Good News and Bad News

I'll start with the good news:

1. I had my doctor's appointment today and my blood pressure had dropped enough to put me in the normal range.....at least for now. So, the doctor says no more bed rest for me for awhile. I was ecstatic. I know.....you're wondering how there could be bad news after this, huh? But there is. Hold on, I'll get to it.

2. Although our little girl is still a little on the large side, she's slowing down. I'm only measuring about a week ahead (which is better than two) and the ultrasound showed she's in the 71st percentile. She may not end up being part giant after all. I'm pretty sure this is because she's either a ninja or a gymnast and burns extra calories. Why do you suppose a baby would do repeated somersaults? Can they not get dizzy? Sometimes I wonder.

As for the bad news:

1. My appointment took almost 3 hours. That's enough to drive anyone crazy.

2. My doctor walks in and informs me that the tests I did a week and a half ago (the ones to check my kidney function that the nurse assured me were normal on the phone) were actually not normal. Say what? He didn't call because he didn't want to "alarm me" and knew he'd see me today. Apparently I'm spilling protein and my kidneys aren't functioning normally.....and they're not sure why. Soooo, I had to do MORE lab work on top of my glucose test. He must have told me three times not to panic about this YET, but it's a little unnerving to know that some of your major organs aren't functioning properly. Anyway, so I have to be seen every two weeks, instead of once of month and they have to run urine/blood tests EVERY time. He says that sometimes this happens with pregnancy and the problem can just resolve itself, so for now we're watching. If it gets worse, I'm assuming he has a plan B. Anyway, it totally sucks, but the baby is okay and so far, so am I, so I can't complain YET.:)

3. I had to get a shot today.....on top of my blood work. In case I haven't mentioned it before, I hate needles. Anyway, I have RH Negative blood, so I have to get a shot at 28 weeks with every pregnancy and then another after delivery if my baby's blood is RH Positive. There's a really good and long explanation for this, but since I have absolutely no medical training, I won't even try to explain it. Anyway, this one really stung! They give you this shot right in the butt. The nurse called it my hip, but let's face it, if you have to partially drop your drawers and she's behind you, that's your butt. It reminds of the scene in the Pearl Harbor movie. Anyhow, it's much better there than in your arm, but still. You'd think that with all of my newly acquired fat back there that I wouldn't feel a thing. The nurse said it was because it was muscle, not fat. Now, I realize that your butt is a muscle, but I believe that area is perfectly capable of adding fat on top. I told her I was positive that muscles didn't have dimples like that....or grow so rapidly from just laying on the couch. She just laughed. You know, I'm fully aware that I'm not a trained nurse, but these people just never take me seriously. I wonder why that is?

4. We were supposed to get a 3-D photo of the baby at our ultrasound today. Well, not to be graphic or anything, but my placenta is in the front this time. This would be fine and dandy except that she had her face pressed into it and wouldn't move for the photo. The ultrasound tech tried, but she wouldn't budge. She switched it to the 3-D screen and our little girl looked like Skeletor. (Her words, not mine). She said not to be alarmed because our baby definitely doesn't look like that. Anyhow, this is very annoying because I wanted to see if she looks like Hunter or Tanner. Ugh. Bonus, since I'm such a "special case" I'll get more ultrasounds and maybe she'll cooperate next time.

Anyway, it's been a long day! I'm excited to be off of bed rest (at least for the next two weeks), but I'm kind of nervous about my kidneys. I guess only time will tell. So, thanks for listening to my ranting. I totally realize that I could've said all of that, minus my sarcasm, using a lot less space, but what fun would that be?