24-Week Appointment

My it's amazing how time is flying with this pregnancy. I had my 24-week appointment this morning. It was a quick visit, I think I was in and out of the office in about 15-20 minutes total, including time in the waiting room, a trip to the lab and a visit with my doctor. The little man's heartbeat was nice and strong sounding and was in the 140's today. So, another 4 weeks til my next appointment.

I was up 5 pounds since last month which my doctor thinks is partly fluid and said he wasn't concerned at all since my blood pressure has stayed so good (it was 106/60 today). I did find out I'm not drinking enough water each day, hard to get the water or fluids down with all this heartburn, and that the fluid retention I'm experiencing should get a little better if I increase the amount I'm taking in each day. So get ready, I have a nice set of sausages for fingers and I believe there are a set of kankles trying to make a permanent appearance! Oh joy!


On a side note, I have officially taken a temporary hiatus from wearing the ole wedding rings. I had them on yesterday and during church I thought we were going to have to make an emergency exit to get my finger amputated! It turned a nice light shade of purple during mass and I had to pry those rings off my sausage of a finger! So until further notice, they are in a safe place where they can't cut off any circulation anymore!


If anyone's interested: pregnancy + wedding rings on your finger + a hot church = DO NOT MIX!