I had an appointment today with my OB. Actually it was with her new nurse practitioner.
They moved to a new office this past week which is just across the parking lot from their old location in the hospital. The building is brand new and still mostly empty with a lot of construction still going on inside. The waiting room is a lot bigger and has a partitioned off corner with lots of toys. Thank goodness because my appointment was at 9 am and I didn't get called back until 10 am. Carter didn't sleep on the way to the appointment like I'd hoped so he was in dire need of a nap. Brian wasn't able to make it to this appointment either so I was doing everything I could to keep Carter happy. It was obvious that he wasn't in the best mood once I got called back but he still did really well.
Luckily there wasn't too much waiting once I was called back - 5 minutes a few times while the nurse practitioner waited on a nurse or went to ask the ultrasound tech about her schedule. I liked the new NP. She was really friendly and easy to talk to. I don't really like that I don't see my doctor as often anymore (and that the wait is usually always an hour) but I really like everyone at the office and haven't really wanted to try to find someone new.
The first trimester screening I did a couple weeks ago came back normal. The results of my OB panel (bloodwork) was all normal - no anemia, etc. My blood pressure was 102/62. I've gained about 3 pounds so far. The baby's heartbeat was 160 bpm.
According to the NP, everything looks good. My doctor had mentioned doing another ultrasound at this appointment so I asked the NP about it and she basically said "why not". Unfortunately though the ultrasound tech said she was booked up and it may be a couple more hours before she got me in. So the NP had my schedule an appointment for next week for a "freebie" ultrasound that would be part of today's appointment (hopefully they submit that correctly to my insurance!). Brian's company switched insurance companies as of the first of the year so hopefully that won't screw up everything as well.
We finally left the office around 10:45 am and Carter fell asleep immediately in the car. He is no where near dropping that morning nap yet!
Sarah and Mary Grace came over for a playdate after lunch. Carter doesn't really play with Mary Grace yet but he does try to take things Mary Grace is still playing with but aren't in her hands. When she takes the toy back (as she should), Carter gets mad and flaps his arms up and down which results in him hitting Mary Grace in the head. I'm not sure if he's trying to hit her or not, but I'm trying to get him to stop. Though he seems to understand a lot of things we say, I'm not sure how much discipline is right for him yet and if he'll get it.
I noticed tonight that Carter is actually getting both of his top eye teeth in right now. Hopefully those bottom ones will come in soon and Carter can be done with teething for awhile!
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