Monthly OB Appointment

This afternoon, we had our monthly OB appointment with Dr. Branaman.  It was a really quick appointment and I don't have too much to report.  Dr. Branaman was paged to a delivery while she was in the room with us, so everything was quick and to the point.

I first had to drink my lovely sugar drink on the way to the appointment for my glucose test.  The drink itself wasn't too awful, although tasting the actual sugar crystals was a bit much.  I also started feeling nauseated from all of the sugar.  Luckily, that passed relatively quickly.

Dr. Branaman has asked that I start going in for check-ups twice a month to start more intensive monitoring.  Although I've been feeling good and had more energy that past couple of weeks, they don't want to chance anything.  Since preclampsia, preterm labor, and stillbirth are possible due to the elevated protein levels, it's better to be safe than sorry.

I also will be going in for a growth ultrasound around 28 weeks (I'm currently 24 weeks along).  If all goes well and Kenton remains content safely tucked inside of me, than we will have another 2 growth ultrasounds before delivery.  Yeah for more pictures of Kenton!  Maybe we can actually see his face this time!

Thank you for everyone's prayers and thoughts.  Please continue to pray for Kenton to be happy growing and developing inside of me, for his health, and for the strength of our family as we continue to await more genetic testing.