I went to see the OB, or rather I saw the nurse practitioner, and everything is going well.
My blood pressure is good, my weight is up 3 pounds from the previous month, no proteins or sugars in my urine. I got the results from the blood work that the specialist had done 2 weeks ago. Baby doesn't have spina bifida (as we expected) and my TSH levels is closer to normal. Its still not in the normal range but it is way better than it has been. So no blood work till 28 weeks. Then I will be retested for my thyroid and for glucose levels. I suppose that's the dreaded sugar drink test.
We heard baby's heartbeat today. She was especially wiggly today and the nurse had a harder time trying to catch her so she could count the beats. When she did catch her, her heartbeat is normal, 150's bpm.
So all is well for now!
I realized that I haven't mentioned that I have been feeling baby girl wiggling and kicking for almost a month now. Around 16 weeks, I started to realize that the feeling of bubbles popping was baby moving. Then at about 18 weeks, I was getting kicked. Greg even got to feel a tiny kick. Though most of the time, when I tell Greg to put his hand on my belly, baby girl stops moving. The last few days I have felt the most movement. Lots of kicking, punching and just wiggling. It's so nice to be able to feel her and know that she is doing ok in there.
Last week, I really noticed that we are halfway and we have nothing ready for baby. Halfway came up kind of fast. (Not that I am complaining. I'm glad time is going by fast right now. The more weeks that go by the sooner baby will be here and I'll have a new set of worries.) Anyway, Greg has started to paint the baby's room. He got the ceiling painted last weekend and is planning on painting the walls this weekend. Then, I plan on getting the carpets cleaned and then ordering some furniture. I think we decided on a crib and possibly a dresser. Still looking for rocking/gliding chair.
I think I also decided on a "theme" for baby's room. Fairies & butterflies. I want it to be girly but not cartoon-ish. I'm on the search for some decor.
Tomorrow is also, our 5 year wedding anniversary!
We aren't doing anything exciting. Probably go out for a nice dinner at some point this weekend.
Greg did buy me a second band to match my wedding ring. My wedding set is now complete! I'm pretty excited about it!
Oh, we did get a new niece last week! My brother August and his wife Melissa have added to their family with baby #3 and the their first girl, Jade!
We can't wait to meet baby Jade in person in a couple of weeks, when we go to AZ for the weekend.
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