Oh happy day!! Are you ready for all of this fantastic
news?? (1) Today begins my third trimester. Finally!!! (2) I only gained (drum
roll please….) 1.8 pounds since my last appointment. I patted myself on the
back. (And I had on a lot of jewelry
that probably tipped the scales) ;) (3) The baby’s heart rate was “high 160s”
and I choose to believe the old wives’ tale that a high heart rate signifies…my
GIRL! (4) I completed my glucose screening without throwing up or passing out –
both victories for me. I am a baby. (Fine. For full disclosure purposes, I will
also tell you my mom was there to hold my hand during the blood draw.
Literally. But still – I made it.) (5) And speaking of victories… the President
I have a crush on is still President.
Besides the God-awful Nor’easter happening outside, this is close to the
perfect day! (And before you roll your eyes at me, there are many more
intellectual and critical reasons I support our President than my having a
crush on him, but that trumps all of them right now. Especially since I am
sleep-deprived after waiting up to hear him speak last night.)
Yesterday was my mother’s birthday and so we had dinner
altogether at Michele (the twin I am jealous of because she’s likely giving birth
within a week or so) and Jay’s house. I stopped and picked up the family’s
favorite “chocolate sprinkle cake” from Tilda’s in Rocky Point. Baby and I
could have eaten the whole cake ourselves but I had to share. I wasn’t feeling
well last night (ugh – pregnancy-related stomach issues. Again.) so I made an
early escape, went home, put on sweats and my heating pad (my lower back has
been killing me) and switched from election results to my DVR’d shows. Baby was
extremely active last night and it was actually quite nice. I could enjoy it on
the couch. I explained the voting process to my belly (yes, I am a dork) and
relished in the few hours I was actually enjoying my pregnancy. It does happen occasionally.
And speaking of enjoyment…I purchased for myself a pregnancy
massage this morning from Amazon Local. It was a deal I couldn’t turn down – a
one-hour pregnancy massage for $29 at Exhale Medical Massage at Stonybrook! I
have never been but my back pain convinced me to try it out. I will be sure to
let you all know when I make my appointment – don’t be too jealous. It’s my
congratulatory gift to myself for making it to the third trimester – I think I
deserve it!
84 days to go!!!
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