I'm 17 weeks, which is cool because I'm inching towards the point in pregnancy that I LOVE... in a few short weeks I will feel great and will have a non-gigantic belly to tote around. It's the fun time!!
I'm definitely feeling better than I was. I'm still a slug sometimes and I still get waves of nausea, which are always fun, but it's getting better!!! Slow and steady, but surely!!! :) I'm now thinking this must be a girl though, because the morning sickness ended up not being as easy as I thought it was. Around week 12, I got a reprieve and thought "Yay! Thank you boy baby!" since my boys were more mild pregnancies. However, this pregnancy has been hot and cold and from weeks 13 to the present, I'm still dealing with icky times making me think that perhaps it is a girl. I really have NO idea... and I'm getting older so many my body is handling pregnancy differently. Either way, we find out the gender in 3 short weeks on April 16th. The kids have asked me to do a "gender reveal" so maybe we will invite immediate family over and do a gender reveal for the kids. My brother and sister in law did one and the kids want something similar. I'll think on it.
I went to the doctor yesterday. I'm spilling some protein, but I did that in Elizabeth's pregnancy and it didn't end up meaning anything. I always have low blood pressure, so it's not tied to pre-eclampsia. Spilling protein on it's own can be a sign of kidney issues, but he said that the level I was spilling and my age and other factors, it's not likely to lead anywhere or really mean anything. We'll see if the protein keeps coming. I don't think I spilled protein at all in Emily's pregnancy. The doctor had to rush out because another patient was about to push at the hospital, hopefully she was a first timer and he got there on time. Before he left he listened for the heartbeat: perfect, and bid me a BIG farewell. Ya see, I was told yesterday that this would be my last appointment with Dr. G and my last appt. at their office. He is moving to San Franscico in April. He hugged me and wished me well.. I grew fond of him in the 3 appts that I had with him.
I got referred on to the sister practice across the street. There are 3 doctors who could deliver me there. I'll meet the first April 22nd. I will have from 20-40 weeks to get to know those doctors. They are all highly rated online, which is reassuring because so were Dr. P and Dr. G, and trust me, many of the doctors in the Valley are not rated well. I feel like I'm being placed in good hands.
Everything else is going well. I'm not feeling movement yet, but I should start to soon. Baby looks like a littler person now and measures 5 inches head to rump. I feel like my belly has been visible for a while, but it's starting to show more and more. Everything else is just gravy... waiting to feel all better, waiting for kicks, waiting for my gender ultrasound. All good. I'm excited for this peanut. I already can't wait to meet him or her. <3 nbsp="" p="">
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