Another sneak peek!

Well, here we are at 10w1d and I got to see my little guys again today. It was a quick one but nonetheless, they were moving around and their little heartbeats were flickering away. Thank goodness because I've been bleeding all day - does this freaking out ever end? I swear ~ it's always something I guess. I was an absolute wreck this a.m. for my first OB appt with Dr. H. I was ever so thankful that I had an appt today though - if there was a good day for the bleeding to happen, today was the day. Otherwise, I would be a total mess of nerves.

Dr. H is AWESOME! I can't believe all of the times we spent laughing at him over the last few years when he would drag his kayak into the pool at Horn Point and practice...he would always get stuck upside down and we would try to hide our laughter. Who would have guessed that he would be my doctor? BUT I LOVE HIM! He's got a great sense of humor - he made lots of jokes and tried to keep me at ease. He must have sensed my nerves...

So, it sounds like his goal for me is 37 weeks - and I'll do my damnedest to get there! No more exercise after 20 weeks, no more work after 26-28 weeks; and probable bedrest by 30'ish weeks. I've got my work cut out for me.

Here's the other thing - I asked about my diet and weight gain. He thinks I'll gain around 40'ish pounds. Phew - not that I'm worried about my weight, but that book I read said that I should gain 60-70 pounds - holy crap. That's almost double my weight! He said to continue on my healthy diet and as long as I'm eating a starch sufficient diet and the babies are growing and I'm not losing weight, I'm in good shape. That's a load off...

Now, we need to decide whether we should go for the nuchal translucency test next week. Dr. H made me think. What if they do the test and come back with some high odds for downs? My odds at 36 are 1/300 - so for 3, maybe that means 1/100? I forgot to ask that today. But, if they give us some high odds, will we be willing to go for more testing - like the CVS or amnio? If not, there is no sense in doing the nuchal. I think C. & I need to do some more talking ~ before Tuesday. I'm leaning toward going for the test ~ I think I want to know if there is a possible problem. We'll see what C. thinks...

In the meantime, I'm just relieved that they are still growing strong for today. What am I going to do when these u/s's get to be 4 weeks apart? I'm going to have to re-learn patience!