18 weeks and a doctor's appointment

Wow, I can't believe it's already 18 weeks. I have my BIG u/s in 2 weeks! Eeeps! I'm so excited! I think little chicken is a boy...

Had an appointment with Dr. S. yesterday. His assistant, Cindy, took my blood pressure...the top number was 152...wait, what? That's really high. I've been monitoring my blood pressure at home with a little BP monitor that I bought at Target, and I've been averaging around 116. Sometimes, I would go up to 122 - 125, but NEVER passed 130. I told Cindy this and she retested my BP with another cuff. Top number was 112...whew!

I lost 2 pounds! That's okay, because I didn't start out as a skinny minnie, and I would love to keep my weight gain under 20 pounds.

Fundal height was 17 cm...I think it was supposed to be 18 cm because I was 18 weeks, but Dr. S said that 17 was perfect...I'll take his word for it.

Heartbeat was heard! Yay!

I asked him to check my cervix because I was paranoid about incompetent cervix. He understood completely...checked, and said that my cervix was beautiful. It is so nice to have a doctor who understands and will take time to ease my fears. Thank you, Dr. S!

We love you, chicken! See you in 2 weeks!!!

16 weeks today!

Nothing much is happening. I haven't popped yet, although my pants do feel a little tighter. I've made it to June! I've said before that we were going to wait until June to start telling people, but I'm still paranoid that something is going to happen to the baby.

4 weeks between doctor's visits are way too long. I need reassurance that everything will be okay! I've considered renting a doppler, but I've read research that says that overuse of the doppler is not good for the developing fetus. Two more weeks until I see Dr. S. again. Please, little chicken, grow!

I'm feeling these weird sensations in my cervix area, like pin pricks - still freaking out about incompetent cervix!!! But everything I've read online says that those sensations are normal - most likely the baby "dancing" on the cervix and hitting a nerve. Is my baby big enough to do that??

We love you, little chicken!