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"It's all about the alien inside..."
-Mama Tigger

Doctor's Visit #1

So today, Papa Tigger and I went for our first doctor's appointment. The doctor was really great; she sat with us for over half an hour answering all our questions. Unfortunately, since I'm only 8 weeks, it's too hard to hear a heartbeat, so there was no sonogram. Basically they took blood and urine to run a bunch of tests.

I was able to get a green light on some foods I was unsure of (fish, coffee), but was denied even the littlest bit of a few others (soft cheese, alcohol).

We also had a lengthy discussion with the doctor about my hypertension. I knew it would be something we would have to watch, but I didn't realize it would label my pregnancy as "high risk." The doctor wants me to see an ob specializing in high risk pregnancies, so we can develop a plan if the blood pressure becomes a problem. I'll also have more frequent sonograms (once monthly and towards the end of the pregnancy, once weekly) and am at high risk for preeclampsia. She also said that they won't let me go past my due date at all and would induce if I don't deliver by then. And since I take two medications for my hypertension, she wants me to explore cutting back to one and monitoring my pressure.

Another thought - I learned that once I'm over 35 (not yet), I'm at risk for a lot more complications and would be labeled a geriatric pregnancy! At least we got this one in under the wire! Baby #2 will be even more complicated. But that's a long way off.......

I'll finish this post with a happier note. This week we are entering week 9 and that means that I now have an embryo the size of a grape inside me!

Quote #1

Mama Tigger is funny. This is the first of what I expect to be many installments of funny quotes from this experience:

"Oh crap, Tigger's gonna cut in to my shoe budget, isn't it!?!"

Daycares are tough, and it's just the beginning...

Here we are, just over 7 weeks, and local day cares are already full! We visited Huckleberry Cheesecake on Friday, and learned of their 14 month waiting list! This is apparently typical for the area. How the...??? Oh, and did we mention the cost? Crazy world we are about to enter... I'm scared not of what traditionally rattles parents-to-be, but of the economy that has become of parenting.

Of to find more daycare options - maybe something with a 12 month waiting list???

Cruisin' with no Booze

Papa Tigger and I recently returned from a 5 day cruise (out of Miami going to Grand Cayman and Jamaica). We love to travel, but this was our first trip since Tigger. Interestingly, it changed some of what we do, but not much. We rented scooters on Grand Cayman and climbed up Dunn's Rivers Falls in Jamaica. Maybe not the safest activities, but I figure Tigger is well insulated and protected where s/he is now - s/he's only the size of a lentil!

One thing we did do differently was drink a lot less. Mama Tigger made do with virgin pina coladas.

One of the pictures from the cruise is of me in my swimsuit. I'm posting it not because I look exceptionally good, but because that body will soon become something of the past (at least in the near future). Papa Tigger and I will begin posting frequent updates to my size/shape as it changes.

So here is a picture of Mama Tigger at about five weeks.