Lactation

Friday, March 5 marked our first meeting with someone we expect to get to know well, our lactation consultant. She is a registered nurse with international certification. But what is really important is how intelligent, helpful and kind she was. Besides that, it turns out she lives about two miles from our house -- and she kindly offered to come over and help us any time we need (we just might take her up on that). She was an encyclopedia of information, and reassurance, as she talked through the basics of this uniquely feminine skill we are going to be witnessing soon, assured us she and her fellow specialists would be there every step of the way -- literally from the moment the kids are delivered, and shared with us insights from her career, and from her experience as a Mom.

On this visit to the doc's, Mom-to-be also got another check-up, and again everything is as good as it can be. The little heartbeats are now from 137 bpm to 141 bpm, which is excellent.

Tomorrow we start week 28, and Thursday we have our next full check-up. Below we have added two new pictures, one of the beautiful Momma, and one of the rapidly expanding belly. Wow.