Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Moving Time = New OB....AGAIN?

So Mark was just offered a job in Ogden, and he's supposed to be starting within 2 weeks.  Ogden is about an hour away, and I don't know that I am willing to drive a hour each way for just a doctor's visit...and I have about  6 or so more visits left within the next two months.  Then there's the idea about driving an hour to the hospital while in labor.  Maybe it will be worth it to find a new doctor, but I already went through that with this pregnancy.  I'm considering coming down for each doctor's appointment and then asking if I can stay at Mark's parents house for the couple weeks around when I'm due...They just might still be out of town anyway, so I wouldn't be disturbing anyone.

What do you think?  Should I find a new doctor, or would you recommend staying with the doctor I already know I really like?

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Only 10 Weeks Left

This pregnancy has gone by so fast for me.  I think it's been a little harder on me than Canon's was, but that might be because I'm not walking as much (like to and from work) like is required while living in Boston.  The other thing is having a toddler who wants you to play with him most of the day...getting into uncomfortable positions, or having him tugging on me or wanting me to carry him...all these just make me feel pain in strange places, and I just don't feel like I can move as fast or as well.  That, and the consistent heartburn through the whole pregnancy...

Overall though, this has been a really easy pregnancy, not the slightest nausea even in the first trimester.  And now it's hard to believe that I really only have 10 weeks left.  I'm so happy that the baby is growing well.  She moves around a lot now, more like how I remember Canon moving.  There were only a couple times that I thought she might have had the hiccups though, and I remember Canon had them every day about an hour after I ate lunch when I was working at HIG Capital.  (Canon had the hiccups about 3 times a day for the first couple weeks of his life.  Then it died down to once a day, then to every week...to only occasionally like everyone else.  We'll see if this one gets them too!)

I went to the doctor today for a routine check-up.  (I was supposed to go last week, but we took a day trip to Pocatello that day, so I had to move it.)  A couple days last week I was having a pretty sharp pain in the lower right region of my belly...a little lower and center from where I would expect the appendix to be.  It felt like it was at the edge of my c-section scar, so I was worried it might be a problem.  However, it only lasted a couple days, and there were no contractions or bleeding or anything with it.  So, the doctor told me it was quite normal to feel those kinds of pains...it's just the stretching of the muscles.  Which makes total sense because I'm not feeling the pain anymore.  Now it's time to start going every 2 weeks.  :)

Here's a shot of my belly from Easter Sunday, at 29 weeks.  Check out my new dress, bought with my birthday money to wear for Easter...and it's not even a maternity dress!!!  I'm so excited that this will probably look pretty cute on my once the big belly is gone too!  :)


I think my belly is pretty comparable to my previous pregnancy.
29 weeks with Canon

30 weeks with Canon