Baby News

Hans and I had to switch doctors this last month. We were going to a mid-wife and thought I was going to an OB, but it turns out that I wasn't. I have heard plenty of horror stories about having a mid-wife instead of an OB so we thought we would decrease our chances of being another horror story and switch doctors. Another thing that I didn't like about going to the mid-wife instead of a OB was that I would get sick and she wouldn't be able to write me a prescription for something like strep throat. That was really irritating, especially since I had to go to the Urgent Care, because I hadn't gotten sick since I turned 18. This was because I couldn't go to my pediatrician anymore. Hans and I are going to the new doctor on Friday. She was my older sister's doctor and she loved her. I have also talked to a friend of ours who goes to the same office, but sees a different doctor. She said that she really liked her too when her doctor wasn't there. I felt really good about going to see her after two confirmations that she was a good doctor. We will have to let you know what we think after we go.

Arlee is doing well. We get more and more excited to see her everyday. Hans and I were able to look at my stomach and see her kick a couple of days ago. I can feel her kick too so I have the double feature. Hans has really been able to feel Arlee move in the last two weeks. I love to watch his face light up when he does feel her. He is so cute about it and gets so excited. I remember the first time that he felt her move a lot. It was right after we ate lunch one Sunday and she was kicking and moving like crazy. His face lite up like the fourth of July and he got a huge smile on his face and he started laughing. He looked at me to make sure that he was feeling her rather than my pulse. It is a little hard to tell sometimes if you are not able to feel her like I can to tell if it is my pulse or not. A couple of months ago when she would only move once than I would question if it was my pulse. Now I can really tell that it is her moving, but everyone else is not really sure unless she is moving a ton. It is so funny how I can feel her so well now and everyone else is not really sure unless they ask me.

My little sister Kali was the first one other than Hans to feel Arlee move. My brother Brady and my mom have just been able to feel her laying up against my stomach. For the most part, she kicks when I have just eaten or when I am hungry. She also kicks a lot during the night while I am trying to sleep. Some nights are worse than others, but I know that is how it is after they are born as well.

Chelsey Hoge
24 weeks pregnant


P.S.
To tell you the truth I love to be pregnant and experience a life growing in my belly. I get to be the first to feel everything. I am not too excited about the birth part of it, but I know that it will definitely be an experience of a lifetime.