Music to Our Ears

This past Wednesday we had our first appointment with our midwife who will be our primary care provider for the remainder of the pregnancy, including labor, delivery, and post-natal care. Before leaving for Canada, our fertility specialist released us from his care; this allowed us to move over to a regular ob/gyn practice. We decided to go to a group in the Medical Center that consists of seven obstetricians and four certified nurse midwives. In this practice we will be under the care of a midwife; if we have any problems then one of the ob's will be there to see us.
So far, we have noticed a huge difference in the level of care and attention that you receive from a midwife versus an ob/gyn. The appointments average 45 minutes to an hour! Our midwife sat and spoke with us about nutrition, exercise, our concerns, etc... She used a hand held Doppler to detect the baby's heart rate; it was wonderful to hear a healthy heart beating away! We are scheduled to go back for another check-up in one month.
We have belly pictures from 4 weeks and 13 weeks but the difference is pretty small, so we will probably take another picture in a few weeks then post them on here. CHEERS!