25 Week Appointment

I had my monthly appointment with the OB this morning, and everything is looking good. My bloodpressure is great, and my uterus is growing right on target. Griffin's heartrate is 143bpm, and once again he entertained us by kicking the doplar.

I also had a fun conversation with the RN about cloth diapers. She had no idea that they still existed, and was very intrigued when I was telling her about how far they've come. She told me about how much she loved using cloth for her two boys (who are now in their late 30's) and how much healthier she thinks they are for babies. I've decided to bring one of my bumGenius diapers to my next appointment to show her.

The only news I wasn't thrilled with was that I managed to gain another 10 lbs this month. I'm not surprised, since I haven't been making any effort to curb my intake, but it was still disconcerting to see the scale read over 200 lbs for the first time in my life. Dr. P said that as long as I don't gain more than another 20 or so, she'll be satisfied. Which is cool with me, since I had no intentions to try to hold my weight down during this pregnancy, anyway.

So what's next? Well, I have a glucose test in three weeks, and my next OB appointment in four. After that I'm guessing that we'll be switching to a two week schedule for check-ups. Fun fun!

Windows shopping

I love research. There's nothing more satisfying for me than to spend hours on the internet preparing for a purchase. I spent a month just deciding which camera to buy when I first went digital.

So here we are on our second round of inseminations, no pregnancy yet, and I've already got my registries stocked. Occasionally, I'll decide to do some more research on some item or another. Today, it was diapers. Mombi and I have decided to do cloth diapers, and I can't tell you the hours I've spent reading reviews and explanations of all the different kinds of diapers out there.

It's not like disposables, where you have your choice of Pampers, Huggies, or store brand and that's about it. There are at least five different major categories of cloth diaper types, and literally hundreds of variations. Not to mention all the possibilities if I should decide to sew my own. Good grief! So I've been plugging away, deciding what type I want for what stage of the child's life, how many I should get, and which product reviews I believe. So far, I think I've decided and then changed my mind at least 6 times. My current favorites are Bum Genius one size fits all pocket diapers, except that they look too big for newborns, so I want to get something that is umbilical cord friendly for the first few weeks. Perhaps some fitteds or pre-folds. Of course, I haven't even started to think about diaper covers for them.

I have 9+ more months to decide. Ah, research heaven!