MIA & Throwback Thursday

It's been almost two weeks since I last posted but I have a good excuse.  It's been casa de illness for us lately.  More on that in the next post.  Let's just say I was surprised by the diagnosis I received from the doctor on Monday...  But for now, here's another look back at my pregnancy days.

September 13^th

Went to see my thyroid doctor.  He said my levels are good but he wanted to up my meds just a little since I’m gaining weight.  I have to start taking an extra half of a pill on Sundays.  Then starting in November, I have to take an extra half of a pill on Wednesdays & Sundays.  Hope I can keep it all straight!  He said the nugget is producing his own thyroid hormone now – yay nugget!  Work was crazy again today.  Went to a work dinner.  We went to a sushi restaurant since I decided I could just have cooked sushi & it sounded really good.  I ordered my own plate & it was delicious but I had to not look at what the rest of the table ordered – it looked even better!  Especially the wine!  Oh well, it was fun.  We went to a sports bar afterward to watch Monday Night Football (well, I didn’t really watch the game).  I left before everyone else – I was exhausted!  I had a little breakdown at home.  I started being stressed about work but then I had a freak out session about my weight.  I think it’s a little high for where I am in the pregnancy & I’m terrified I’m going to gain too much.  What if I can’t lose it after the baby??  I’m not used to this!!  

September 14^th

Went to our work golf tournament.  I was supposed to be there at 9:30 to help but had to put out a fire at work.  It was pouring rain, so my help wasn’t really needed, thank goodness.  The weather cleared up by the afternoon.  I sat on a hole with some of my co-workers.  We chatted while entertaining the golfers coming through.  It was fun.  On my way home, I found out my parents were helping Amanda move to her new apartment, so I stopped by.  My dad was running an errand & while we were waiting for him, I was sitting on the couch & the nugget started moving.  My mom & Amanda were able to feel him & got really excited.  My mom gave us a cute bib for the six month mark.  We went to dinner & then I went home.

September 15^th

Sadie dog’s birthday!  She is six years old, which means we’ve had her for five years.  Can’t believe it!

September 16^th

Had another appointment with my OBGYN.  I had to do the gestational diabetes test.  When I arrived, they sent me down to the lab to drink the glucose drink.  I was expecting it to taste awful but it pretty much tasted exactly like orange pop.  It wasn’t bad…  I still drank it as fast as possible.  Then I went back to my doctor’s office & had an ultrasound.  The nugget kicked the wand at one point – he is ornery!  I asked my doctor how he was positioned & his head is down & his feet are up.  So, his legs/feet have been pushing & kicking me every day…  Michael started calling him Pele since he seems to be having soccer practice in my belly a lot!  I found out my doctor’s nurse does a pre-natal class on the first Saturday of the month.  My doctor also gave me the info to pre-register for the epidural.  I scheduled my next appointment – now I have to go every two weeks (until the very end when I have to go every week).  Can’t believe I’m almost in my third trimester.  Weird.  I went back down to the lab & had my blood drawn an hour after drinking the glucose drink.  One good thing about having a thyroid problem is it definitely helped me to get more used to having my blood taken.  I occasionally have a crappy experience but most of the time it’s quick & pretty painless.

September 17^th

Got a call from the nurse – my glucose test came back ok, so I don’t have to do any further tests.  Yay!  I am slightly anemic so I have to start taking iron supplements (gross).

Definitely getting bigger... 

 Six year old Sadie dog

I'm happy to report that I'm only about 5-8 pounds (depending on the day) from my pre-pregnancy weight.  I was lucky & the weight came off pretty quickly & easily.  Granted, I still need to lose about 10 pounds of fat & put on a few pounds of muscle but it's much better than what I weighed at the end of my pregnancy!