Friday (April 8th) was our second official baby appointment. It went pretty well, the first one that I haven't had to get blood drawn for, yay! One thing that didn't go so well was me getting super sick while we were there! Nathan and I were waiting in the room for Dr. Klingler to come in and I suddenly started to feel a little nauseous. When Dr. Klingler came in I sat down and told him to just give me a second and I would be fine (it usually only takes me a second to settle my stomach). I thought I was ok, but then he asked me a question. I couldn't even open my mouth because I was going to puke. I told him I needed a minute and pretty much sprinted down the hall (past the nurses station), and BARELY made it to the bathroom to puke. It was SO awful. I can honestly say that I have never had an experience where I couldn't stop myself from puking, but that was definitely the case this time. If I had waited one more second I would have puked all over the floor in the hallway. Before this appointment I thought I had been getting better... jokes on me. Looking back I think it was a combination of issues that brought this on. First, I didn't have time to eat breakfast. Second, I drank a ton of water and apple juice so I could leave a urine sample. And finally, I took a prenatal vitamin on an empty stomach right before the appointment. The perfect combination for projectile vomit at the doctor's office. One good thing that comes from this is that the doctor told me I was a fast puker... yay, hidden talent!
The rest of the appointment went really well. We got to hear the heartbeat again... what an amazing experience! It was beating at 160 beats per minute, which is normal. (Interesting side note: 160 bpm is about what my target heart rate is for running... so my baby works just as hard sitting there as me when I run... and I think that from now on when I run I'm just going to add the two and tell people my heart rate is 320 bpm). I loved seeing Nathan's face light up when he heard the heartbeat. He is just as excited as me.
We found out that at our next appointment we are eligible for the birth defect blood screen. We decided to decline it because the only reason to find out is termination and we wouldn't terminate no matter what we found, plus it is less blood work that I have to do.
I think that is all the eventful stuff that has happened lately. We get to find out the gender in two months, so we can't wait for that! Nathan and I are both feeling that it is a boy... So, we'll see how good our instincts are in June!
