I don't think I could ever grow tired of hearing that precious heartbeat. It brings about such happiness and reassurance. Our appointment today was quick and painless. We realized that 4:45 is the BEST time to have an appointment....they get you in and out! I weighed in, met with the doctor for an update and questions, was measured, heard the heartbeat, had blood taken, and scheduled the next appointment all within 30 minutes. Everything is going great! The baby's heartbeat was 150 and my previous blood work all come back normal. The next round should come back next week and it signals for things like down syndrome and cystic fibrosis. I've gained 5 pounds so far, which is a little lighter than my calculations here at home, but hey....who am I to argue? Especially after my week of feeling wide! Our big reveal was scheduled for October 28th. We can't wait to see Baby Keyes again! They'll be checking all the major organs for development at that time and we'll also find out the gender! The only thing my Dr. really suggested for now was trying to up my intake of read meat in order to gain some more energyand also get a flu shot. Not a big fan of those, but I'll do it this year since it seems to be important. I went grocery shopping last night and am trying to do a better job of getting a variety of nutrients. Now that my food aversions are starting to decrease, it's becoming easier and easier. I even ate a little chicken last night!!
In more happy baby news, my neighbor just had her baby yesterday. I got the call today and it was quite a surprise because he was born almost a month early, but I've been told mom and baby are doing well. I'll keep the details private out of respect to her, but we share a very special bond for many reasons dealing with our "female issues" and infertility and this baby was truly a blessing! They longed for him for quite some time and I am so happy for them that a beautiful baby has joined their family. I can't wait to meet him. A future playmate no doubt!
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I am so very happy for you and Mat! Enjoy every single moment of pregnancy. I'm learning now that having the little one here is wonderful but strangely there are little things about pregnancy that I miss, little moments that you share with the baby within, kicks, seeing the belly move as they do, so much more. Don't get me wrong though I am overjoyed to have our son home with us now, this begins a whole new journey and surely new feelings yet to be discovered, little things that can only make us love him more each day (if that's possible.)
We look forward to seeing you soon, and eventually setting up "play dates" with our kids.
"The Neighbor"
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