Doctor Appointment & Sonogram

I am 28 weeks along now. Jason and I went to my doctor appointment yesterday morning at 11:30. I have gained 2 lbs. since my last appointment giving me a grand total of 11 lbs gained. My doctor said that's great. I was surprised I hadn't gained more because this baby constantly wants me to feed her pizza and that occasional piece of carrot cake! My blood pressure was 104/64 and baby's heart rate was around 154 bpm. My doctor and I both agreed that the time seemed to fly by. I will start seeing her every two weeks now. Unfortunately Jason will be in Dallas at the time of my next one, so he will miss that one. I asked her about the pressure I was feeling occasionally, and she said it's Braxton Hicks contractions and it's to be expected as long as I don't have more than 6-8 in one hour. I told her about how active the baby is and made sure she was supposed to be moving around so much. I wanted to make sure she wasn't having seizures or something. Dr. Appel assured me that at this point she wants the baby to be active, so that made me feel better.

After seeing my doctor we went to the sonogram appointment. At the first sonogram I had the baby was moving around so much they weren't able to clearly see her face and heart. This time she was taking a little nap, but had her arm and hand up blocking her face most of the time. Fortunately, the tech was able to get what she needed this time anyway. She said her nose and lips are complete, we saw her little eye sockets, all 4 chambers of her heart, and kidneys. She has some hair but the lady said it's not quite long enough to shake in the water because she tried. Evidently her feet are a little on the larger side and she's already got some muscle in her arms and thighs. I could have assumed that on my own based on all the kicks and punches I get in a day. When the tech told us she already has some nice legs Jason's response was "that's going to be a problem." Already an over-protective Daddy! The lady said she could tell neither one of us smoked because the placenta looked "beautiful" whatever that means. Her weight is perfect, 2 lbs 8 oz. She is measuring around 29 weeks. I wish she would have moved her arm out of the way, but she was being onery. The lady told us that everything looks really good, but that our baby is difficult. The lady that did the sono last time wrote at the end of her report "Very Active Baby!!!" The other night while Jason and I were laying in bed watching TV I put the remote control on my belly and we watched it bounce and jiggle from her moving it around. It's cheap entertainment.

After my sono, we went to the lab so I could do my gestational diabetes screening. I had a bottle of orange syrupy stuff to drink in 2 minutes, then they were going to draw my blood an hour later. Jason and I decided to go to Lowes to burn the hour. That orange drink made my stomach upset, and the lady said "Come back if it makes you sick." Umm..yeah I'll do that! Anyway, they took my blood and we went to grab something to eat. I needed something to counteract that orange syrup. We had other errands to do and then had to take our dogs to the vet for their shots. I was exhausted by the time we got home. I'm off tomorrow, so hopefully I can get a lot of rest this weekend.