what a WASTE of time!

Had an appointment w/ a Genetic Counselor today & it cost me $25 bucks! For what?

For her to ask me & then discuss if I wanted to have the AFP testing. I already got out of the unnecessary & extranneous blood tests, savign me an unnecessary errand....but instead they send me to THIS 'appointment'.

I had no idea it was going to cost me $25 either! For absolutely NOTHING! So annoying! I think they think many women are just uneducated idiots who don't realize why they turn tests down. She only confirmed my reasonings: the only reason to test is to further give you an option to ABORT! {eyeroll}

The test itself poses a higher risk of complications & baby/pregnancy damage then the risk of actually producing a child w/ the birth defects they are testing for! kwim? {more eyerolling}

I made it clear I would never 'terminate' anyway & she agreed that testing would only cause UNnecessary anxiety! Yah! I know! It's my 4th pg, I think I know a bit about this. kwim?

Irritated!!!

Feeling it..

For reals.

I'm pretty sure I've already been feeling baby moving. It's different from the others..feels stronger actually. Not as 'fluttery' but definite for sure.

I can only feel inside, not outside yet. And I can definitely feel the shape of my uterus in my lower abdomen.

I'm still so tired. I thought maybe my energy was picking up....just to feel wiped out all over again. {sigh}

It would prolly help if I GOT UP & rode my bike consistently....I was good for a week, then nothing for a week.

Baby Bump

11 WEEKS

Sorry it's blurry.

Weeks shmeeks!

I can NOT keep track of how many weeks along I am. Every time I think I have it right......something tells me different.

I get this weekly email that informs me of baby's development & how far along I am...well today it said I was 11 weeks! what?

What happen to week ten?

According to my doctor & what she said, which was already about a week farther than the previous ultrasound, I should be only about 10 weeks now...so I have NO idea or HOW to calculate it or what. sigh.

It's all hooey anyway---I mean baby is gonna arrive when baby is good &ready & no amount of calender watching is gonna change that! Good grief. Why do simple things have to be SO complicated sometimes? yikes!

Baby Bump

10 WEEKS
I should really avoid taking pix FIRST thing in the morning. ;-/

Are we in the dark ages?

We've made progress ya' know? Women are allowed to go out & get jobs AND we do NOT have to be sentenced to 9 mos of bed rest because we're pg!

BUT apparently some still think a pg girl can't even play soft ball! It's annoying. I think I know MY own body better than anyone else right? I mean i HAVE lived in it a few decades.

Baby is MORE protected NOW than it will be @ any other time in pg & yet I can't tell you how many times I have heard: you CAN'T play softball anymore!

Well, guess what? I AM a bit too tired to play, sure...BUT there is NOTHING that says I CAN'T! Modern female medicine has made it clear that anything a woman was doing BEFORE she became pg she can continue (not talking about dangerous habits like smoking or drinking) but sports! I might quit tackle football if I was playing, but GMAB!

It is not advisable to being a new physical training program during pregnancy but you can continue in whatever you were currently involved in. kwim?

And anyway---I AM a responsible adult. I think I know what I am & am not capable of & what is & isn't safe for me & my baby. I HAVE birthed & raised 3 perfectly healthy & safe children up to this point.

If I DID get hit by a ball--again, baby is buried under so much bodily padding it's ridiculous, since baby is still so small. kwim?

Ok. Vent over.

Baby Bump

9 WEEKS

I had just woken up, hadn't brushed my hair. It was still back in the braid I slept in. ;-/

Another Ultrasound

Met the MD this time.
I think things are diff w/ kaiser this go around...I have a lot more prenatal co-pays, which are ONLY $10 but I wasn't expecting ANY.

The MD was REALLY enthusiastic, friendly & nice. That was good.
She made it sound like the midwife & her would 'tag-team'? ???

She was pretty upfront & on top of the whole 'birth control' issue. Letting me know that 'many women', are looking into permament methods & therefore papers need to be signed around 20 weeks. (I'm not into anything 'permament') I prolly shouldn't have told her this was a 'surprise'.

So heart was beating 174 per minute, she said it looked fabulous. Only gave one measly pic & kept 2 for I don't know what??
Baby didn't even look bean shaped but odd shape, guess that's normal for 8 weeks 3 days. She said this ultra-sound machine was very accurate & that puts my due date @ 4/16.

Weight is up to 132!!!!! That would be about 7lbs gained. I told her I was concerned about the RATE I'm gaining weight.....she insisted that for my height, my weight was FINE, & that it would only be a concern if I was over weight. She said she recommends about 3-4 lbs per month weight gain.

I can say I have been 'blessed' NOT to feel any 'morning sickness' or anything like that. Only an occasional 'twinge' but it's like a few seconds--I eat a few bites of anything & it's gone.

Hopefully this tiredness will go away soon too....I am starting to feel UP, but get easily tired out...like today, after this weekend.Doesn't seem like much but we had our marriage group Friday night, special night of worship & prayer Sat. night, leadership meeting Sunday afternoon & church Sunday evening & birthday party w/ a family for thier very ill son. (just turned 21--been battling cancer & complications for 2 years now).

Anyway...so that's all...I might post a baby bump pic in a while.
I've been trying to deny it---but it's pretty much UNdeniable now.......