Just when you think you're safe..

   Adam came home yesterday!! I picked him up from the airport at 8:30 a.m., and it is SO SO nice to have him home to help with everything! We had a TON of errands to run yesterday including my doctors appointment at 1:45. We got the results back from the GTT, and everything looks normal. So, yay! I don't have Gestational Diabetes. Just when I let out a huge sigh, I heard "BUT" and the happiness was drained from my face. Apparently, I have low platelets, in medical terms that is Gestational Thrombocytopenia. Platelets do drop in pregnancy, but the doctors like the count to stay above 150,000. The Naval Hospital prefers 179,000. My count was 138,000, and at my first appointment in October, my count was 233,000. So, the count did drop significantly. My doctor didn't seem too concerned. She just had the Corpsman draw more blood and said she would call me Sunday with the results. She said that they only really start to worry if the platelet count drops to 10,000 or below because it could cause me to bleed out or hemorrhage, if you will. I've never had any trouble with my platelet count, that's why it's gestational. Also, if my platelet count gets below 100,000 I will not be able to have an epidural, so I would be going au naturale. Heaven help me! Looks like Me and Adam will be signing up for some lamaze classes after all. And if something happens and I need a c-section, they will give me a general anesthetic, so I won't be able to be awake for it. Which I would HATE. So, I'd rather be in horrible, agonizing pain than to not be awake when my precious baby makes his first cry. It's scary.. and I'm petrified. But, for now, I'm trying to just think positive and hope my platelets stay around the same number. I haven't had any bleeding or bruising of any sort that is out of the ordinary, so I'm hoping it isn't a big deal. I'm so glad Adam was there with me though It helped to have his support. He's such a pessimist until it comes to me, and he always tells me everything will be fine and I believe him. He got to hear Connor's heartbeat, and he keeps looking at my tummy and smiling. It's SO good to have the other half of my heart home! He hired a cleaning lady to come tomorrow after our Maternity pictures (yaya, I found someone!) so I won't have to do a whole lot :) .... And now to Texas we go... ! See ya where it's warm ;)