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Thank Goodness!

Had my follow-up appointment with the cardiologist yesterday afternoon. They started with an ultrasound of my heart followed by a consultation. After waiting for what felt like forever, I the results came through and it's good news! I have a normal, functioning heart! Thank goodness! 

 The ultrasound technician was extremely nice and said that she see's a lot of moms of multiples being tested for heart trouble. So it was a pretty routine occurrence. However, I know having spells like that cannot be normal. 

 The results of my heart monitoring showed several big spikes in my heart rate, which explains why I get out of breath quite often. The doctor said it was that of a person running. I assured him that I definitely wasn't running and that I tried to relax while wearing the monitor. He told me that the babies are just taking so much from me and that my best bet is to take it easy whenever possible. The spells are due to low blood pressure and I am to the point where I know if one is coming on and can usually adjust myself to try and stop it. 

 My new everyday routine includes eating healthy snacks every couple hours, drinking tons of water, propping my feet up and getting rest (when I can). I have to avoid excessive carbs and caffeine, which I cut caffeine as soon as I found out about the pregnancy. Avoid heavy lifting, including laundry baskets and Rhylan. Since focusing on these things, I haven't had any spells. I hope to stay that way! 

 Let me just say that I have the best co-workers in the world! They have all been so sweet, understanding and caring during this time and I feel incredibly blessed. I don't like to be "babied," but it's nice to know that they are always looking out for me! So I can't thank these ladies enough! 

 I know in the end, this will all be a distant memory once my girls get here. I just keep reminding myself of that and try to power through! 

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