Night and Day

That's what our visit to the new doctor felt like compared to the old one. This one actually has real nurses working in his office. Not just a couple of high school drop-outs.

One of the nurses came in first and went through a series of questions about how Brooke was feeling and what we can expect. It took about 10 minutes but when she walked out, I turned to Brooke and commented that we had already had more conversation with a health care professional in this office than all other visits to the previous one combined. The doctor also took his time to answer our questions and we are very happy.

The good news is that Brooke is doing fine. Any discomfort she's feeling (slight abdominal cramps, back aches, etc.) are perfectly normal. She's a couple of pounds behind on her weight gain but nothing to be concerned about. The doctor confirmed that the due date is Oct. 21st but I still believe 26th based on the fortune cookie (see the 2nd post).

We are reading to the baby every night and she feels the baby move quite often. I've yet to feel it move but hopefully soon.

We took this picture when we got home Monday night.

23 Weeks!

Docs Just Come and Go Like Seasons...

We had a doctor’s appointment and ultrasound on Tuesday. We were able to see the four chambers of the heart, the head, the brain, abdomen, spine, arms, and legs. We are happy to report that the doctor gave Brooke and the baby a clean bill of health. He said both were progressing nicely. He visually measured the baby's abdomen, femur, and cranium and said we were doing fine with respect to size. Unfortunately, he didn’t snap any good screen shots so we don’t have anything to show. This was kind of the last straw for us (there were a lot of things we didn’t like about this doctor before now) and we have decided to switch doctors. Brooke has made an appointment to see a different OB/GYN in 3 weeks. This one comes highly-recommended by our good friends Kristen, Nathan, and little Sydney. Here’s little Sydney working on a pumpkin at our house this past Halloween.

We do have an updated picture of Brooke’s belly. She’s really starting to show now and she’s gained some weight.

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