Yay!

Had an ultrasound to check my placenta today...and the previa has resolved!!! Yay!

Test Results

I passed the GD test!

That's the good news...

Now the not-so-good news...

my hemoglobin count was really low...

And the not-so-bad news...

all I have to do is take one iron supplement a day, and the baby has not been affected by the low hemoglobin.

26 Weeks!

I can't believe I have less than 100 days to go! Double digits! Woohoo!

Saw Dr. S. today. Blood pressure was really high...144/110. Holy crap! Dr. S. is going to keep an eye on it and check the baby more often. He does not want me to go on medication, and I totally agree with him. It ONLY gets that high at his office. I swear I have "white coat hypertension."

I also had the Gestational Diabetes test today. We won't know the results until around Thursday...keep your fingers crossed. I've heard so many people talk about how disgusting the glucose drink is...but it wasn't bad! It tasted like a flat Sprite, and I was able to drink it in about 30 seconds.

Samantha's heartbeat sounded great...that was the highlight of the appointment today. I'll never get tired of hearing her heartbeat!

Another uneventful Dr.'s Appointment

Yay! Everything is going well. My blood pressure was a little high...134/82, but it's been holding steady at home so we're not too worried.

Fundal height was 25 cm. Last month it was 17cm, so my uterus grew 8 cm!

I gained 4 pounds. So up 2 pounds since the beginning of pregnancy. Not too bad.

I asked Dr. S. about the placenta previa - turns out I have posterior partial previa. Dr. S. was not worried about it at all. He said that since it was posterior, there is a great chance that it will move away from the cervix. He told me that I don't have to restrict my activities at all. Back to exercising and sex!

We've been thinking about names - we want a name that will honor my dad, Sam, who passed away when I was 19...so far, we have Samantha, and we're liking it! Any other suggestions?

Sugar and spice and everything nice

It's a girl!

Everything looked great at my ultrasound today! I am SO happy.

The tech did mention that my placenta was low, which puts me at risk for placenta previa...but because I'm only 20 weeks, chances are good that the placenta will migrate away from the cervix before delivery. Isn't it funny...paranoid me was worried about tons of stuff before the ultrasound, but placenta previa never even crossed my mind. Now I have something new to freak out about. Everything that I read online said that I should take it easy...no sex, strenuous housework or heavy lifting. Poor Ron!

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!