Hematologist appointment

I went to see Dr. Wittlinger today. First off, he is such a nice man. Really enjoyed my visit with him. Well, first thing they did when I got there was to draw my labs. It's kinda nice that they have their own lab right there. Good news is my hemoglobin went up from 6.8 to 7.5 in just a couple of weeks. Dr. W thinks that my body is finally starting to absorb all the iron I've been taking. He has decided not to treat me with transfusions (thank goodness!) and to just play the wait and see game. He will be checking my levels every 2 weeks til I deliver. If my hgb really drops, that's when we'll start thinking about blood transfusions but for right now, I'm just gonna keep taking my iron and hope for the best.

29 week belly

I'm thinking it's gonna be a big baby...or my uterus is huge. This belly looks like way more than 14lbs to me but I love it.

Crib and Glider!

Mike put everything together and it looks great! I also finished her comforter, I just need to get started on the bumpers. Of course, we had to see what Milo thought of the crib...not too pleased hahaha. We left the plastic on the glider so that the cats wouldn't get it all hairy while we wait for the new door to be put up.

28 week appointment

My appointment went well this morning. Dr. Swanson said that i am sailing through this pregnancy. I've gained another 4lbs. My blood pressure is still good. Baby and uterus are growing just right. She is nice and active with a good heart rate. I passed my glucose tolerance which means I am not diabetic (thank god!). Only thing is that even on all this Iron I'm taking, my hemoglobin went down some more. No wonder I've been feeling a bit more tired than usual these days! So the good doctor is sending me to see a hematologist to see what we can do to bring those numbers up. Otherwise, everything is going great.

Mike has set up the crib and we got a mattress. It looks beautiful! I will post pictures tomorrow. He is now setting up the glider and ottoman. Can't wait to see the finished product. If he is able to have it put together tonight, I will post pictures of it as well. I am still having a hard time finding some lamps for her room that I like and don't cost a fortune. I think I will check out bed bath and beyond and see if I find anything there.