Our lease isn't up for months, but we're tired of feeling crowded, and we hate having upstairs neighbors. The lease ends 2 weeks before my due date, and since R came 2 weeks early, we don't want to chance it - and I want to be settled into a new place before having to deal with newborn exhaustion. Plus, R will be dealing with so many changes AND the terrible twos, so buying early and eating the lease break fee seemed worth it to both of us. We'll miss the schmancy apartment swimming pool and its long opening hours, though our subdivision does have a large pool and playground. Best of all, we have a fenced backyard with pergola-covered back deck, so R can have safe outdoor time right at home!
We decided to start trying for #2 after New Year's, and BAM! positive pregnancy test on 1/24. We are nothing if not fertile, especially for a pair of 40-year-olds. I'm 10 1/2 weeks along, and so far so good - we chose to have an early dating ultrasound and got to see our little manatee - "Hulk" to match "Tank". We plan to use the Bay Area Birth Center - I have asked around but haven't gotten any positive information on any Clear Lake area hospitals and OBs who are natural birth-friendly. The only hospital whose website actively talked about their setup (tubs, etc) is in the Medical Center area, which could be an hour or more away during rush hour. Not trying to labor in stop and go traffic. So... freestanding birth center with midwives is our choice at this point. Neither of us is 100% sold on the idea - natural hospital birth was a great experience with R, and we'd do the exact same thing again if we still lived in Indianapolis. But unless I develop risk factors (or bad vibes about the experienced birth center), this seems to be the place with the birth process I'd like to have.
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