28 weeks

Tomorrow will be officially 28 weeks and today we went to three appointments.  Getting to these appointments involves several stops along the way.  First we go in two separate cars so we can drop off Brian's car at the train station.  Then we drop Nathan off at Grandma Cynthia's house.  Then it's off to the hospital!  Thankfully this is all with in a small area but with rush hour traffic, it is always and adventure.

We made it to the first appointment at 9:30 and I drank the dreaded "glu-cola" drink.  It's a lot like overly syrupy fruit punch.  You had to drink it an hour before they take your blood.  We saw Dr. Weiss first and he looked at Isaac on the sono.  Isaac is now 2.5 pounds and growing well!  That puts him in the 45th percentile.  He is very active and his heart and brain all look good.  Then the doctor looked at the amniotic fluid around Isaac and found it to be normal.  High amounts of amniotic fluid can cause preterm labor.  It also means the baby isn't moving fluid through his system like he should.  So "normal" amniotic fluid levels were a big relief.  Isaac is breach at the moment but they move around a lot still at this point.  Dr. Weiss said everything looked good and he'll see us back in 3 weeks on the 24th. 

Next stop was to Dr. Ryder's office a few floors down.  The nurse checked my blood pressure and urine and everything looked good.  They took my blood sample and said I might get results this Friday but if not we won't get them until the following Friday.  I ate a Greek yogurt for breakfast this morning thinking it wouldn't have much sugar, but when I looked at the label it said 19 grams!  Oh well, hoping that it won't mess up the test too much.  They say not to fast but to not eat anything too sugary either.  We shall see... if I fail this test, I'll need to take the 3 hour test and for that one you have to fast for 12 hours. 

Last stop was at the AMNI office to get registered with the hospital and meet with Shelly who helps coordinate all the doctors and NICU tours.  She talked to us about the delivery and how a whole team will be there to meet Isaac and make sure he gets the care he needs.  We will set up a time to meet with the neonatologist and all of the doctors to go over the plan, ask questions, and get a tour of the NICU.

We're praying Isaac continues to grow well and that my amniotic levels stay within normal range.  We're so thankful for the awesome team of doctors and nurses at Medical City.

In Nathan news, he went to a new class at The Little Gym today with Grandma Cynthia.  He has been going to The Little Gym since he was a little under 2 and he loves it.  This class is for 3-4 year olds and there isn't any parent involvement like there was in the younger class.  We were a little worried that he wouldn't want to go in by himself, but he proved us wrong!  Grandma said he walked right in to the class and followed along well and had a great time.  It is a strange mixed feeling of joy and a little sadness when a child takes steps towards independence.  So proud of him!