So I had my 12 week appointment today and I took both Aidan and Makenna (my friend Alexa's daughter that is hanging out with us for the summer). The second we got there while I was checking in Aidan decided to wet his pants. UGH!!! Of course I had absolutely no clothes with me. Of all days. Oops. It even looked like he sat in the pool or the bathtub and got soaked. So we got back to the room and they did my blood pressure, my weight all of that and everything was great!! I have currently gained 0 pounds this pregnancy and I am actually down 2-3 pounds from pre-pregnancy. I know I need to gain weight for the baby but at the same time, I sort of hope I don't gain any. They were happy with everything.
The best part was when we tried for the baby's heartbeat. Aidan and Makenna anxiously awaited as did I!! It was hard to find at first but then there it was!! She said it was a bit quiet because baby is so small but it will get louder as the baby gets bigger. She said it was around 160 beats per minute!! The kids thought it was pretty cool.
Oh on top of everything, because Aidan was over 9 pounds at birth and because my BMI (Body Mass Index) was above a certain point they wanted me to do the glucose screening at the beginning of the pregnancy to make sure that I don't have gestational diabetes. So, I chugged that nasty orange drink in the parking garage before I went into my appointment and then after I had to have my blood drawn exactly an hour after I drank the stuff. The first vein they tried nothing came out and she was in the right spot and everything....talk about frustrating for both her and I. So another gal came in and tried the other arm and sure enough it worked!! I was deemed to have small "hidden" veins. When I was a baby I had slippery veins, but haven't had any problems since. Oh well.
After the blood draws, we headed to the cafeteria and got lunch so that we could just come home to our 85 degree apartment and have Aidan take his nap, not to mention that I needed food NOW. I hadn't had anything to eat since 6:30am. Now we are obviously home and Aidan is napping and Makenna is doing puzzles while I do this post. We have to go over our week and see what we are going to do throughout the week. Hope you are all enjoying this weather!! Keep an eye open around July 25th for another update. That is my next appointment unless I fail the glucose test then I would have to go for the 3 hour test and drink that nasty stuff every hour and have my blood drawn. Icky...oh well.
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