Just an update

We havent done anything especially exciting over the past week, but I figured I would update everyone anyways. We went to a doctors appt yesterday, Kayleigh's still loooking good, head down still, strong heartbeat. No contractions or anything for me, so it doesnt look like I'll be going into labor anytime real soon. I was really looking forward to the maternity tour, and that was today finally! It is sooooo much nicer than St. Josephs, I am really glad we switched hospitals. The whole hospital just seems like a much happier place, and there were actually a few moms in there with their babies and they all looked pretty happy, there were a lot of american couples waiting for the doctors yesterday, so I think we made the right choice. They have much better rules at this hospital (ambrose pare) as well, at st. josephs I would have to share a room to recover in with another mom and her baby, and mat could only visit during visiting hours...lame!! But here, Mat can stay as long as he wants, he never has to leave if he doesnt want to, and I get my own room. The delivery rooms are very large, and they have a special room for those who want to go without an epidural, which is my plan. they have a tub to relax in, and special seats and swings to sit on to help you through labor. I felt like I had to have an epidural at st josephs and i felt like they were going to strap me to the table and not let me walk around or anything, but ambrose seems much better. I also really like that after the baby is born as long as everything went well with the delivery and there is no cause for concern, they wait to bathe,and measure and poke at the baby. they'll just let her sit there with me, getting skin to skin contact and let her try to breastfeed right after, they are very supportive of breast feeding, and seem like they will offer a lot of help and support. She stays in the room with me for the 4 days i am there, and we get physical therapists coming around to show us exercises to help us recover and get leg massages! sounds good to me! : ) I feel much better about giving birth in a foreign country now that i feel comfortable in the hospital. So all is well with us, we will be sure to take lots of pictures in the hospital and post them all on here next month once the big day comes!!