Quick Update

Just quickly, aside from keeping an eye on my borderline-high blood pressure and my placenta previa, which we hope will have moved up out of the way by my next ultrasound, I seem to be in good shape. Baby also appears to be fine. He has a heartbeat in the 145 bpm range and does plenty of wiggling around at this point. No comment was made by the doctor on my weight gain or tummy measurements, so I assume those are unremarkable. I have gained 1 pound per week, which is pretty much standard at this point in pregnancy, although I can probably stand to gain somewhat less because of my starting weight.

Dan and I plan to make a mini-trip this Sunday into Raleigh for game 6 of the Hurricanes' quarterfinal playoff series with the New Jersey Devils. We have arranged to stay in a hotel within walking distance of the arena if necessary (we can also drive in and park if need be--how much walking I am up to at any one time is unpredictable) since the game will probably be at 7:30 pm (time is still TBA), and we'd rather get up early to drive back to Greensboro so Dan can get to work than make a really long day of it by driving up, watching the game and then driving back late. It will also give us a place to crash before the game so I can rest up for the exertion. This will also test my ability to be away from home for a night, since we'd like to take the "free" 2-night trip we won at Dan's Christmas party before baby arrives but haven't felt I am up to the trip. It's been a LONG time since we've been to a game, and we don't anticipate being able to go next season much if at all, given that we plan to have our hands full. So... count this as one of our last hurrahs for a while.