Another day, another trip to the doc!

My monthly OB appointment was this morning. James went with me again so it was nice to have him along. I know we don't really do much at these monthly appointments but it's nice to have some company while I'm waiting. As long as he stays away from the scale when I step on it. I've only gained 11 lbs. so far and I think that's pretty darn good for me. I know I'm not supposed to gain more than 20 or so but face it, that's just not going to happen. I've been eating like a trucker lately so a mere 11 lbs in 19 weeks, not so bad. My doc did mention I should up my activity level so I think it's time for us to start swimming again. We walk the dog but at the end of the day, a long walk on these swollen feet just isn't that much fun. Another thing my doc started talking about was birth weight. She asked us what we weighed at birth and James answered "10 pounds". She laughed and asked me if I had discussed that with him before we got married. :-) We discussed childbirth classes and I actually registered for one today. We won't be going until October but I wanted to get it on the calendar because it fit nicely into James' busy travel schedule and hopefully will be a good reason to get him out of the office at a reasonable hour those days. The other class they offer is an Infant CPR/Safety and Baby Care class that teaches CPR (duh) and all the basics about diapering and bathing a baby, etc. I figure since I've never even changed a diaper a day in my life I might benefit from a class like that. Yes, I have NEVER spent any time around babies. This should be real interesting. I'll have to apologize to my daughter one day for being my guinea pig!! I have another ultrasound scheduled for tomorrow afternoon so I should have some more pics to share!! I can't wait!

I had a marathon phone call with the insurance company today. They mixed up my initial OB co-pay with my Global OB co-pay and finally got that one straightened out. It gave me 'tired-head' but I figured it out and I know I'm due a $45 refund from the doc!! Funny they didn't mention anything about that to me today. hmmmm. Then, my initial visit labs were apparently charged as 'out of network' so I'm being billed 75% of it the bill instead of the 20% I should be. It's a big bill too. This is the SECOND time I've had to call them regarding that visit. It really just gives me a headache trying to figure it all out so hopefully this will be the last one. More dreaming!

I had an emotional shock when I got home today. You'll think I'm a freak but I've come to terms with that. I turned on the TV when I got home and it was on FSN because we were watching the Rangers game last night. It was a live press conference of Craig Biggio announcing his retirement! I'm so sad. He's playing out the end of the year (2nd base Houston Astros just FYI) but this will be his last. I tried to keep the tears in but no luck. What's with the crying over stupid stuff like sports? There's no crying in baseball!! Whatever!

I'll post my new ultrasound photos soon! And maybe I'll share the name of our little girl soon too! We're still working on the middle name but we're getting there.