GREAT report at 28 wk ultrasound

Hi everyone! Sorry it's been long time no see.
I saw the perinatologist today for my 28 week ultrasound and got a great report. He thinks everything is normal and fine. I don't need to see him anymore and he says I'm "like a regular pregnant woman now." What a huge relief (again).
The baby is 2 pounds 12 ounces, slightly on the big side.
I'm still taking the daily blood thinner (Arixtra) injections and having my TSH/thyroid level checked every 6 weeks (last time was the first time my medication dose has not gone up). Practically a full tune up every month.
I had my glucose test on Monday and haven't heard anything from them so I'm assuming it's fine until I talk to them.
I have been polling all my friends and coworkers (thanks everyone!) about which baby items to buy and I am getting great advice. I actually have registered at Babies R Us and Target.
My mother-in-law and I went to look at fabric, picked out a general theme, and she is going to make the comforter, dust ruffle and some sheets. I'm thinking pink with brown polka dots (with brown w/ pink polka dot trim?) and some stripes for the dust ruffle
I have been told I need to post a new picture, so I will do so this weekend.
I can't ask for anything better . . . I'm on my way! This might actually happen!

Preggo times two

Here's a picture of me and my friend, Justice. I'm 26 weeks and she's 30 weeks. A Thanksgiving baby and a Christmas baby. She's having a girl, to be named Halle. She's had an awful time with being sick and feeling badly during her pregnancy so I can't complain at all!

My ticker has officially turned over to 99 days left - I just can't believe it. I keep pinching myself to make sure it's real - and then I get scared talking about it too much so I won't jinx myself. My glucose test is 9/28 and my 28 week ulrasound with the perinatologist is 9/30. Party on Baby GG!

25 week picture

Here it is folks . . the belly (and the rest) at 25 weeks.

Checking in

Hi everybody! I've been checked out of blog land for a while. Everything is going well. I'm almost 25 weeks (and keeping my fingers crossed). Justin found out this week that he got assigned Macon for his last year of pharmacy school - so we'll actually be living together again - yippee!! My Mom, Sister and Aunt were here last week and we had a great time! Our dog ramp and new dog door are working perfectly. Hope you all are well!

Dog love

This is what you call love for your dog - a brand spanking new, first rate dog ramp built by Justin for his beloved and recently more crippled Max dog. It has a gentle slope, small steps to create that gentle slope, outdoor carpet so he won't slide and a guardrail to keep him from falling off.

Now Justin has to figure out putting a dog door at the top of the ramp in a door that has panels in it and could create some complications.

Justin starts school next week and the honeymoon will be over - I'm trying to be in denial about it.

Baby GG is moving like crazy. I've felt a lot of pressure and lot of "stuff" going on, which I assume is growing.

I want to send special shout outs to:

Heather who is waiting a wait of a lifetime, and

Laura who is doing her own waiting/worrying/hoping

Hang in there ladies!!!

Great report

We got a great report at the perinatologist yesterday. Between the good 16 week ultrasound, the good quad screen test results and the good 20 week ultrasound everything looks great and he suggests we don't need to do amnio. We'll do another ultrasound at 28 weeks. So, I'm walking on sunshine!
I won't feel (very) confident until 32 weeks but I'm headed in the right direction!
They estimated GG to be 12 oz. and I can feel her moving like crazy. I'm getting big(er) but not having any bad pregnancy symptoms. It's been interesting to hear people talk/make comments about my widening hips.
Our oldest dog, Max, went lame on Sunday and wouldn't use the bathroom. Justin and I assumed the worst thinking we'd have to put him to sleep - it was horrible! The vet tried a shot and some medicine to see if the problem was pain (an injury?) and he improved very quickly. He's weak and wobbly but we're hoping the problem is not systemic. Max is old and had a good life. We don't want him to suffer or be incapacitated and really hope he'll die peacefully in his sleep when it's his time. I didn't have pets as a kid and discovered as an adult how difficult it is to lose a pet.
Hope you all are well!

2 days and we're even

My count down to baby is rapidly approaching the halfway mark. I was well below 100 "days so far" when I added the ticker to my blog and can remember thinking in May "I can't wait until I get to June" and now we're already in August. That's exactly what I need, for time to fly by.
Now I've got to get past and way beyond the scary 23 week mark (because of what happened last time) - breathe! breathe! It's anxiety producing. I'm trying to decide whether I'm going to do something special/different or just try to let it fade into the night. It also happens to be the same week that Justin leaves to go back to school (I told him yesterday that he was going to have to miss the first week of school but I'm not sure that will fly). My Mom/Sister/Aunt will be here to visit the next week so that will be good. I keep reminding myself that I'm building character throughout all of this!