18 weeks 3 days

Nothing much to really update- feeling pretty good. Time is flying- which is good and bad. Good because not only do we get to see our sweet baby soon but we'll be meeting him/her before we know it. Bad because I still don't have Delilah's blanket done LoL I have about 2 weeks and some odd days to get it done. I'm going to have to kick butt here. I'm also trying to figure out when the heck I'm going to knit this baby's blanket as well as do his/her scrapbook.

I did have an insurance scare the other day. I had gotten home from work & John told me there was a message on his voicemail from the insurance company. Of course by the time I listened to it the lady (a caseworker) had gone for the day. I was so worried thinking of all the things they could be calling about including that because I have PCOS I'd have to pay out of pocket for my care (since it was a "pre-existing" condition & I didn't have this insurance when I was diagnosed). I called the lady's number & left her a voicemail with my cell phone number. I was so anxious for the next morning to arrive. I got to work and went to pull out my cell phone... and it wasn't there! I had left it at home- argh!! So I called the lady's number (thankfully I took the paper with me) and called her. I wanted to get this over with. I got a hold of her and she asked me how I was doing. I told her I was fine, asked her the same, and told her I was nervous. She told me not to be nervous and that she is given cases that she looks over & if something sticks out that she needs more information on she calls the insured.

She got my file and went on to say that it showed I have Type II diabetes. I said "Um, noooo." Then she asked me what I took the Metformin for (a diabetic drug sometimes used for the treatment of PCOS) and I told her that I was taking it because of the PCOS. She said that the dr. office hadn't noted in my file that I was taking it for something other than Type II diabetes. She was calling to verify if that was correct because they like to follow cases of pregnant women with Type II diabetes closely because there's an increased risk of issues. I was sooo relieved to find out that it was just a simple question such as that. It also makes me wonder why the heck the dr. office writes down or leaves out things are seem to be crucial information.

My 18 week picture- I have to remember not to wear this shirt for pictures again. It doesn't help that I look more fat than pregnant :-\

17 weeks 2 days

Two days ago I was trying to listen to the heartbeat. But the baby was moving all over the place and I could not get a lock on the heartbeat. Maybe I shouldn't have a coke before trying to listen to the baby LoL! When I finally got the heartbeat on the doppler I felt a little nudge. I felt the baby moving! It's the first time I distinctively felt the baby & knew it was the baby.

Today I had my appointment- I was actually able to see the midwife I really like "A". I wasn't sure I was going to see her because last I had heard she was out on a medical leave. Anyway my weight and blood pressure was good. The baby sounded good- his/her heartrate was in the 150s. I told "A" that I would like to schedule my next appointment for the 2nd of November because we have off for Election Day. It's a Tuesday which means the ultrasound tech is in (woo hoo!) and so is Dr. S. We also talked about the GTT (glucose tolerance test). I *might* be able to get out of it this time around which would so rock. "A" said that I may just be able to do a fasting test without drinking the drink. Especially since I'm taking such a high dosage of Metformin.

I have my anatomy scan scheduled for November 2nd at 12:30. I was hoping to get in earlier in the day but that's the earliest time I was offered. Poo... I hate waiting! LoL I'm excited to see the baby again and also to see Dr. S. He did my c-section with Delilah. I really want him to do the c-section for this baby. But I also want to ask him why he put in his report that he didn't recommend that I try for a VBAC. I'm just curious because there was no reason recorded. Also I'll ask him his opinion regarding the GTT and if there were any alternative tests we could do ("A" told me to ask him). So excited I'll be seeing the babe in about 3 weeks!!

16 weeks 2 days

The heartbeat... a sweet, sweet sound when you hear it for the first time. I heard it for the first time at my 13 week appointment on the midwife's doppler. Before that I had tried on my POS doppler that I ended up selling. Today my new doppler came and I was very excited to try it out. After I put Delilah to bed I went to our room and made myself comfortable. Maybe 20 minutes or so, and lots of ultrasound gel later I finally, finally found my little darling's heartbeat. What a beautiful sound! It took a bit and baby was moving around (I heard the movement on the doppler) but I finally got him/her to stay still long enough to hear him/her. I tried to reach the phone to call John so he could hear too but of course that bit of movement made me lose it & then I couldn't find it again. Ah well- he'll hear it soon enough :-)

16 weeks 0 days

I am 16 weeks today! Next week is my appointment- yay!! Then I'll get to schedule the anatomy scan. I'm hoping to get it done the first week of November. I don't think I could wait any longer than that! This whole waiting thing is killing me- I'm really having a harder time this time waiting between appointments (well mainly this appointment & the next).

We've decided on a middle name for a girl- Hannah. We were thinking about using the middle name Elizabeth because I'm just not too fond of some other family member names/middle names to use them. I was talking to my mom last Sunday and asked her what my grandma's mother's name was. I knew my grandma had mentioned the name Faye when I was pregnant with Delilah and I was like "Um, no.". Great grandma's name was Hannah Faye but she went by Faye. I really like how Tatum Hannah sound together so that's our middle name!

I bought another doppler. I just got to thinking more about it and felt as though I would feel better if I had one (one that works anyway). John & I talked about it on Saturday and I ordered one on Sunday. Unfortunately it still has yet to ship which also makes the waiting difficult. I want my friggin doppler! LoL Did I mention I don't wait well?

16 weeks