Just an update while I have a minute. Well, I am seeing a doctor here for Cara now. I am on weekly visits. Today was my second visit with him and it went fine. It's kind of weird because at the Naval hospital they told me the heart rate and how i was measuring. Here he just does it and then says, "looks great, see you in a week." I wanna know what everything is. I want all the numbers and measurements. You could say I am a little obsessed with the details. Lucky for me my friend, Miranda, got me the book "Your Pregnancy Week By Week". It literally gives you the details including pictures as to how the baby has changed from week to week. It is awesome for someone like me who wants to know everything.
Yesterday Byron, Isabella and I went to the hospital where I will be delivering Cara. It is very nice. It is in the city of Caramel and made for the locals who are known for being wealthy. That works out well for me. I get to go to a fancy hospital but everything is covered by my insurance. The lady who did our admission interview (all the paperwork you don't want to think about when you are in labor) called the maternity ward the "maternity spa". She also said I HAVE to have a milkshake while I am there because they are amazing. My regular doctor said all their food is amazing. I am sadly probably most excited about the food. Lol! The rooms are private and you stay there in that same room through your whole labor and delivery. That is exciting to me because you don't get wheeled down to a surgery looking room to have the baby and then moved again for your actual stay there. It has a full couch that folds into a bed for Byron. Isabella will be able to come visit us until 9pm each day. We were originally told she would not be able to come at all. That meant we were going to have to either get our friend to keep her a ton or Byron would go home after the actual labor and delivery to keep her. We are not sure about final plans for Isabella but it is great to know she can come into the hospital with us if needed.
I will be 37 weeks along this sunday. It has gone SO fast this time. I am feeling well and am still able to chase Isabella around. I am making sure to rest plenty too.
Isabella will be 11 months old tomorrow! She is learning so many skills lately. She has been walking for a month now. She is very steady and able to step over things and keep her balance now. She likes to try to run too. That does not work out quite as well each time. She knows how to put her arms up, clap her hands, wave and say "bye bye", stomp her feet, identify her hair, and tries to blow kisses on occasion. She claps and stomps her feet to "If you're happy and you know it". SO CUTE! She also gives kisses when she feels like it and gives hugs. We have taken her completely off bottles and she also sleeps from 9pm until 8:30 or 9 am every night! God is really preparing the way for Cara's arrival. I don't think Isabella knows that there is a baby coming but she rubs my belly and sometimes blows raspberries on it it i say "aww, baby".
I love my little family that God has given me. We are so blessed. We have been trying to make the most of Monterey. Isabella and I even went to meet Byron at school for lunch. We have been trying to do more as a family. I think Isabella enjoys it. She still says "DaDa" non stop and loves when he plays, sings, or dances around with her.
Thats all for now. I will try to update again soon.
