24 Weeks Down!!

I had to reschedule my appointment today once again due to the weather. Of course I had an appointment scheduled on Monday, but we got our one decent sized snow this year that morning so I cancelled. So, I went today. I saw the midwife today for the first time ever. She was very nice and very personable! If I were trying for a natural(ish) delivery, I would definitely ask for her again. But, because it's going to be cesarean, I'll stick to one of the other doctors.

My blood pressure was very low today. I've always had low BP and never have had it even remotely elevated, at least when it was read. But today, the nurse took it once and then asked me what my BP was usually. I told her it was usually low. She said "Okay, because it was 90/70." I was shocked. I told her it never was that low and she tried once again with a different cuff just to get the same number. Crazy. I asked if I should be worried, but she said that was still within normal range, just at the low end. "Nothing wrong with low blood pressure" she said! I only gained one pound from a couple weeks ago. That was good because there was a spike that time, probably due to just eating prior or something. But, I've gained 11 pounds total now. As long as it stays at that rate, I'll be fine with it.

When we went to listen to the heartbeat, Ali began kicking the doppler. It was pretty cute. But, her heart sounds great.

Chris' brother and his wife have a new little one. Bethany Eliana was born on Monday. We plan on going down to Virginia this Saturday to see her.

My co-worker just found out yesterday that she's carrying twins. She went for her first sonagram last night and the doctor just had a strange look on his face, she said. This is her first pregnancy so of course she is freaked out. I hope all goes well for her.

Carter has a touch of bronchitis. We took him to the doctor's yesterday and Dr. Mike checked him out. He doesn't have a full-blown case of it, but the doctor has seen many kids with the same symptoms lately that has turned into bronchitis so he went ahead and prescribed him some medicine. It was standing room only at the office last night! So many kids are sick right now. I just hope all the time Carter spent laying on me and coughing on me this weekend doesn't catch up with me. Ugh! But, while there, Dr. Mike felt his belly and said he thought the spleen was a bit smaller than last time he saw him. That's good. The hematologist had called on Friday to tell us all the tests came back negative or normal so there was no diagnosis. We are going back in six months just to see the progress. I think we are finally getting to the point of just writing it off as my son being slightly weird. :)