Dr. Appointment Update ~

Today was our first non-stress test. I had to be hooked up to a fetal monitor to track the baby's heartbeats and to see if I was having any contractions. They said it could take anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour. I think ours took about a half hour. I had to talk to him and poke at him a little to get him to move. The test is just to make sure that the placenta is doing its job with the gestational diabetes. His heart rate should go up so much for so long when he moves. HE PASSED! We will do this weekly until he is born. I then met with the doctor and he measured me and told me that he wanted to do another ultrasound, so we will have that done next week. We are excited to see him again (and verify again that he is a boy). The ultrasound is so the doctor can make sure that he is not getting too big. I also got a flu shot to keep me from getting sick while I am still pregnant and to help him the first few months after he is born.