12 Week Check-Up

This morning I had my 12 week check up at the doctor. With Christmas parties coming up, I've already booked my babysitters and didn't want to ask anyone to watch Garrett for me this morning as well as watch him when we have a party this weekend or next week, so I decided to suck it up and take him with me. Knowing that I will be having these appointments atleast once a month between now and June, it's only natural that eventually he will have to come with me to an appointment or two. Monday morning is definitely the best time to go to the ob/gyn. We sat for maybe 5 minutes before the nurse came out and got me, so that was nice. I was a little apprehensive about having my blood pressure checked while my 3 year old was sitting on my lap, but surprisingly she said it was normal.

Then I had to weigh. As I stepped onto the scale I remembered that I had my cell phone and keys in my pocket. Not smart. But again, surprisingly, I lost 7 pounds this month! Pretty shocking since I don't think I've been all that sick. Plus, last night I ate a few frozen waffles and pancakes because I was having a weird craving. I figured those would show up on the scale this morning, but that didn't happen. I should explain that when I was pregnant with Garrett, I ended up weighing 2 pounds less when I checked into the hospital compared to what I weighed at my first pregnancy appointment. For whatever reason, I tend to lose weight in pregnancy. Since I have it to lose, it doesn't concern my doctor, so that's nice.

As most of you know, the next step at the pregnancy doctor visit is peeing in a cup. This is truly fun when you have a 3 year old in the bathroom with you. He told me he needed to poop in a cup after I was done. I convinced him to hold that thought until after I saw the doctor.

Unfortunately this was one of those appointments where you have to strip down for a complete exam. Again, lots of fun with the 3 year old in the room. Thankfully I had a sucker in my purse, so that managed to get him through the first part of my exam. During the second part, my doctor started laughing, always something a practically naked woman wants to hear. He explained that he happened to look up at Garrett, who was sitting behind me, and he had his shirt lifted and was looking down at his stomach while my doctor was examining mine. After a question/answer session, I was free to head down to the lab and have my bloodwork done. Garrett sat on my lap while she drew my blood. He made a few comments about my "boo boo", but he was mostly interested in the rubber glove that the tech gave him to play with.

After that we were ok to leave. I was loaded down with formula samples, that may or may not expire before this baby is even born, as well as the paperwork that I have to fill out for the hospital. Overall it was a good appointment and I'm glad to know that Garrett can behave himself in that setting. I don't plan to take him to every appointment, but I'm sure he will accompany me a few more times before this baby arrives.

Oh and he told the lab tech he was having a baby sister. That's the first time he's ever said that.