I stumbled on these old photos today and thought it would be fun to share –

This is how big I was when I went into labor with Lil’ E:

And this is what it looks like to have a pitocin induced labor/birth without pain meds:

So now for the update:

Yesterday I got to interview my midwife at Alma Midwifery here in Portland. It was such a great experience, as she spent an hour with me (for free), listening and addressing so many of my varied concerns. She even let me listen to the heartbeat, which I wasn’t expecting – it was SO weird. I guess the pregnancy isn’t “real” for me yet. I am due April 18th and am currently about 14 weeks. Being the second time around, I am feeling things a little earlier, so I’m sure I’ll feel some movement in the next few weeks. It’s easy to feel out where the womb is (I even got dehydrated on Monday and had unmistakable braxton-hicks contractions because of it!)

I did a little “birth art”/self-portrait for my counseling assignment tonight, so I’ll end with that picture and let you commiserate on what it all means