25 Weeks 4 Days

Seems like a lot has happened since I last wrote...this should be most of it.

I met my out of pocket maximum for the year so no more medical expenses for me from here on out - awesome news!

My OB called me yesterday with an update. She wanted to make sure they changed my 28 week appt to be with her instead of the other OB with which I was originally scheduled. She wants to see me herself from here on out. She also said she had an informal conversation with a perinatologist about me and they decided I won't need a hospital admission for steroids. She said they will do it as an outpatient and just notify the endocrinologist as to what is happening. I was kind of looking forward to a day in bed :), but I guess it will be more convenient this way.

Last week they set up a level II ultrasound with the perinatology clinic for my 28 week appt. I will meet with a perinatologist after the test to get the results. That is on a Thursday, and the following Monday I have a regular ultrasound (growth check) at the OB's office and an OB doc appt (now with my regular OB).

Today I saw the NP at the endocrinologist's office. My blood pressure is still low - good news. My A1C went down since last month, which is progress. They will check in another month. She increased my bedtime insulin, but didn't make any other changes. They just increased my mealtime insulin on Thursday, though. I mentioned the steroids to her and she said that when it happens they will monitor me closely and adjust my insulin as needed. She said the steroids will cause my blood sugars to go much higher than usual. I also scheduled all of my appts at their office for the rest of the pregnancy (every other week until the end).

I have been exhausted lately. Still having contractions irregularly - one time I had 4 in an hour, but then nothing consistent after that. I get short of breath pretty quickly. I am almost outgrowing my maternity shorts but I think I can make them work until it cools off this fall. Heartburn/indigestion has been increasing lately - Tums are still working fine for that. A couple of times I have burped/hiccuped while I've been asleep and it wakes me up. Either my throat and/or nose burn or my mouth tastes like vomit - that part of it sucks. Baby moves like crazy most days. My feet are starting to hurt like the end of my last pregnancy - plantar fasciitis. I still wear the orthotics they gave me last time, so not much I can do about it other than wearing those. I think there are some exercises - I'll have to dig out the handout they gave me.

Still waiting for Ben's company to decide about his job - don't even get me started on it.

Ben and I went to Omaha the 14th through 17th. On the drive there, I went through a ton of baby names with him, and we think we may have narrowed it down to the two posted on the blog. I change my mind a lot, so you may see them change, but this is the first list on which the two of us collaborated. We had a great time just being tourists. We did a lot of fun things and had a break from Hadley and Allie. However, it sure was challenging having diabetes and eating out for four days in a row. Restaurant meals can be very high in carbs!

The only bummer about the trip was our friends had their twin boys while we were out of town - at 33 weeks...surprise! I finally got to visit today - mom is doing great, but I'm sure she is overwhelmed with double the duties. How could she not be?! The babies are still little, but Hadley was early and about their size, so I know it won't be long before they catch up!