24 Week Dr. Appointment
Another Dr. appointment and the locomotive of life is still steaming right along... Mom freaked out a bit when the receptionist handed her an envelope and told her that it was a preregistration form for the hospital. Mom's adrenalin peaked at an all time high with "What the heck do I need this for? I'm not going to the hospital today, am I?" The reception started laughing and said that it was just for when the baby comes. Mom was still a little frazzled and noted "ALREADY?? Isn't this kinda early?" Dad was immediately handed the paperwork and mom went off to "relieve" herself as she is required to do every appointment.
We have now met the fourth doctor (we think there is 5) of the practice and the first male. Mom was apprehensive about having a male doctor, but he quickly became on of her favorites. Jumping up on the window sill and propping his feet up on the garbage can and asking how things were going, quickly made us feel at ease. It helped that his wife is a huge NASCAR fan and he admitted that the Michigan race in June will be the first he has missed in many years.
Well, mom was disappointed/frustrated with the doctor's replies to her achey back, swollen feet, numb and tingling fingers... His comments were that this is normal in pregnancy. Mom commented how she would be okay with the answer if she were a few months more into her pregnancy. She wouldn't welcome it at that point, of course, but would at least be a little more accepting of it. Mom asked if it was okay to spend the weekend (Father's Day Weekend) at MIS in the garage area and pit road, etc. He immediately replied, "Enjoy yourself!!".
A quick listen to the baby's heartbeat (156 beats/minute) and a few more questions and everything checked out fine!!
The next appointment won't be near as easy for mom as we were given a prescription for the Rhogam shot and the glucose tolerance test will be repeated.
For now, we are movin' right along with the pregnancy. Progress is also being made in making room for baby stuff. We are currently haning out in our garage bargaining for the best deal... Anything not sold will be a healthy donation to somehwere yet to be determined. (Hopefully, somewhere that picks up...)
We have now met the fourth doctor (we think there is 5) of the practice and the first male. Mom was apprehensive about having a male doctor, but he quickly became on of her favorites. Jumping up on the window sill and propping his feet up on the garbage can and asking how things were going, quickly made us feel at ease. It helped that his wife is a huge NASCAR fan and he admitted that the Michigan race in June will be the first he has missed in many years.
Well, mom was disappointed/frustrated with the doctor's replies to her achey back, swollen feet, numb and tingling fingers... His comments were that this is normal in pregnancy. Mom commented how she would be okay with the answer if she were a few months more into her pregnancy. She wouldn't welcome it at that point, of course, but would at least be a little more accepting of it. Mom asked if it was okay to spend the weekend (Father's Day Weekend) at MIS in the garage area and pit road, etc. He immediately replied, "Enjoy yourself!!".
A quick listen to the baby's heartbeat (156 beats/minute) and a few more questions and everything checked out fine!!
The next appointment won't be near as easy for mom as we were given a prescription for the Rhogam shot and the glucose tolerance test will be repeated.
For now, we are movin' right along with the pregnancy. Progress is also being made in making room for baby stuff. We are currently haning out in our garage bargaining for the best deal... Anything not sold will be a healthy donation to somehwere yet to be determined. (Hopefully, somewhere that picks up...)
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