Baby update!

As promised, here I am with another Half-pint update!  We had another doctor's appointment yesterday to check up on her.  Because of my heart and being a high risk pregnancy, now that I am 21 weeks, I have to start going in every two weeks for the remainder of my pregnancy.  Every month we do an ultrasound to check the baby's growth.  Because of my condition, how well she is growing is a concern because of reduced blood flow.  We also check on my blood pressure and her own heart rate.  So, that means lots of doctor's appointments for Nain!  But that's okay, because all I care about is that she is doing well, so if that requires more trips to the doctors, then I am good with that.

 

 

Half-pint is doing just fine.  I got to see her in an ultrasound yesterday to check up on her heart rate, and she was as active as can be.  I'm still not always feeling her move around, but occasionally, I am starting to feel kicks.  The flutters are starting to turn into that.  Poor, T, because he really wants to be able to feel her kick, but hopefully that won't be too far away!  She's still a "she."  (Good because don't think I didn't have a momentary fear that possibly the ultrasound techs were wrong...) 

 

 

Mommy's health is...well...it's okay but has its moments.  My blood pressure is slowly starting to rise and stay there.  It's not at a dangerous point, but we're monitoring it, and increasing the meds is a possibility.  With my asthma and my heart condition, breathing is a little harder, too.  So that's not been fun, but the big thing is eating.  I don't eat as regularly and as much as I probably should.  After a rather long meeting over the lunch hour (minus the lunch) on Tuesday, my blood sugar tanked by the time I did eat, leaving me not feeling so hot.  The good news is my appetite has come back, but I'm still not eating often enough so I have been instructed to keep snacks with me.  It appears that baby girl is taking all of my nutrients, and since I'm not eating as many as I should, that leaves me with little.  So we're working on that.  The good thing is I have such great doctors who are doing such a good job at keeping an eye on me, as well as a good husband who is watching me, too.  I may be stubborn, but they aren't letting me be that way. 

 

 

In terms of size - according to the emails I get weekly, she is the length of a banana.  I'm getting bigger by the day, which is good because that means she's growing!  I did catch a glimpse of her face yesterday in the ultrasound...it's all very skeletal still, but I still think she's beautiful. 

 

 

Moment of panic this week?  Registering for baby.  I haven't done that yet.  Am I a complete slacker?  No crib or anything picked out.  And I'm not really that picky about it either.  SO we need to get on the ball with that one.  Or maybe I'm panicking too early.  Who knows :-) 

 

 

So that, my friends, is your baby update for the week!  Hope everyone is having a fabulous week!