One of the things that my doctor mentioned earlier this week was that each week we keep this tiny person in her current home, the better and more optimistic everyone will be. So when I mentioned that each time I went to the High Risk Doctors the stories seemed better and better, she felt like… Read More High Risk #4 & The Conclusion of Cookie Quest 2017

Another week, another set of doctor’s appointments. The Non-Stress Test went well again – her heart rate was up and down as she shuffled around and stayed mostly in the 140’s, which is apparently just right. Blood pressure, as usual, was questionable at the doctor’s office (they had to take it 3 times before it… Read More Week 31 -The Right Answer

Last week seemed hopeful and I worried that coming back this week, after getting such good news, I’d have a your-uterus-is-a-glass-that-is-half-empty-not-half-full doctor with a furrowed brow and concern.  Thankfully, that wasn’t the case. Just like any doctor’s office, going early is almost always the best plan. Last week we waited in the afternoon for almost… Read More High Risk Appointment 3

Week 29 – squarely in the 3rd Trimester and kiddo (on average) is about 3lbs and here are some size comparisons for this week: Back to the High Risk Doctor for my now weekly appointment as a follow up to last Thursday’s first visit. The thing about the High Risk office in town is that… Read More 29 Weeks – High Risk #2

So today I went back to my OB to have the strangely named “non-stress test” for kiddo to watch her heart rate, movement, and see if I’m having any contractions. I have multiple friends who told me what this involved and that it wasn’t scary and not to worry. They have you sit down and… Read More Non-Stress Test (AKA: This Might Be Slightly Stressful For You, Maybe Calm Down)

So you know that thing where you’re like “oh, it’ll be fine”? I was hoping that was what today was going to end up with. I was hoping I’d had enough water (multiple hundreds of ounces sine Monday) to bring up kiddo’s baby pool and we’d all smile and laugh about how I wasn’t very… Read More High Risk Appointment

So I went to my 28 week appointment yesterday with my friend and coach Katrina (and Davis, who was very helpful) and had the glucose test (which wasn’t nearly as gross as everyone says it is) and an ultrasound. Kiddo is current head-up, and we got to see some little hands and a profile while… Read More 28 Weeks – Grounded

There’s a thing about being sick. I generally feel guilty when I’m sick, like I should just shove it off and keep going. But when I got home last night from the gym, after spending the entire day feeling a bit cruddy, I thought “uh oh.” It was a mix of dread and panic –… Read More Sick

So this week I’m at 19 weeks (which is more than half way through this process, which I find hilarious and also terrifying). I had an appointment yesterday with an ultrasound, which my mom was able to attend, even in the rain plus traffic. Sadly, our ultrasound tech wasn’t terribly friendly, so lots of questions… Read More 19 Weeks – Ember Does Not Cooperate