ahhh.

better rested is all around better. anyway. we had the first appointment yesterday and it was so nice, so incredibly relaxed. rosanna's office is also her home and feels so much more inviting than a sterile doc's office. she's set up to take blood and urine and whatever else needs to be done but most of the meeting is done in the living room. she brought out a giant basket of toys for parker which made the whole thing so much more relaxed for me. in other words, parker wasn't freaked about the "doctor" and clinging to me like a spider monkey the whole time. speaking of time, the appointment lasted almost an hour and a half! it was wonderful. i got to ask and answer all the questions i needed to without feeling pressured that there was someone in the waiting room coming in after me! the whole thing was just so well-rounded, focused on all aspects of pregnancy: physical, emotional and spiritual. we see her again in four weeks, right after christmas.

we also went to the los gatos christmas tree lighting yesterday. parker and maddie had a blast playing in the studio together!