Ugh. I have been absolutely horrible with this blog! I'm annoyed with myself, but it's important to me to do this so Baby T2 has a record of the pregnancy leading up to delivery. Since my last post, I had my first appointment with OBGYN Consultants at the Center for Advanced Medicine in STL. Can I just say that this is NOT going to be the same experience as my previous pregnancy and I am so excited! I had to answer several basic intake questions and have my yearly girly appointment. However, the most exciting part was having another internal ultrasound! I was sad I hadn't asked BJ to come along thinking this would be the basic heart monitor on the belly appointment. We had never seen Silas at 12 weeks and I thought the experience was pretty cool. Baby flipped and flopped around on the screen. I blame this on mommy's morning hot tea. :) The doctor said everything looked great!
Before leaving I scheduled the anatomy scan and signed up for another research study. This one requires me to wear a "watch" on my wrist for a week and keep a log of my sleep habits, caffeine in-take, and exercise. I'll have to do this 4 times total during the pregnancy and get a $25 Target gift card each time. Fun! Before leaving I had to give NINE vials of blood! Eeeks! It wasn't too bad though.
Part of me thinks I'm nuts, but I swear I started feeling movement around 11-12 weeks. On the drive to Danville for Christmas I swear I felt baby almost the entire trip. Now that I'm 17 weeks I really should be feeling more, but it seems like there has been a slight decrease. I'm sure I'm just being paranoid.
As far as the anatomy scan, we've elected to let this pregnancy be a surprise! I had always thought there was no way based on my personality that I could hold out for this information when it was readily available, but I guess with age and life experiences I've come to realize that this information just doesn't matter. More than anything I just want a positive anatomy scan that reveals a healthy baby!
BJ started a new job on 1/9 and will be gone for 5 weeks except for the weekends. I have been totally emotional about this for unknown reasons. I am beginning to question if there are extra female hormones raging through my body. I've found I can cry at the drop of a hat. The first week was tough since Silas got sick and I don't do well with vomit. I was totally wiped out, but thankful that nana came to give a hand. I've been feeling icky the last couple of days. My next doctor's appointment is tomorrow (1/17) and I'm anxious to hear that heartbeat. The anatomy scan will be 1/27. BJ can't go since he'll be working so I asked nana if she wanted to accompany me. It doesn't feel right to go alone. If BJ would like, we'll pay for a separate 3D ultrasound so he can take a peek at Baby T2. :) There has been some name discussion, but nothing has definitively been determined yet. We won't reveal this information until arrival!
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