So yeah. I went. | slackermama . com

Just like we all I knew I would, I went to my appointment today. Cuz I’m a good little robot that way. No, I just vowed to give that one lady the evil eye if she was there (she was not). That made me feel better about it, at least. That and I could hear the baby’s heartbeat which is just a win-win.

So again, I got myself and the boys all ready and rounded up. Again, I headed out on the highway (today I HAD to stop for gas because it takes about a half gallon to get anywhere out here in the sticks). Again, I picked up Kile at work and again, we drove downtown to the doctor’s office. But I knew fate had to be on our side today because we were able to find a parking spot on level 2 right near the elevators! And the way this place is set up, we wouldn’t have to take a parking garage elevator at all because you can just walk over from the second floor on an elevated walkway and enter the building from there. Bonus!

The sweet parking spot put me in a pretty good mood. The office was packed when we got there so we had to wait a little bit. But when it was (eventually) called back, I got some good news in the form of the weigh in. No weight gain! WOOT! That makes a whole month without gain and only 22 lbs to date. So YAY me. I did my pee thing (which, by the way, I am a TOTAL pro at) and then went back to the NST room where my darling family awaited me. Yes, we all cram in that tiny little room and make snarky remarks about each other for a good 30-50 minutes. It’s good times all around, people, don’t knock it till you try it. Evie was her usual extremely cooperative self for the NST and even kicked the nurse as she was trying to get the monitors hooked up. It was great listening to her heartbeat and with all of us there, it really felt like all of us together as a family. As corny as that might sound.

The extra, EXTRA good news? I didn’t have to have an internal exam. WOO HOO! Dodged that bullet altogether, didn’t I? There should be some sort of award for that, I’m sure. I asked the doctor about measuring my belly but she said she didn’t think it was necessary. My u/s at 35 weeks showed her right on target and she figures that’s more accurate than her measurements anyhow. I also asked some questions about getting a tubal. She said that during the c-section they cut both tubes and then tie them off. I know that’s not as good as burning the tubes, but she says this is the most common way of doing it. She did mention the ectopic risk and when I told her we were thinking of getting a vasectomy for Kile to “double up” she laughed. So I went ahead and signed the tubal consent form and she told me that I had up until I was on the table to change my mind. But for now, all systems are GO. Time to sterilize Marilyn!

Afterward, we were all feeling a mite peckish so we decided to have lunch at the university before sending Kile back to work. And we had another stroke of brilliant parking luck. We found a FREE spot right outside the dining hall! We had a nice lunch and Liam was even able to score some chocolate milk which pleased him endlessly. After that? It was time to head home and naps all around! (Well, for me and Liam. Harry played Wii.)

I have another NST scheduled for Wednesday that I don’t HAVE to go to. My doctor said it was up to me. I’ll probably go, but it’s nice to know that if I feel her moving around a lot and things are busy (as they are likely to be the day before a BABY IS BORN) that I can just cancel it and avoid the rigmarole.

Oooh, housekeeping note!

My comments were a little jacked yesterday and earlier today. I’m pretty sure this has something to do with all my reinstalling and whatnot. BUT, the good news is that I think I’ve got it all fixed. So feel free to comment away!

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