39 Weeks

 I am 39 weeks pregnant in this picture and I was very done being pregnant!  I have NEVER been this pregnant because I has always been induced by this time.  This time I really had a strong desire to have a natural childbirth.  I have never wanted to do that before but with this being my last that is what  I wanted to do.  We were even being CRAZY and considered doing a home birth.  I found a midwife I really liked named Jill Lamping and she started coming to my house to see me.  However after about only my 3rd month she called me and told me she was really sick because she was pregnant so her back up midwife would be filling in for her.  Her back up name was Lydi.  I was not to sure about her she seemed a little eccentric but I thought she would just be there for a couple appointments but  Jill could no longer be my midwife.  I really was not feeling comfortable with Lydi so  I started to look for a new midwife but could not find anyone I liked and if I did they were not available.  So Kevin and I started talking and we decided that we did not feel comfortable having a home birth.  We were really worried about that "What if" situation and I think that is why  I did not find anyone I liked.  So Alexis Child one of my besties out here she is training to be a doula so we decided she could help me out.  She recommended Dr. Harter, she said he is a big advocate of natural childbirth and he would let me labor how I wanted so I went to see him.  I think I started seeing him around 6 or 7 months.   I really liked him as a Doctor but the wait time is terrible every appointment took at least 2 hrs or more.  Which was hard to wait because before my midwife would come to my house for all my appointments and do the same thing the doctors office would do. Looking back it is easy to see how much we were guided by our Heavenly Father to be where we were supposed to be for our delivery.   I will share my birth story on my next blog post.  I am so grateful for our Heavnly Father that loves and cares about each one of us and that he will guide us and help us in our lives if we just ask.  I am so grateful for the Holy Ghost and the guidance he gives and the comfort we can receive from it.  I know I am truly blessed and if we did not listen to these promptings we would not have our baby girl here with us today!!!