No matter the frequency of my Dr’s appts (4 weeks, 2 weeks, 1 week…), throughout my pregnancy, time between appointments always feels like an eternity! I’m so curious about every little development, that I can barely keep myself occupied with pregnancy books, baby development iPhone apps (yes, I have 2), babycenter.com, etc. It’s even worse that the past 4 Dr’s appointments have been pretty uneventful. Each week, I hear the same thing: weight gain, BP, baby’s heart rate (only fun part!), and the inevitable question from Dr. Lee, “Are you walking every day?” I respond, half shamefully, “no.” I’m sorry, I know there are tons of women who get out there in the heat and walk every day, and I admire them, I truly do. Dr. Lee even suggested mall walking to beat the heat. I am sure Dr. Lee was a champ during her pregnancies, zipping around the hospital, being a Dr, going home to her other children, being a mom, etc, which is why I don’t offer excuses to her, but I’ll offer some to you: I get home from work, and I have things to do! Grocery shopping, dinner preparation, laundry, cleaning, etc. By the time all that is done, I am exhausted. Don’t they also tell pregnant women to rest? Earlier on in pregnancy, Q and I swam in the evenings, but now even that’s too much of a pain (because then I have to shower at night, which doesn’t work well for the next day’s hair, and the thought of showering at night and in the morning is too exhausting to think of). Anyway, enough explanation. I promise that after I have the baby and am cleared to exercise, I will be back in the gym paying for this, just please don’t ask me to do it now!!
The good news is that my appt on Friday should be informative, because they are going to check me, which is great! I might not be dilated, but at least I’ll know that I’m not. Even better, the appt NEXT Friday is my ultrasound!! I CANNOT WAIT! WOO! The Friday after that, I meet with the LifeShare people to sign all of the paperwork for the cord blood donation. That should be pretty neat. 27 days to go!