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| PB is about the size of a turnip. |
At this point, I'm sometimes feel a bit off balance. As my belly grows, my center of gravity changes, so I have begun to occasionally feel a little unsteady on my feet. People have been telling me for weeks, that they didn't wear heels when they were pregnant. Well, I have been determined to still look cute while pregnant. However, flats seems to be more and more common lately... I also get nervous walking down the stairs; I am always sure to hold on to the rail and go very slow. I have missed a step a few times, almost causing an accident, but I stopped myself prior to tripping. I recently read that my eyes may dry out faster, which seems to be a constant problem of mine. I used to use eye drops daily, but about a year ago, I stopped doing that as they seemed to have gotten better. I may need to see my eye doctor soon to see if I need to get that Rx filled again. I was thinking it was just my allergies...again!
I received a call from the doctor this morning, with the results from last week's lab work. They did a screening for down syndrome for the baby and tested my thyroid. The down syndrome screening came back negative. This was the second test for this, but they said it was completely separate than the first one. Nonetheless, both were negative!! However, the thyroid test came back borderline. Hyperthyroidism refers to the signs and symptoms which are due to the production of too much thyroid hormone. My doctor wants to put me on a low-dose medication to see if that helps. Since thyroid medications are essentially identical to the thyroid hormone made by the normal thyroid gland, a woman with an under active thyroid gland can feel confident that it is perfectly safe to take thyroid hormone medication during pregnancy. She is going to keep a close eye on this, giving me a Rx for 2 months, and will test me again in June. At that time, she will decide if I no longer need it or if we need to change the dosage or Rx type. I have done some reading on thyroid problems during pregnancy, but trying not to do too much research and get more worried than necessary. I will go pick up my Rx today after work and we'll take it from there. I already have questions to ask my doctor at next month's visit in regards to hyperthyroidism, Graves' Disease, etc. I am praying that everything gets under control with this medication, so not to put me at high-risk...
Wednesday, I go to see a Pulmonary Specialist to make sure our baby is getting enough oxygen. Our doctor expressed concern about my asthma reacting this way at 17 weeks, as it is only going to get worse the further into the pregnancy we get. I am getting short of breath very easily. I also have experienced some dizziness, which I'm thinking could be related to the lack of oxygen. She ensured me that using an inhaler more frequently or daily is okay, especially if the alternative is my baby and me not getting enough oxygen! The risks always outweighed with the harms.
Last night, Michael and I decided how we would find out the gender of the baby. We are still working out details to decide how we will notify all of the family. I am thinking we will have some sort of get-together the weekend after we get the news, April 26-28. So if you're family, save the date! And hopefully today, I will get around to calling the hospital to book the appointment.
Lastly, this past weekend was very special for our little family. After 4 1/2 years of dating, my parents and Michael's parents FINALLY met! He is from Deer Park and I am from west Houston, so there was always the distance...and never really an urgent need to get together. Now that we have an extra special reason, it was even more of a reason to happen. Michael's parents drove out to Katy on Saturday afternoon, they got to see the apartment and catch up with us. Then my parents arrived and everyone met and mingled over crackers and cheese. I had picked Lomonte's Italian Restaurant for dinner. It is one of Michael and my favorites, plus my family has been going there for years! It was a really special night and everyone got along great! I feel so blessed for our family, and hope that these get-togethers will happen much more often now.
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| Papaw, Mamaw, Grammy & Grumpy |
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