Dekker and I both had doctors appointments booked today. We headed to the city to make his 11am checkup. It was his OFFICIAL two year checkup, which I was completely excited about. I know, its a little silly, but I’m all for celebrating all the little milestones.
Lucky for us, my doctor noticed ahead of time that Dekker and I were booked for appointments two hours apart, and thought it was a little bit silly. So she offered to consolidate our appointments, which we happily accepted. She checked him all over first and confidently said she had zero concerns about him whatsoever. Everything she asked, we answered completely honestly and she was very happy with our answers. He hasn’t gained much weight at all, but she commented that he clearly isn’t wasting away 🙂 True that. He fought having his throat checked but other than that, he did great. She did my appointment next, and answered all my questions. My blood pressure was perfect, baby’s heart rate was in the 150s which is great, and in the last two weeks, I’ve only gained two pounds! I fully expect to still gain a bit towards the end here, since thats pretty common, but so far I’ve gained 32 pounds altogether and by the end of my pregnancy with Dekker I had gained 45. So as long as I don’t gain 13 pounds in the next 4.5 weeks, I’m going in ahead! Lastly, when she checked my stomach to see baby’s position, she could just find the back of her next, meaning she’s nice and low and probably engaged, ready for delivery! She’ll check that out a bit more thoroughly next week but things are looking to be going swimmingly at this point. I’m so relieved that she is in a good position, even though her dropping means more pelvic pain for me. Dr. Guselle was very happy to see me using the belt Dr. Mike had asked me to wear. I’m happy about it too!
Getting to be done with the doctor way sooner than we expected, we went and grabbed some lunch and brought a coffee over to Hailey on our way out. We spent the rest of the day at my parents, trying to get their computer up and running. Its amazing how those updates just come out of nowhere!!! Sooo many updates! But Brady is awesome and patient and worked tirelessly at it! Meanwhile, Dekker slept a full 3.5 hours of the afternoon away without making a sound! We all had such a nice afternoon together, Brady working on the computer and playing cell phone games in between, and mom cutting the dead out of her flowers while I tanned nearby. Pure relaxation.
Its always nice to be home though. Dekker is already completely quiet in bed, Brady and I have tidied up a little bit in the living room, and now I’m doing this and trying to decide what I’m hungry for. I LOVE late night snack time. Brady and I only ever snack this badly when I’m pregnant 🙂 Its a perk.
Looking forward to tomorrow!!! Hailey and her kids are coming over for the day to play! It’ll be nice to have some company. I’m getting nice and used to having Brady around, but he’s working tomorrow. So I’m super thankful that I’ll have some people in my house and voices in the background.
But first, I’ll sleep. And probably eat barbecue chips. No judging!!