19 Weeks on Thursday! Next week, we'll be even, then it's a countdown.
Jimmy and I are having a kid. Wow.
Someone please tell me that after this realization, I will suddenly begin nesting. It can hit any time! I'm ready! I've been so sleepy lately. Not just tired, but sleepy. Today we were going to start cleaning out Jimmy's music room, but he is having a gout attack. He's in a lot of pain and there's not a lot that can be done. I gave him some Aleve and he went back to sleep. We may try some compresses later and he has cherries to eat. Believe it or not, eating cherries really makes a difference for him. If he feels an attack coming on, he can eat a lot of cherries and it goes away. This is maybe the second full-blown attack he's had since first diagnosed. I hate it for him.
This week when I got my counts done on Wednesday in anticipation of my shot, they were too high for the shot--621,000. This is neither bad nor good. I checked again Friday, to make sure I hadn't dropped suddenly, which is a risk on the Nplate, and they were 604. Hopefully, they'll stay in a safe range between now and Wednesday, my next shot!
Last week we did have appointments with OB and ultrasound. I wasn't too impressed with this OB, because I don't think she read my file before she came in. She asked why I wasn't on a continual low dosage of steroids and I had to explain the Nplate thing to her. She also dismissed my concerns about the risk of gestational diabetes being higher on corticosteroids. Hello! I already have some risk factors for GD and I don't want to increase that risk!
The ultrasound did go much better than the OB visit. Everything looks healthy and normal, and Baby J measures large for gestational age. I'm not surprised, because s/he has always measured a few days early, even at 8 weeks. They didn't change my due date then, but whatever. Babies come when they are ready. I have to say though, I'm not impressed with the pictures we got, but it's always amazing to see that little person. Baby J did not cooperate with all of the heart measurements, so when I go back I have another ultrasound. There's no reason to think anything is wrong, S/he was just VERY comfortable where they were and didn't want to move. I lay on one side, used the bathroom, touched my toes, danced around, and the little booger still wouldn't flip around. I'm hoping we get the tech who did my 12 week ultrasound, because she took really good pictures and was so sweet.
I would put money on this kid coming January 24th, though. Nanny's first reaction when she heard my due date was, "Well it'll come on my birthday." Stephen also said, "This kid will be born exactly 9 months from me." Or the 25th would be good, too, it would be exactly 10 months from Andy's birthday! But when Nanny lays it on you, she's usually right.
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