Still behind on my posts!

So this last weekend while in Canton, I felt Baby Emerson move around in my tummy for the first time! Very cool feeling! She was probably tired of me walking around and was telling me that I had done enough shopping for one day! I am 24 weeks along right now, so I guess that's about 6 months.

Tuesday, 6/2- Had a doc appt today. It was short and sweet! My doc just listened to her heartbeat on the Doppler, measured my belly, and answered my questions. No ultrasound at this one. My next month's appt is when they have to do the glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. I am not looking forward to drinking that yucky stuff!

I had been noticing that my belly button was starting to protrude and just thought it was part of my growing belly and the pregnancy. The doc noticed it today at this appt, and she said that it is actually a hernia (something she thinks I had before pregnancy) that is just now noticeable b/c my belly is getting bigger. I am pretty sure I know when I got it....I have pretty bad endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome and have had 3 laparoscopies (surgeries) to remove it. During each surgery, they make 3 incisions and one place is your belly button. After the last surgery (done about 3 years ago) when I took off my bandage to clean the belly button area where my stitches were, I noticed the area had opened up and there was "stuff" coming out of my belly button. I went to the Urgent Care clinic and when they saw it, they took me to the hospital immediately. That incision had opened back up, and they said my intestines were coming up! They did another surgery where they stuffed everything back in and stitched me back up. So, I am pretty sure this is where the hernia came from...3 years ago! My doc said there is nothing we can do about it right now b/c of me being pregnant, but I would have to "get it taken care of" once the baby has come. I just hope that doesn't mean a mandatory c-section. We will see!

Thursday, June 4th- Tomorrow is our last day of school, so all of us teachers are pretty tired and in need of a Happy Hour! Our secretary Cindy threw a Knowles Faculty Happy Hour at her house...Fun Times! I left before it got really crazy! From what I hear, teachers were dancing and some even got thrown in the pool with their clothes on! :) Glad I left when I did!