Baby bump

This Sunday I will be 18 weeks (in my 5th month) and I FINALLY got a baby bump! Before now it was kind of hard to tell if it was just my fat little belly or if it was the baby, but now it is obvious! And, I swear it is like it grew over night! It just popped out! I feel bigger today than I did yesterday too! So, here is a picture of my little baby bump.

My blood pressure is still high but my OB sent me to a Cardiologist just to be on the safe side. My Diastolic pressure has been ranging from the 90's - the 100's, which is high. But, my Systalic pressure pretty much remains in the normal range around the 130's. (But last time I was at the doctor's office it was 150/100.) Anyway, I was worried because it has never been than high. Terms like Preclampsia and Pregnancy induced hypertension were running through my head with images of all of the serious complications that can accompany them. Fortunately, the cardiologist does not think it is preclampsia because it is a little too early for that to be developing. Plus, it is strange that it is JUST my diastolic pressure that is high, which doesn't worry him as much. The prognosis is we are just going to watch it. If it goes up more, they will put me on medication. They have been checking to see if I am leaking Protien and I haven't, which is a sign of preclampsia. So, all the news sounds good!

I finally am feeling better. I have more energy now and don't feel sick. My appetite is coming back. I have lost 15 pounds but hopefully now that I can eat again I won't continue to lose weight. I go back to work Monday. Wish me luck!

That's all for now!

Love,

Nat