Next OB appointment? Next Wednesday with the Maternal Fetal Specialist in Atlanta. And then the next day we meet with the pediatric urologist at Children's Hospital of Atlanta. I'm hoping two things for these appointments: (1) Bridget's kidney "cyst" isn't getting any bigger and remains unchanged from the last appointment. (2) I receive some sort of comfort around the whole thing. This will be our first appointment where we know that our main/only issue is her kidney. I'd love to know what the urologist thinks we'll need to do after she's here. I'd just like a road map, although I know I'm unlikely to get one as the journey is still in motion.
Total weight gain/loss? 20 pounds as of last week. I gain weight when I'm pregnant. What can I say?
Maternity clothes? Yup. And I've broken my promise to not buy any more maternity clothes. What I had just didn't fit! So I got a few new tops from ThredUp - have you heard of them? It's basically an online consignment store and the best part is that you can return what doesn't fit/you don't like. So I bought 5 things but am only keeping 2. Use this special code to earn $20 off your first 2 orders ($10 off order #1 and $10 off order #2: http://www.thredup.com/r/20TIQL ). I also bought a pair of jeans from Poshmark, but they haven't shipped yet so not sure if they fit. Downside is that they are not returnable but I'll just sell them if they don't fit. I did buy a few things during a Gap.com 40% off sale but am returning 3 of the 4 items. So while I'm buying a few things, I'm only keeping what I'll actually wear. This is progress.
Stretch marks? The old ones are peeking back out and getting darker. Thankfully if history repeats itself they will fade back into the distance once this pregnancy is over.
Sleep? Meh. I still get up every night to pee. And I toss and turn, but I can't complain too much.
Best moment last week? Getting the call that Bridget's microarray results came back NORMAL. I hung up the phone and sat at my desk sobbing for 5 minutes before I could even call the husband. I knew I'd been holding my breathe until these results came in, but I didn't realize how much. The sense of relief is overwhelming. I know she's not 100% "healthy" but to learn that she does not have a genetic abnormality was huge. We can handle her kidney. I know we can. And now that the genetic question marks are answered positively, we can move on and concentrate on what exactly this kidney defect will mean.
Movement? Every day. Sweet girl is a mover, but nothing like her brothers were in the womb!
Food cravings? Miso soup and Mexican chicken soup. I was sick last week and soup was the only thing that sounded good.
Food aversions? Nothing really.
Gender? Team Pink!
Labor signs? Nope.
Belly button in/out? In.
What I miss: Wine. A good glass or two of red wine would've been great these past few weeks.
What I am looking forward to: The final result of our house renovation. Bridget's room is in full swing and the kitchen is chaotic but coming together. The hardwood floors go down tomorrow!
Milestones: We hit viability baby! I really hope sweet B hangs out inside for a few more months but it's comforting to know she has a fighting chance even if she's born now. But baby girl, stay put! Please!
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