I've been kicked out

Today I graduated from my RE's care. I cried. Literally folks, I sat on the edge of the table with huge tears filling my eyes. I am so comforted by going in there and almost feel like a lost lamb now that I've graduated. It's bittersweet. Graduating is a good thing. I'm going into the "normal" pregnant world, things are going smoothly, I'm right where I should be. But OMG, no more weekly ultrasounds and visits????? No more weekly blood tests?? What will I do? I have stopped my estrogen pills and patches and will start taking my PIO shots every other day, having next Tuesday be my last shot. Then, I'm officially done. I will admit that my hips will be oh-so-glad to be done with the shots! I've been on shots since January 12th. Sometimes more than one shot a day. I think it's safe to say that at this point I'm well over 100 pokes between shots and blood draws.

As I was getting the phone call that I'm being released (I was hoping for one more appointment) to regular OB care by my RE, I was sitting in the OB's room. They even squeezed me in for an ultrasound and I will say that there machine was way better than the one at the RE's office. It actually looked like a baby, wiggling around, and kicking up a storm. The heartbeat was 184 bpm, always amazes me how fast it is! Everything looked good, but my OB got called to a delivery (actually two at two different hospitals!) so having HBP I get monitored very closely and will actually go back in next Monday for an ultrasound and appointment w/him.

Tomorrow I'll be 10 weeks, I can't wait for these next three weeks to fly by so I'll be in the second trimester. Then maybe I can relax.... yeah, I doubt it!




**I am grateful for
1) a great ultrasound today
2) I'm released from my RE, so bittersweet!
3) lots of prayers going up for Stellan
4) tomorrow is Hump Day!
5) almost done with shots!