Today was a day of hope and reservation; the true hope that our new doctor would be great and the reservation that our decision to change may not have been the right one. The waiting room and entire doctor's office was very nice, and we waited the standard 45+ minutes that you often do at the doctor's office these days to finally be called back. After the normal weight and initial chart check with the nurse staff, Dr. Victoria Shirley came in to meet us. She was a vibrant and personable doctor, eager to meet with us and talk about the current status and our plan ahead. After asking some initial questions and discussing the basics of what the remainder of our pregnancy would hold as far as appointment and the like, she used the doppler to listen for our little angels (and she was definitely excited for us that we were having twins!) She found the first right away, and the second gave her the same "trouble" (fetal finicky, we call it) that that little angel gives us when we use our doppler....but nonetheless, two heartbeats it was, with one measuring in at 155bpm and the other at 145bpm (both very good heartrates.) It is such a cool and amazing sound to hear their little hearts just beating away for God. And after listening, she asked us about our prior ultrasound, which opened the door for us to share our difficulties with getting that second ultrasound that Shady Grove wanted done at our old OB office....and she didn't hesitate to say that she wanted to get another one for us. While that wasn't our goal of switching doctors, it sure was awesome to see that she truly cared about our concerns and valued our inputs and questions. So even though it's a little later than it would have been, we'll be able to get that second ultrasound so we can see how the two little plums (their approximate size at this point) are doing. And to top it off, she gave us both a big (and unexpected) hug as we concluded our appointment...which was truly genuine and awesome....while saying that we were going to have a lot of fun delivering our twins!
We left the office elated with Dr. Shirley and the overall care we got...truly feeling valued in a way that made our unique circumstance understood and focused on rather than molded into whatever normal patients other clinics see. We are off to a great start with her, and feel that our decision to change OB doctors was a great choice. So we should have that second ultrasound appointment in a week or so, which will allow us to see our babies :-)
We're ever-excited about the road ahead, and truly glad to be on board with Dr. Shirley.
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