Week 22 Appointment

I had my 22 week appointment yesterday. I met with a mid wife this time instead of my doctor and I liked her a lot more (except for her extremely bushy mustache - I could have done without that). My doctor was always fine but could be a little spacey at times and wasn't very personable. Plus, with the way Kaiser works my doctor will most likely not be there for the delivery but one of the midwives will.

I've done a very good job of gaining weight recently - about 18 lbs since December (but I did lose 10 in November) - so there's no concerns about being underweight. Here on out I'm supposed to gain about .75 - 1 lb per week. Dragon Baby's heartbeat was good, the mid wife could tell by the sound that he was moving around a lot. This is the second time someone has told me that he's really active - this isn't really surprising given the gene pool. Ryan has actually felt him move a few times already. It's really faint but very real, he's most active after a meal. One unusual symptom I've having is pain in my fingertips that feels like my tendons are ripping. Apparently this is normal for pregnant women. I continue to have cankles, so I'm trying to walk and keep my legs up as much as possible.

We'll start taking childbirth, newborn care, and breastfeeding classes when I'm about 30 weeks along. I put in my request for time off from work, I'm tentatively planning to be out May 22 - Dec 4.

I'll post another belly pic soon!