13 week update w/ bump picture

So, I haven't been very active here on the blog, for which there are several reasons - none of which are good excuses...

Last week I went to my 12 week appointment with my new OB. I was really excited and was of cause anticipating that we would be doing the NT scan. I had also been really excited about my OB having twins herself. Not that it really matters, but when you are a first time mom-to-be away from friends and family, I think it is normal to try and seek connections and knowledge in all ways possible. Well the OB was very nice but coming from a single Dr practice with my RE, I was a bit disappointed in the extremely short appointment time, not to mention the almost hour long wait. She did her examinations and turns out I have a yeast infection, yuck!! However she wanted to wait until I was 14 weeks along to treat it.

Then came time for the ultrasound - the highlight of any appointment. I was convinced that I would be getting the abdominal scan, but no, vaginal ultrasound again. When do I get to feel like a normal pregnant lady?? Before we got started, she did tell me that she was just checking heartbeats, because she would be referring me to a high-risk doctor (maternal fetal specialist) for all of my ultrasounds. Now a week later I find out that she never did referred me and that I might end up missing the deadline for the NT scan. So annoyed...

And I have completely lost my appetite, which is not good when I am supposed to eat 160g of protein everyday and who knows how many calories. So, my new friend is Ensure High Protein drinks. No nausea, just no appetite. If left to my own devices, I probably wouldn't eat until past noon. I kinda feel sad that my mind is not on board with the nutritional requirements for making twins. So for now, I am forcing myself to eat, again and again.

Wow, what a whiny post so far!! On the positive side, I am starting to feel really good about my pregnant body. Seeing the belly grow is just so amazing. I had a wonderful weekend with my amazing husband and got to see my hula halau (hula school) perform at a local festival. So proud of them. And started planning for a little weekend getaway next weekend!!!