Routine Check Up

I am SO confused on my days this week!  After last week's whirlwind of moving, Matt's weekend trip, and then his WONDERFUL extra day off yesterday, I am all turned around. :)

But thankfully I did remember that today was my monthly check up on Anna Reaghan with our doctor.  We switched to the office that is now closer to Matt's new office (his company moved to a new building a few weeks ago).  He was very excited that the new doctor's office is extremely convenient for him to get to.  It takes me about 40 minutes to get there now, but hubby out of the office for less time = hubby home sooner at the end of the day. ;)  It's a trade off I'm willing to make!  And amazingly enough, Asa did NOT fall asleep in the car on the way there or the way back!  Thank you, Lord!

Everything checked out great with Anna Reaghan.  Her heartbeat was 141 and the loudest we have heard it.  She must have been in a good position. :)  The doctor said I am measuring right on track and that she feels like just the right size--not feeling like a giant baby or a teeny tiny baby.  We're far enough along that doctors and nurses ask how big Asa was at birth for comparison, and they seem to think we're on the same track (he was 8 lbs. 3 oz. 22 inches).  My blood pressure was 105/50-something, thank you for the low blood pressure genes, Mom!

Next month I'll have the glucose tolerance test.  With Asa I passed with flying colors and lots of room to spare when the numbers came in, so hopefully we're in the same position. I was thankful to find this office, like the midwives', gave me the glucola bottle to bring home with me. That way I can drink it at home (chilled + with a straw to help get it down in time) and not have to spend quite so long sitting around the office.  They had several different flavors, but since I kept the orange down last time with Asa I went for orange again.  If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I broached the topic of going overdue with my doctor and was pleased with her answer.  She is not one to force an induction at the due date or even 41 weeks.  She'll let me go past 41 weeks if necessary to try to give my body a chance to get things going on its own.  She doesn't think it'll come to a late induction like with Asa now that I've had a baby and my body knows the drill.  But she said if it does, inductions with subsequent babies are usually faster than with first babies (again, your body has labor/delivery muscle memory, so to speak, that should kick into gear).  And I've told Matt I want our bags packed and everything ready by the first week of June.  I can just see the Lord's sense of humor expressing itself in 2 weeks late Asa followed by an early bird little sister.  I do not want to be caught by surprise!  I'd really love to make it to our due date or even go past a little.  Our midwives had a poster in their office that, if I recall correctly, at either 37 or 38 weeks the baby's brain is 75% of the size at 40 weeks.  That's a LOT of growing the baby is still doing at the very end!  I have no qualms about July 4th coming and going without a baby in my arms, just as I had none about Asa.  I expected it then, and honestly I expect it again now.... but we're going to be prepared just in case she wants to share her brother's birth month instead of her dad's. ;)  I am also praying I am not in the hospital on Asa's birthday (June 23) if you want to pray for that with us. :)  I'd rather not be on Matt's either (July 1), but I feel like Asa already got short-changed on his first birthday because we had just moved.  It would make my mommy heart sad to think he missed out on his first TWO birthdays.  I know he won't remember though if it DOES come to that.  It will all work out. :)

So that's the latest on our little one.  She is dancing all around every day.  I still have somewhat of an unsettled although not nauseous stomach.  Definitely still have heartburn this pregnancy--from even earlier than in Asa's.  I am starting to show--we'll probably take a picture soon.  I can feel the changes in my hips and that has affected my walking gait.  But everything is progressing normally and as expected, praise the Lord!