A Million Appointments

I feel like we have a million appointments scheduled recently or coming up soon. Here is the scoop on where we have been running to:

Last week I had an eye appointment and a dentist appointment. Got new contacts for my eyes, but have to go back in two weeks (on Oct 3rd) to make sure the brand is good.

Dentist appointment didn't go so well. I had to make a decision to get a root canal or pull a tooth. I opted for the pulling. I am very nervous about this. Anything with my teeth just makes me want to throw up. I figured I can deal with a pulling for 15 minutes as opposed to someone drilling for an hour. It is a far back molar, so I am hoping I won't miss it too much. Bad news is, I can't be put to sleep. (Which I would have done, if I was able to). I was worried about what I would be able to take afterwards and after confirming with my doctor, she said that I can take the medication they give me. She said as long as it is only for a few days, it will not hurt the baby at all. That was great news for me! So Friday at 11:00 am is my big day. Not looking forward to it, but at least it will be over with.

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Today I had my monthly doctors appt. That went very well. My BP is back to normal 120/80 and I am very relieved. I think it helped that I was there by myself this time.

I gained 2 pounds, so since last time I lost 2 pounds, I am back to where I started. I am good with that right now.

Baby peanut's heartrate was in the 150s. And they were able to find it with a doppler. I made a comment how last time (with Alyssa) they had to use the u/s machine on me two additional times after the first appt to find the heartbeat. I thought it was because I am a bigger girl. The doc said that Alyssa must have been stubborn. I told the doc that is the truth, even now...LOL.

We scheduled our "big ultrasound" for November 11th. We will then find out the sex of the baby. I am really excited this time to find out.

My next appointment is October 26th.

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Alyssa had her 18 month checkup today. (I know I can't believe she will be 18 months old tomorrow).

She got two icky shots and is now done with them for a while!!

She weighs 25 pounds 12 ounces - 90th percentile
She is 34 inches long - 95th percentile

They gave me a sheet on potty training, but I don't think she is anywhere near ready for that. And the pedi said she is marking her as not being delayed any more with her development...yay!