Baby update

Yesterday I had a visit with Dr. Chu. She was thrilled to see that my belly is finally blossoming as she put it. We heard Inara's heartbeat, which was good and strong. The doctor also ran through the last blood work I had done. No problems with glucose levels and my blood count is good, so she does not need to restrict my diet or put me on iron supplements. Both were good news because I definitely did not want to develop gestational diabetes or worry about anemia. This also means that all of my blood work and tests have come back negative, so Inara and I look to be pretty darn healthy. I am sooo glad I started getting into shape, exercising, eating better, and lost weight before I got pregnant. I truly believe that has made a difference. I wanted to make sure I gave my baby the best possible start to her health as possible. Shawn even said he's been so proud of me and everything I've been doing to stay healthy these past 7 months. I haven't had any cravings actually and have stayed consistent with eating small healthy meals. Lastly, Dr. Chu calculated that I've only gained 15 pounds. Yay!!! I still have 10 weeks to go, but I'm right on track with staying within the 25-30 pound range. Our next visit will be in 3 weeks at which time she'll do an ultrasound to see where Inara is measuring. I'm so excited I get to see baby girl again. It's been so long since our last ultrasound, so I can't wait for August 7th. I will have Shawn post the latest pictures of me and my belly tonight. He took some good ones over the weekend, so I'll make sure he gets those up soon.