment. It was a good appointment. We had to do a third ultrasound, because at our last appointment little Joe's stomach wasn't very visible and he wants swallowing. But all is well. This time around his stomach was visible and a good size. We also got to see his brain and it's been reconfirmed that he definitely is a boy. As of now, he weighs about 1.25 lbs.

He's been moving around a lot more lately. Joey seems to be on a little bit of a schedule. He's moving around when I wake up between 5:30 and 6am. Then he's quiet until about 8:30ish (so he's moving around now!). Then again around mid-afternoon and evening. And last week was the first time I saw my belly actually move when he kicked! Joe felt him for the first time over the weekend.

But onto the pictures...

He's got his hand in his mouth.

Now, he's posing with his hand under his chin.

This is his little face.

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