30 week Appointment

Yesterday I had my 30 week appointment at the Birth Cottage. I can’t believe I am 30 weeks already! Penelope will be here soon! Everything is progressing good-baby girl is head down and ready to rock roll. Heartbeat is good and she is very active. Layla, one the midwives at the Birth Cottage, showed me exactly how she is curled up in my womb. I could feel her little chin and head, her spine and butt and then her feet. It was super cool to be able to pinpoint her tiny features. Today when rubbing my belly, I could make out the outline of her feet. Feeling her little foot makes me antsy! I want to feel her foot in my hand and feel her fingers wrap around mine. I can’t wait to scoop her up and smell her. I want to meet her so bad, but I am glad I have several weeks still to go-there is still SO much to do. At this appointment I got lots of paperwork and homework. Who knew I had to apply to get a social security number for her now? I have to get all our home birth supplies ready for the house. Most of it is simple things that I already have, I just need to gather them up-like a deep bowl for the placenta, but some of it I need to go out and get like maxi pads for post partum.