34 week appointment & breastfeeding class

I had another normal appointment yesterday! My blood pressure was up at the beginning and low at the end (as usual). My midwife measured my belly and said it was the perfect size, so that means he's the right size for his age. She said he must be "stretching out" because she could feel him on both sides of my belly. Next appointment they will do an exam to see how my cervix is doing and at that point she'll determine how big he is (well, it's just an educated guess) and if he's head down. My next appointment is in 2 weeks and starts my weekly appointments...THAT'S close! I will only have 4 more of them left, unless he comes early. His heart rate was great and she didn't have any trouble finding it this week. He was being calm and patient for once!

She gave me a little card and I'm supposed to "count my kicks". This seems like a lot of hassle for me, considering he moves all the time. I have to start counting and when I get to 10 kicks, I stop. If I don't feel 10 kicks in 2 hours, I'm supposed to call their office immediately. In our childbirth ed class we had to do the same thing, but she said to lay on our sides and if he doesn't' move, drink some juice and see if he moves. The biggest problem with this kick counting stuff is the fact that the instructions tell me to lay on my side..now how am I supposed to do that at work? So I'm just sitting with my feet propped up doing it at my desk!

We had a breast feeding class last night and it was really informative. I am very committed to sticking it out because I feel like it's best for him AND (selfishly) it will save money on formula. I'm thinking, why spend all that money on artificial stuff when I could use what God gave me (well, let's hope he gives me enough) and use that money to buy fun stuff for Luke! The coolest thing about the class was them talking about getting skin to skin contact with the baby from the minute he's born, up to an hour, right on my chest! The teacher said a lot of Moms will just fall asleep like that for a little while, with that warm little baby right there being cuddled. I told Kelsey nothing sounds nicer to me. He said later, "I have to admit...that is pretty special. Moms are lucky they get to do that." Then later in the class, he asked the instructor if Dads could give skin to skin contact too!  She said it was a great idea and to hold him as much as possible at first. I can just imagine us all laying in bed napping and cuddling. Can't wait!

The other day we were at Mochi, which is this really yummy yogurt place where you get your own toppings, and I saw a Mom with her baby eating yogurt and just seeing her made me want to cry. I just can't wait to see his little face, and although 6 weeks doesn't seem like a lot, it feels like an eternity!!

We had our childbirth ed class (the first 2 sessions) so I'm going to wait till it's all done to write about that.

Here is my picture from last Wednesday (33 weeks).