A Change in Plans

It has been a whirlwind past couple of weeks. So much has changed ... except the fact that little Fé is still baking away in my tummy.

So as you may know Chris and I have had high hopes, plans and expectations to have our precious lady bug in the privacy and safety of our own home. Well due to some crazy financial changes with the midwifes we were using, we are no longer able to make that happen.

Long story short, we have changed midwifes and will now be delivering Fé at local, Shady Grove hospital. We of course aren't completely thrilled but we have prayed and have peace with where we are in our plans.

We have met and discussed our birth plans and desires with the midwifes and they are confident that we can still have the birth we want at the hospital. I am still a little skeptical but trying to stay positive. One thing that is out of their hands is how long we would need to stay at the hospital afterward. If everything is fine with me they can release me, but I have to wait for the pediatrician to come and release Fé. So praying that is a quick a smooth process.

Please pray for us as we prepare for her delivery ... any day now :)

The Search Continues

Here we are at eight weeks and we still do not have a midwife to deliver our baby. I have continued this tiresome search but everywhere I turn we are running into some sort of wall. They are either too far, don't have a birthing center, costs too much or require that we deliver at a local hospital that I just don't like. Hey maybe we can move within the next 7 months ... :) highly doubtful.

But I haven't given up all hope. I have been praying very hard for us to find the perfect solution and I know that the answer is near.

I have been re-evaluating myself also. Questioning if I am making a big deal out of something that in the end really may not matter. What is really important is that I bring a healthy baby into the world ... how we get there may not be all that important.

Or is it.

Chris and I watched this video after we had given Ty the best birth we thought possible. And now we just want to give this baby the same experience. It isn't so much for me as it is for the baby.