A Scary Situation

Alright Aunt Lizzy, you get your wish, a new blog post.  I may need to change my password so I don't get harassed on my own blog!

I was waiting until after I went to the doctor to post so I could make sure everything was fine before posting.  We had a scary weekend.  On Saturday morning, I started spotting, which freaked me out.  My doctor told me to lay low for a while and that everything was probably fine, but that we could go to the ER if it got worse or we wanted to.  Scott really wanted to go and it got worse, so we went.  It was the worst car ride of my life as it was 6 am and I didn't want to call and wake/worry anyone, so Scott and I just tried to calm each other down.  That didn't work too well.  I'm sure the admissions guy appreciated the sobbing woman in his cubicle who wasn't even able to answer simple questions like "What is your name?".  After waiting too long for an unltrasound, we were reassured that everything is fine with baby Conley.  The baby continues to grow fast, it is almost a week ahead of where it should measure.  I am never surprised by this fact because Scott's nickname is "large human" and he was 10 lbs. 14 oz when he was born.  I have already informed our doctor that I will not be a hero and have no need to deliver a baby over 9 lbs.  But it was very reassuring to see the baby move and hear a nice strong heartbeat.  We tried to sneak in finding out the sex of the baby, but it's legs were crossed and we couldn't see.

I went to the doctor on Monday and was further reassured that the baby is just fine.  We listened for the heartbeat and I had another scary moment as the doctor had trouble finding the heartbeat.   As I'm silently freaking out, the doctor laughed.  I did not find that amusing, but she informed me that she couldnt find the heartbeat because the baby kept kicking the monitor.  So I guess it's active and a little bit of a punk.  The doctor did say that as we progress, they will watch me closer.  Apparently moms who have had IVF tend to deliver a little early, so it will be nice to be watched a little closer.  She called it being on the low end of high risk. 

That's all we have for now.  I'm starting to feel the baby move, which is really exciting.  Scott keeps thinking he feels it and I sometimes don't have the heart to tell him he's just feeling my heartbeat.  I'll just let him be excited!