well my appt went well today. I had to wait a while which was frustrating but overall it wasnt horrible.  My bp was slightly up still; but not as bad as last week.  Baby # 3’s heartbeat was around 150 as it was on Tuesday at L&D.  I was relieved to see I hadnt gained any more weight and in fact had lost 2 lbs since last week!  that was nice to find out!  Just had to stop making and eating all of those christmas cookies!  Was told to continue to take things easy but that she didnt expect me to stay in bed, just that if I noticed more contractions or pain to lay down and drink some water; if that doesnt help then to call the ob’s office.  It’s great to see under risks on your chart, preterm labor.  I’m afraid in the weeks to come more will be under that note on my chart, I got the order to get my next diabetes check done.  It would be a miracle if I pass it.  At least only a few more months to go, it’s not like I’ll have to cut out sugar forever, I hope!  my c-section date is 3 months from this Saturday if nothing else happens before then. sometimes 3 months sounds like alot but lately it’s more of a relief to know that at this point I’ve completed more of my pregnancy than what is left to complete so that’s nice.
There was a woman w/ her 13 month old who was due with #2 in February. Another woman who had what looked to be a baby no older than 6 months was coming in for her first prenatal visit for baby # 2 as well.   I wonder if this is a new thing, women getting pregnant so close together or just something I never paid attention to before it happened to us. If I had known that getting pregnant so soon would put me at risk for preterm labor I might have waited at least a few more months before not being so careless.  now it’s too late and that big warning label is on my chart and the words take it easy are actually orders I am going to do my best to follow. Dean was a preemie and I’ve seen the pics of him so small and I dont want to have to deal with that with one of our own children. So I’m not saying I’ll stop living life or being the obsessive compulsive house cleaner I am but I know I will continue to do things a lot less often and if I start to feel bad lay down.  Which is now. I cant seem to get enough energy today, probably because I’ve done nothing but lay around for days, ok not really, amidst hours of resting yesterday I managed to get 4 loads of laundry done. not too bad, it’s all about timing and planning rest.  Bo is napping and Dean is heading into work so I”m going to try to avoid looking at how messy he left the house while I was gone and catch some rest before it’s time to get Caleb.
Oh yeah, speaking of getting Caleb. so yesterday Dean asked the next door neighbor if they could bring Caleb home from school when they get their daughter.  they agreed and Dean told the teacher and left a note saying so.  So about 15 minutes after dismissal time his teacher calls saying no one picked him up, luckily Bo was at the dr w/ Dean so I could easily drive up to get him but I was so angry.  So we wont ask them to help again. I’mjust glad it worked out that I could go and not have to lift Bo. But today it’s back to my having to get him and take Bo so we’ll see how that pans out.   dean and Bo went to have lunch with Caleb today while I was at the dr, sounds like they all enjoyed it, even Bo. I”m glad he did that, it’s good for Caleb to have special times like that.   well I really need some rest….hope everyone is having a good week!
