Traditional VS. Centering Pregnancy???

So I have been thinking a lot about choosing a doctor.  Do I choose a small practice so that I more personal contact with the 1 doctor and nurse, but then take the chance of delivery being done by a doctor I don't know?  Or do I choose a larger practice equipped with 4 doctors and 6 midwives and see many people throughout my pregnancy, but not as often and not form relationships as closely with them.  The decision brought me to tears today because I want to make a choice that is going to allow me to cherish and enjoy the eight months. 

Then another choice came up.  Traditional visits for prenatal care, or a new approach called centering.  I love this idea and think it would be something great for me, especially as a first time mom.  The idea behind it is you have all your prenatal visits with the same group of women due in the same month as you.  You spend the whole visit with him, discussing and sharing about pregnancy, along with midwives.  I don't know yet if I am 100% sure if this is the thing for me, but I'm prayerfully considering it.
Here is a video about centering.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VKjpzqJ3RIE&noredirect=1

5 Weeks

Well Baby Schieck had a lot of firsts in the last week.

First.... vacation, airplane ride, Disney trip, swimming pool fun, rocket launch, and meeting Grandma and Gpa Schantz.

Since we were in Florida for the last 4 days visiting with my dad and step-mom, we decided to share our news with them.  They were so happy and shared in our excitement for the new member in our family.  I felt pretty good for most of the trip considering how much we were walking around and how late we were up eat night.  However, on Saturday I think it all caught up with me.  We were at Kennedy Space Center for the day to see a rocket launch and I was just so tired all day long and didn't feel very well.  Also, this morning on travel home, I felt pretty sick as well.  So far (knock on wood) I have not thrown up at all.  In all the reading that I have done, is stays that morning sickness gets bad at week 6, so I'm bracing myself and hoping for the best.

When we got home, we started putting up some more Christmas decorations including the tree!  No lights or ornaments yet, but the tree is standing!  :)  It's crazy to think that this time next year we will have another member of the family here with us.  We are so excited and anxious.  We pray for safety and health over the next 8 months!  :)  It's going to be a wild ride, but I can't wait!

Here is a picture of Edison checking out what is in my belly.... he is my guard dog!

4 weeks

Well there is not much to speak for as far as a belly in week four but here we are!  Dad and I had a little photo session this morning playing around with the pregnancy test and the dogs and the camera.  Gotta love it.  This little poppy seed might as well just get used to the camera. 

As of right now, I don't feel like I'm pregnant.  I get a little nauseous when I smell food being prepared.  (For example... last night I was craving a chicken cheese steak from Italian Touch, but when it came and I smelled it, I felt so woozy.  I just ended up eating crackers for dinner.)  Oh well, besides that not much else.  Some occasional forgetfulness.  Oh yeah and no aunt flo this month!  Awesome!  

November 18, 2011 (for real)

The talk of getting pregnant was easy to do.  It was fun to plan in this idealistic world how everything would turn out.  We could plan when you would be born, what we would name you, even which room in the house would be the nursery.  But now.... it's real.  The test this morning said, "pregnant."  So we are going to do this, for real.  So we really do need to look at what is going on in our lives on July 29, 2012.  We need to think about a name that we want to call you for the rest of our lives.  And that room across the hall from ours needs to transform from relaxing guest room, to warm and cozy nursery.  Wow.... and that is only the beginning.  Doctors appointments, a growing belly, and what my brain just can't even imagine yet... delivery.  Yikes! 

For now, I'm a ball of emotions, just want to explode and tell the world, but we are going to wait.  So here I am, letting you know Little Schieck that you are going to be loved to the moon and back again.  Although you may only be the size of a poppy seed, I love you already!