Last Monthly Appointment

Well, today was my last monthly appointment for Baby Rice.  We will now go to the doctor every two weeks until sometime in January.  In January I will start going for my weekly appointments to see when our little guy will be here.

Today I met with Dr. Hermann, he is my doctor while Dr. Nabors is on maternity leave.  I now have to decide who I want to stay with starting December 26th.  Dr. Hermann went over my 3 hour gestational diabetes test results.  I passed the whole test, but failed hour 2 by 5 points.  He said that I did pass, but we will watch the baby to make sure he continues being healthy.  He said everything looks great right now.  Then we had to talk about his philosophy for the next trimester.

 He spoke to me about the differences in him and Dr. Nabors.  I like both doctors, but Dr. Hermann offers a 3D ultrasound but Dr. Nabors doesn't do anymore ultrasounds unless the baby is showing complications.  I told Trent that could be the deciding factor.  My worry is I have heard from some that Dr. Hermann can be rather harsh on the baby Mama weight gain.  I am VERY sensitive about my weight even before pregnancy, but I am taking it VERY hard about gaining weight.  I am afraid he might not be sensitive and understanding.  Dr. Hermann seems to take more time with me and really break things down into terms anyone could understand.  I guess Trent and I have a big decision to make.  My blood pressure was high at the start of the appointment, but we retested at the end and it was awesome!  I had just learned of a school mates passing, and I had a very busy day at work today.  So, my next appointment is December 14th.  :-)

The nursery is coming along.  My father-in-law and husband are working on texturing tonight.  They are hoping to have that finished tonight, and we will primer Friday night.  Painting will take place this weekend if all goes as planned.

Also, our little guy has a name, but we have to decide on the spelling....stay tuned for the big announcement once we announce his name.  I can't wait to meet my little guy!