Over the weekend was Mother's Day! I am so thankful that we got to celebrate it with both my mom and Marcus's mom! Last Mother's Day is when we found out that we were miscarrying our first pregnancy and wow! what a change a year makes! For Marcus's mom we got her a Pandora charm that was a little bear with a pink ribbon. Then we got my mom a necklace with my sister's and my birthstones and initials. They both loved their gifts! My sister surprised me with a couple of really cute outfits for the baby and Marcus got me a prenatal massage! I can't wait to schedule an appointment!
Our dresser that we ordered came in on Monday morning and we put it all together that night! I love it! We are using it as our dresser and changing table since we don't have room in the nursery for both! It took us awhile to set it all up, but it was worth it! The only furniture left to get is the rocker which is on our registry! The nursery is coming along!
Yesterday was our anatomy scan, monthly check-up, and my first GD test. I had to drink the fruit punch drink 45 minutes before my appointment and then they took my blood after an hour had passed from the time I finished the drink. It was basically drinking a can of sugar that had a hint of fruit punch. It really wasn't all that bad, but I am glad that's over. I got a call today that I passed!!!! I am so relieved!!! The normal range is anywhere from 65-139 and I got a 106! So happy! But they did see that I have a slightly lower than average hemoglobin level and I need to start taking an iron supplement....no biggie! My number was 11.5 and they like to see it at 12.
Then we had the anatomy scan! The ultrasound tech took about 25 minutes taking all the measurements of the brain, heart, legs, organs, etc. and she said that everything looked perfect! Baby measured in the 52nd percentile which is great! Her heartbeat was 142bpm and is weighing in at 13oz! It was confirmed that she was still a she :)
At my check-up my blood pressure was 130/80 which the nurse was really excited about. I have gained 4 lbs so far and the doctor was really happy with that number too.
- How many weeks are you? 21 weeks
- What fruit size is your baby? Baby is the size of a banana! She weighs 13oz!
- Cravings/Aversions? Nothing much this week!
- Any big milestones or updates? At 21 weeks she is developing body fat and a thin layer of hair called lanugo to stay warm. She now often hiccups as a means to practice breathing and swallows amniotic fluid in order to practice eating.
- Symptoms? If it weren't for feeling her kick and seeing my growing belly I wouldn't even think I was pregnant! I am feeling great right now!
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