I Love My OB

I had my bi-weekly appointment today. Only 2 more weeks before I start going every week! I really look forward to my appointments, because I seriously love my OB. She is just so chill, but also very concerned if anything is out of the ordinary, and I really feel like she listens to me.

A couple of appointments ago, I was measuring small so she sent me in for an ultrasound. Everything looked fine, but my amniotic fluid was a little low. She told me to be religious with my kick counts and to go to L&D if the baby slowed down at all. She also said she would check my fluid level at each appointment just to make sure it didn't get any lower.

A few days after that appointment, baby #2 just wasn't moving as much... I got paranoid... and thinking, "I better be safe than sorry" I called my OB. She had me go in to get monitored, etc. Of course she started moving like c-r-a-z-y once those belts were around me, and everything was just fine.

So today, she had me scheduled to check the fluid around the baby again, and for some reason the nurse had me "undress from the waist down". I've never had to do that for an ultrasound before, but whatever... My OB checked the fluid levels, measured my stomach (which I'm now measuring ahead a week), and then asked, "Am I checking you?" I was like, "I don't know the nurse just told me to undress". Then I proceeded to ask her if it was normal with each pregnancy to feel more pain with braxton hicks contractions. With Brighton my stomach would get tight, but I didn't really feel anything. The last 3 weeks or so with this pregnancy, they make it so I can't breath and sometimes I have to stop talking and just breath. Since I was already undressed (still don't know why she had me do that), she said she'd check me, "with my history, we'd better be safe" she said. Low and behold... I'm already at a 1 and about 60% effaced.

Long story, sorry... But with that news, I have decided to be induced. She scheduled me for June 7th, but told me she doesn't think I'll last that long, and will more than likely be moving that date up. I was instructed to "take it easy" in the mean time. I'm just slightly giddy over the news and the fact that I've finally made a decision.

At the end of the appointment she was complimenting me on how easy of a patient I am (who knew), and told me, "I think I should be Mormon. I live right by the temple (Newport), I love big families, I love babies obviously... and all of my Mormon patients are so easy!" Maybe I'll take her a Book of Mormon next appointment :)

Prego Besties
(yes that is Edward behind us...
just a sneak peak of a super fun shower that was thrown for us)

Total weight gain 23 pounds. I am so so so so excited I've done better this time.