We are making the nurse-midwife + birthing center versus the obstetrician + hospital decision right now. My hubby is being sooooooo amazing about it. He REALLY wants to fully participate in the birth with me. He's doesn't think that the hospital will let him "catch" the baby--and he's probably right--and he so wants to do that. We will have to pay 20% if we go the natural route and $15 if we use the traditional OB + hospital route. I fall in love with that man all over again at LEAST once a month.

Right now I am leaning towards OB care the first 20 weeks then switching to the natural birthing center--provided all goes well. That should still give us plenty of time to get to know the nurse-midwife and the doula before baby arrives. As it stands right now, my first appointment with the OB is in about two weeks. I have a huge list of questions to go over with him that will help us solidify our decision. Additionally, this OB is the "on call" doctor for the birthing center. We are hopeful that translates into him being supportive of the natural birthing process.

Lesse...aside from that...I am struggling to eat enough calories each day, but I am getting my exercise in.