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What would a shower be without punch?
Mom and Me (Mommy to Be)On Sunday, I was given another baby shower by some ladies in New Boston (hometown). It was crazy how many gifts we received and all of the people that came to the shower. The shower was held at my hometown church, so a lot of the ladies from the church were there. It is so sweet to see how small towns come together to support one of their own. We had cake, punch, cookies, cheese trays, etc. It was so much fun! Since Monday, I have written 65 thank you notes, and I'm still not done writing. Wow!!! We are so blessed to have such supportive family and friends!
Then, this Tuesday Jordan and I made the rounds with the doctors again. I know you all probably get tired of hearing about the doctors appointments as much as I get tired of going to them (except the perinatologist).
First we saw the perinatologist to get a sonogram. They said that she weighs 4 lbs. 4 oz. at this point (49% percentile). Her heart, lungs, ambilical cord, etc. looked great. Her heart rate was at 141. She was very active while on camera this time, so we got to see her open and close her mouth and put her fingers in her mouth. She had the hiccups at the time. It is truly amazing to get to see your child before she enters the world with technology. Afterwards, we went down the hallway to see the OB. Of course, she said pretty much the same thing that the perinatologist said. Jordan and I kind of think it's a waste of our time, but we do what we're told.
Last but not least, we went to the endocronologist to check on the diabetes. My A1C was 6.1, but the NP was still very excited about my blood sugars. We made some more adjustments. When I was researching pregnancy as a diabetic, I read that your insulin intake would be much more towards the end of the pregnancy but I never knew this much. I think I change my pump out every 2 - 2 1/2 days now compared to every 4. While I was there, the NP and the doc checked my thyroid because they said it looked inflamed. They recommended that I get blood work done on it in a month to see what might be going on. They really think it's most likely from the pregnancy but they want to make sure. I'll give you an update on that test next month.
So once again, we checked out okay with all of the docs. We get to go to the perinatologist every week here on out, so we'll get lots of pictures of her. I get to start doing the stress test also next week to see how I can handle the stress of pregnancy. So far so good.
First we saw the perinatologist to get a sonogram. They said that she weighs 4 lbs. 4 oz. at this point (49% percentile). Her heart, lungs, ambilical cord, etc. looked great. Her heart rate was at 141. She was very active while on camera this time, so we got to see her open and close her mouth and put her fingers in her mouth. She had the hiccups at the time. It is truly amazing to get to see your child before she enters the world with technology. Afterwards, we went down the hallway to see the OB. Of course, she said pretty much the same thing that the perinatologist said. Jordan and I kind of think it's a waste of our time, but we do what we're told.
Last but not least, we went to the endocronologist to check on the diabetes. My A1C was 6.1, but the NP was still very excited about my blood sugars. We made some more adjustments. When I was researching pregnancy as a diabetic, I read that your insulin intake would be much more towards the end of the pregnancy but I never knew this much. I think I change my pump out every 2 - 2 1/2 days now compared to every 4. While I was there, the NP and the doc checked my thyroid because they said it looked inflamed. They recommended that I get blood work done on it in a month to see what might be going on. They really think it's most likely from the pregnancy but they want to make sure. I'll give you an update on that test next month.
So once again, we checked out okay with all of the docs. We get to go to the perinatologist every week here on out, so we'll get lots of pictures of her. I get to start doing the stress test also next week to see how I can handle the stress of pregnancy. So far so good.
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