3.26.2010 - 27w

HR = 150s
my weight = ...nevermind

I go back in 2 weeks for the glucose test (for diabetes) and to have my blood levels checked (re: platelets and/or anemia)

Discussed VBAC some more with another doc.  My current plan is to schedule a c-section a few days after the due date... and hope that I go into spontaneous labor on my own before then.  The jury is out on how successful I might be - obviously no one knows.  But they will not induce (I already knew that). 

Less than 3 months to go!  BabyBrother is very active these days and has found my ribs on the right side.  I've had a few contractions here and there but I think it's just Braxton Hicks.  (I never had those with Travis).  Obviously I mentioned it to the doctor and she told me the signs for "when to call".

3.15.2010 - lab results

My platelets are back up to normal - yayyy!   But now I'm anemic - booo.   So I've got to start taking iron supplements.  Oh joy.  But at least this explains why I'm so tired all the time and why I've been having more-frequent-than-usual headaches.   Regardless, the end result (i.e. BabyBrother) is more than worth the minor and temporary setbacks.

3.12.2010 - 25w

Had my platelets drawn this morning but won't know the results until next week.   Below is the comparison from pregnancy with Travis.  I had just chopped off my hair (the first time - it continued to get shorter through the pregnancy).  While I'm not crazy about my current hair situation, I don't plan to chop it off again this time.

3.8.2010 - 24w and sick

I am sick.  Going on 10 days now.  Stuffy head, coughing, etc.  I tried not to complain.  I kept thinking it's just a cold... it will go away.   Over the weekend my eyes and teeth started hurting and I realized it was not just a cold.  So I finally went to the doctor this morning and got some antibiotics.  I hate taking medicine when I'm pregnant.  But I took a Z-pack for strep when I was pregnant with Travis.  And now I'm taking a Z-pack this time for a sinus infection and some sort of respiratory infection.  I'm supposed to be asleep right now.  I took the afternoon off work to rest.  But I'm so stuffed up I can't relax or fall asleep.  I've tried saline spray.  It helps a little.  For a few minutes.  Then it's back to zero air movement through my nose.  If I sound like I'm complaining now... I am.  This is so miserable. 

3.2.2010 - Moving belly

I have reached the moving belly stage!  It seems like it has come much earlier than it did with Travis.  While laying in bed watching tv this past weekend, not only could we feel him move but we (yes, Eric too!) could see knees/elbows/feet poking out here and there.  Of course it's not extreme yet - he still has lots of room to move around in there so we just see a lump here, a lump there, and then it's smooth again.  I remember towards the end with Travis my belly would morph and contort into all kinds of weird shapes as he rearranged himself.  Some days I even had corners.