Today's dr. appt. was great!

My blood pressure is really good, BGL's heart rate is fantastic, my iron levels are excellent, and weight is right where it should be. I did drink the yucky glucola stuff before my appointment today - barf. It is so sweet and syrupy, but I got it down and then they did blood work an hour later. I should have those results in the next day or two, which will give us any indication of gestational diabetes. Hopefully nothing weird shows up. I'd like to keep this ball of goodness rolling right on to the end! Two minor issues arose - our choice of hospital and the pesky pregnancy rash I have.

Hospital choice - we had chosen Lutheran, but now are seriously considering St. Anthony's Central. Our doctors prefer it based on the quality of patient care, patient perks (like massages and fresh cookies daily) and overall logistics. Their neonatal and intensive care units are really good and their perineonatologist attends each and every delivery instead of having to be called in if something goes wrong. On top of that, my nurse midwife told me that Lutheran was just bought out by a Catholic charity which is causing some issues (politically more so...) amongst OBs who deliver there. That's all tied up in litigation. So I am thinking we'll steer clear of that stuff....St. Anthony's is my docs' preferred choice, so that's enough to sway me, I think. Besides, as Ben pointed out, it's much closer to our house than Lutheran.

Rash - I've had this weird rash on my chest and now little spots on my shoulders since I was about 8 weeks pregnant. We've tried two different at home treatments, but neither have worked - I'm now going on 4 MONTHS of dealing with it!! So I got a referral to a dermatologist, who I am seeing tomorrow. Hopefully she can help me resolve this issue. It's itchy and really makes me self-conscious. I can't wear half of my maternity clothes right now because of it. I want it gone!