Appointments Aplenty

How do you spell relief?

N-O-M-O-R-E-A-P-P-O-I-N-T-M-E-N-T-S!!

This week has been all about appointments.

We started on Monday with our ultrasound, where the kids were able to "meet" Leechie for the first time.

It was fun to watch the screen as the doctor measured the various parts of our newest family member, highlighting them for us.

Edward was a little less than patient about finding out Leechie's gender.

The doctor chuckled and tried his best to figure it out for us. But, alas, it was meant to stay a secret until sometime in September when we meet our little one face-to-face.

Then we spent all morning Tuesday in the allergist's office, figuring out what Emily needs to avoid this season...which was quite obviously oak pollen, several grass pollens, and molds. (Easier said than done, I'm afraid.)

So we started her on Zyrtec, and the allergist helped us figure out a routine to use if her breathing, like her brother's, becomes a problem. The best news was that after Father's Day all the pollen usually burns up with the heat and allergies diminish to the point of not needing any more medicines. Yay!

We go back at the end of June to figure out if she's allergic to Amoxicillin, too.

And finally we finished on Thursday with our prenatal visit to the midwife's office to hear Leechie and get measured, etc.

All looks -- and sounds -- well. Leechie's heartrate has stayed in the 130s-140s range, which is exactly like his/her older siblings. (No guessing about gender based on heartrate in our household...both of my kids had the exact same range all the way through. So much for that old wives' tale, right? *wink*)

I looked on my calendar this afternoon and sighed in relief.

No more appointments until next month! Hooray!