27w5d

Posted by Me Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:59:00 GMT

Yesterday we had our big appointment. I drank my orange flavored glucose test drink prior to my appointment and got my blood drawn. I hope I don’t fail the test. I really, really, really don’t want to have to come back for the 3-hour version of the test and find out I test positive for diabetes. Yikes! They said they’d call me if I failed! Ulghh! I really hope I don’t get the call.

After my blood test, we had our ultrasound to check on Jack. He has grown so much and I am happy to say that the cysts are gone and my placenta has moved up so all is well. The u/s lady didn’t see anything else wrong with him either and declared him to look great. As usual, it was amazing to see him so much bigger. And bigger he is. Apparently, “little” Jack now weighs in at 3 lbs! 3 lbs!!! Chunky little monkey, huh? That puts him in the 91%! His feet measure about 2 inches now and he had a nice resting heart rate of 129. Oh, and yes, he is still a boy. He let us peak between his legs again! :)

Since the lady had some time in her schedule, we went ahead and did the 3D ultrasound. That was really cool. Jack is starting to look like more of a baby. Since he is already getting bigger, it wasn’t surprising to see him starting to run out of room. He had his foot right up against his head. At first he was just slumbering using the placenta as his pillow, but eventually he got himself moving. He kept opening and closing his mouth…at one point in time even sticking out his tongue. It was amazing and oh so cute. He even smiled at some point and tried to eat his umbilical cord which is not good – but then again thank goodness babies aren’t born with teeth! :)

In any case, I could gush on forever but I won’t. It was great to see him and check out what he does in there. He seemed content for the time-being and that made my heart soar. :) We’ve got some cool pics of him and the lady was really nice taking her time to get some good shots.

After our very cool u/s, we had our appointment w/ Dr. H. It was short and sweet since he had to rush off to an Emergency C-section. However, before he left, he said everything checked out well. Cervix long and closed. Cysts gone. Placenta moved up. Blood Pressure is good. Weight gain is excellent. Measuring on target. Now, if I just can make sure I passed that Glucose Test I’ll be happier. :)

So, overall we had a good appointment. I go back in 3 weeks. After that one, I’ll be switching to every other week so on and so forth! :) I hope all continues to go well. I am going to start my kick counts to make sure Jack continues to thrive as he should. I sure hope he does. :)

Last night also marked the first (out of three) Childbirth Education Classes given by the hospital. It was good. Very informative since it isn’t a Lamaze class but covers everything from what to expect when you are admitted to medications etc. The class was pretty full, but everyone seemed pretty nice. The instructor was thorough and knowledgeable so I think it was good that we signed up for them. We have another one next Thursday at which point we’ll actually get a tour of the Labor & Delivery Ward. That’ll be cool.

We are also trying to line up a pediatrician. Dr. H gave us a recommendation but unfortunately that Dr doesn’t take our insurance. Bummer! :( So back to the drawing board. We’ll have to ask our Doc for another one when we see him on November 22nd. Hopefully, we can find one we like and who takes our insurance.

Well, I have written a novel. I really do need to try to get on here more often so I don’t end up writing a huge post every time. Time has been more limited though between work, appointments, house chores, classes, and nursery decorating! :(

I hope everyone is well!