31 weeks + one day

Tuesday was my second ultrasound with my regular OB (more like the 10th one altogether), my 2nd Glucola test, and another regular OB appt! I have to play the waiting game with the blood sugar results, but the ultrasound went well. I ONLY ate protein for breakfast and lunch...3 eggs and a boiled chicken breast with ranch dressing, so if that doesn't do it, then maybe we do have a problem! I'll find out later on today, I hope.

Even though the machines at my high risk doctor's office are better (and you don't have to drink water), they don't have the 3-D capability. I received six 3-D images today and she stayed in 3-D mode 75% of the time. My aunt and I saw Kinsey blink, and open and close her mouth several times. Her nose, unfortunately, looks like my genetics (grrrr) and her lips appear to be from Angelina Jolie. haha The sonographer said that both are due to being in fluid all the time. Boy, I hope she's right!

My Dr. said that I am to remain on bed rest until 34 weeks, following whatever the high risk doctor tells me to do. However, at the 34 week mark, all Terbutaline and bed rest will cease, and I am to go about life normally from then on. He said, "At that point, I don't care what you do and we won't be alarmed if you deliver." This kind of contradicted one of his earlier statements saying that he wanted the baby to stay in the whole time! Oh well! Kinsey is 4 lbs 1 oz and in the 75% on size. Both the sonographer and my OB mentioned this and said, "This is no small baby!!!" Oh great! Maybe I do want her delivered a tad early!!!!!! Geesh! I can't imagine delivering a 9-10 pounder... no way!!!

I will continue to meet with my regular OB weekly and my high risk doctor every two weeks for now. Is the countdown on? I don't know exactly, but for a short-term goal, we are holding out for the 34 week mark. Tanner is doing very well through this considering the circumstances. He is with a different person practically every day, but doesn't seem to have any stranger anxiety and they really aren't strangers anyway. He is just a well-rounded, well-adjusted litle guy!