9 Weeks

OB appointment today. All good. Apparently I've lost three pounds over the last two weeks. Not entirely sure how that's happened what with the bacon and potato chip diet I've been on and the fact that I no longer fit in my regular clothing.

Heart rate: 170 (perfect!)

Due date: Changed from 11/23 to 11/26-11/28 

C-Section Scheduled: November 21. Hopefully, this is the latest the baby will arrive.

Feeling: Meh. I've been worse.

I think I'm finally beginning to feel a bit better. I was able to eat a whole breakfast this morning, not just an English muffin doused in butter. Sausage! Eggs! Toast! Yay! I still can't drink water, for some reason it makes me nauseous. I can drink lemonade and Sprite. This appears to be what I can handle for the moment and with the weird weight LOSS, I'm okay with drinking something not healthy.

I've been thinking a lot about changing doctors. I love the NPs at my OB office, but in the past, I haven't been completely comfortable with my actual doctor. I think it has to do with the fact that I got to know her staff a bit more during Jack's pregnancy, combined with her NOT being there for my labor and delivery, and followed up with her commenting that maybe yellow isn't the best color for my poor jaundiced baby. Hello! Emotional mother and you're criticizing my going home outfit choice? 

Today, I was slightly nervous about seeing her again. However, I was pleasantly surprised to realize that I'm very comfortable with her. She actually read my chart! She knew my history. I know this is something that's a bit odd, but half the time I talk to the same nurse over and over again and I have to remind her of who I am and why I'm calling and how important it is for me to get more than one hcg test because I have a history of ectopic pregnancy. It's always nice when your doctor seems to know what's going on.

She reassured me that my current diet is fine. Not great for the duration of pregnancy, but she's very practical with what I'm able to tolerate and told me to have at it. She also shared with me that she went through the same thing with one of her kids and that honestly made me feel a lot better. She just reminded me to watch my weight (both ways, losing is not ideal either, but I do have some spare change to lose before weight loss is worrisome) and that for now, everything looks good. She was a bit surprised my belly button scar is a keloid scar and I explained, yeah, you should have seen it before the gallbladder surgery. It was really bad.

Got to hear the baby's heartbeat via Doppler. After an unsettling dream of losing the baby the other night, there's nothing more comforting than finding it. Dr. was informing me "it might be a little early...oop! there it is!" And I was able to breath again.

I have an ultrasound May 14th. It's the nuchal translucency which basically screens for Down syndrome and other scary defects, like Trisomy 18. All of my prescreening blood work came back negative, which we expected, but always good to know!

These next two weeks are going to be spent getting Jack's second birthday party together. I still have to make Mickey and Minnie ears for the kids and put together goodie buckets. Have to decide on a cake and whether or not I'm going to feed people more than Chex mix. I'm not entirely sure yet what I want to do.