16w5d

I had my 3rd doctor's appointment yesterday. Jay had the day off to take care of some shots he has to get before going to Myanmar in December so he decided to join me at my appt. Everything is good! I keep having to get lab work done to monitor my thyroid. In the past when I've had physicals done my initial blood work comes back saying my thyroid is abnormal but then I go have the second test done and everything is fine and dandy. Pregnancy has made by thyroid overactive. I haven't needed any treatment, it's not too far out of range but my doc wanted to monitor and it's been gradually getting better. I haven't heard anything about my lab I had done yesterday so I am assuming everything has gone back to normal.

I had completely forgot at my previous appointment that I was told I have type A- blood. This means I will get a shot at 27 weeks. This is to prevent my body from thinking it's allergic to the baby and basically start fighting it. I guess if my blood and the babies blood mix it could be bad for baby. I will get another shot after giving birth in case our blood mixes during delivery. Sounds fun right??

I was pretty sure I was going to get yelled at during my appointment. I've only gained 4lbs total and I was sure I was going to hear about it. But the doc didn't seemed phased by it. I'm amazed because I feel like I've gained 20lbs. The belly has officially popped out. It looks more like a beer gut... When I was at my parent's last weekend I told my dad my belly was starting to look like his! He wasn't amused with me and proceeded to remind me Christmas and my birthday are coming....

We find out what we are having December 2nd. I've had at least a half a dozen people tell me I am having a girl. Their reasonings are the heart beat has been 164 or higher and girls have higher heart rates. Another told me it's because I am carrying so high. I reminded them I am short girl with a short torso so it's not like this baby has any other place to go. Jay and I are hoping for boy. We'll of course be happy with whatever we're having as long as they are happy and healthy. But I want a boy....