19w2d - Lots Going On

Ok, let's start with the easier stuff and work down. We're officially moved into our new place. Pat and my dad basically moved everything in with some help from my cousins. We have all our necessities in and of course I've got the place decorated since I can't stand not living in a place that looks like our home. We're definitely short on closet space and have too much furniture since we downgraded from a 3br to a 2br. Its coming together, but I wish it was done. We still need to bring a few more things here to get settled. Otherwise, the place is nice. We had to deal with carpets that Pat says smell and way too many spiders on the ceiling in the bathroom. But it all seems to have resolved itself.

Our new car is great, but hard on gas - to be expected with a jeep though. Otherwise its great. However, my car, the Mazda, got broken into on Saturday. They broke the drivers window and stole our stereo. It happened while Pat is at work, so luckily his boss is paying the deductible for us, which is nice. But Pat is more dedicated to finding a new job now, since the place really isn't safe.

Now onto the baby side of things. Our appt last week went great. No issues, just heard the heartbeat, did some bloodwork, and scheduled our big u/s for the end of the month. This Tuesday though I had some pain in my left side and was feeling really anxious. So I went to the docs again. All was well. The pain was unrelated to the anxiousness - it was round ligament pain. And the anxiousness was probably a combination of stress, heat, and some other stuff. So that was fine. But then yesterday I got a call about my bloodwork results. The genetic aspect of the testing was fine, baby is healthy and great. But one of the hormone levels, estriol, was low and could mean the placenta is not getting enough nutrients to the baby. So they want me to start taking baby aspirin and doing monthly growth scans (u/s). I decided because of this to move my u/s up - so its scheduled for this coming Tuesday. I'm happy that they caught this and are going to be monitoring me (and of course that I get to see my baby monthly), however its so scary. I just want this little one to keep growing strong.