So I am a couple days late posting, but I had another doctor's visit on Friday, June 29th. It was short and sweet, and doc said everything is looking great! Dan left earlier that day to go to a golf tournament in Grant, so I was on my own for this one. Naturally with Dan not being there, for the first time, they offered to do a doppler quick and we got a good, strong heartbeat almost instantly...clocking in at 153. I thought for sure I would be able to hear it with my stethoscope, but not so much. That sound will never get old! :)
I asked about the paresthesias I was having on my hands and feet, and he said to keep an eye on it, and if it starts getting worse or a lot more frequent then he would have me see a neurologist.
He suggested taking Benadryl for sleep when I need it, and I know that that is always recommended in pregnancy, but...I lived on that before I got pregnant, and knowing how whoozy and drunken it made me before, I haven't been able to bring myself to take it with Babe on board. So I bought a Snoogle pillow, and so far that has helped a little bit with getting comfortable at least. (I'm still getting up to go to the bathroom 2 or 3 times a night, and I would have thought that would be slowing down by now. Actually 2-3 times is more than the 1 time that I was getting up routinely in the 1st trimester).
He said that by his scale I am actually up 4 pounds. According to mine I am only up 1 pound. I am almost positive that that day I was carrying 2 pounds of water in my bladder because I was waiting to go to the bathroom because we always have to leave a sample when we get there. I'm calling that water-weight, but regardless he isn't concerned about not gaining much weight yet.
Our next appointment is August 10th, and we will have an official ultrasound before that appointment. That is the date we would normally be finding out if Babe is a he or a she, but we are actually hoping to know for sure within a couple of days and before Alyssa goes on maternity leave. I'm so glad we don't have to wait another 6 weeks! After we decided we were for sure finding out, I wanted to know yesterday what Babe was. If I would have had it my way, weren't going to tell anyone what it was, but Dan said that wasn't possible and that we weren't going to do that because if he knew, he wouldn't be able to keep a secret. So, we will tell...eventually. Until then, what are your guesses? If you're a reader, leave a guess in the comments so I know who is following along! I'm excited to see what you all think! :)
And in other ramblings, I had my first real pregnancy craving last week, and I had no idea how much it would consume my mind. Anyone who knows me well knows that Valentino's is an all-time favorite, so naturally I was craving their beer cheese sauce over pasta and was determined to have it one way or another. I was planning to go by myself on my wild and crazy Friday evening alone since Dan was out of town, but thankfully, Aunt Roo was in town and indulged with me. I would be lying if I said I didn't seriously contemplate asking for a container of it to take home. I resisted, and now I am needing to go back again. This is going to be an expensive craving!
This baby has got to wonder what is going on with me, because my fight-or-flight has been in overdrive with all of the fireworks going off these past couple of days. Typically I am not a jumpy person whatsoever, but every.single.time a firework goes off on our block I jump larger than life. Sorry, Little One, for the frequent and unnecessary anxiety...I'm confused by it, too!
Enough ramblings for now...Back soon with more ultrasound pictures!
