Prenatal Visit - January 31

Let me start out by saying, I have never been in and out of the doctor's office like I was yesterday. It was awesome. They literally called us back 10 minutes after we signed in. And, my friend and 'sort of' co-worker, Tracy Norris, was there too.

So, to our surprise, we didn't see Dr. Brown. We saw Dr. Palmer. She was much more caring than I thought she'd be. So, that was good. We got to hear the heart beat. This time it was NOT 162. It was 138. We were caught way off guard by that huge difference, but Dr. Palmer assured us that everything was okay. She said that it's very healthy for the baby's heart beat to fluctuate so much.

I did mention the severe lower abdomen pain I'd been having. By the look on her face, I could tell that maybe that sort of pain wasn't normal. But - she never said anything further about it. I don't know if she just forgot after we got talking about other stuff (my cold & 1st trimester testing) or if there was really no reason to be concerned. I can't say that I've had those pains for a few days. However, yesterday I did experience a very scary pain between my chest cavity and upper abdomen. I still have no idea what it was, but during those excruciating 10-15 minutes, I could not move. I could hardly breathe. I was right before calling Sajid to tell him to take me to the hospital when all of sudden the pain just stopped. Sounds crazy, but I think it was God. I was very upset and just prayed that He would take that pain away. And, I believe that He heard me.

Now for the exciting news. Our next doctor's visit is February 29th at which time we have a sonogram scheduled to determine the sex of the baby. And, how cool is it that it's leap year. Also, even though Dr. Palmer let me know I was a little ahead of schedule on the whole weight gain thing, she said I'd only gained 8 lbs. I was certain I had gained more than that. So, for me, that too was good news.