Yesterday I got up at 6:40am. I still haven't gotten over the novelty of being able to get up at that time of day and shower before the kids get up. We were out the door at 8:30am for Nadia's gymnastics class. When we arrived I discovered they were having their semi-annual yard sale. I bought a dress for Nadia, a pair of shoes for Ian, a princess plate, a princess pillow, a Blue costume (the dog), a road carpet, and six books. I was really excited about two of the books as they were on my list of books I had been wanting to buy. The only downside of yard sales is that sometimes I see items for sale there that I have recently purchased elsewhere. For example another book that was for sale there for 25 cents I had recently purchased online (a used copy) for $3.00. Nadia loves the pillow and plate - a very well spent 75 cents!
At gymnastics I discovered I had forgotten to put the double stroller back in the car. We've never gone to Knoebels without a stroller before, but I figured we'd survive since we weren't staying too long. Paul's parents met us there, which meant Nadia wasn't restricted to only riding kiddie rides. Early Intervention provided lunch (hotdogs, baked beans, jello with fruit, and cookies) and then we rode rides for 2 1/2 hours. We rode more rides in that time span than we did in the 5 hours we were there on Saturday since we spent VERY little time waiting in lines yesterday.
The weather was gorgeous. They didn't have all the rides running, or I would have gone on the flume with Nadia as it was warm enough to enjoy that ride. Nadia did better on the bumper cars. They both said the Whip was their favorite. They did really well considering we didn't have the stroller. PopPop carried Ian in the parking lot at the end, but other than that they walked all around the park. Ian was asleep before we pulled out of the parking lot, and Nadia slept in until 8am this morning (she usually wakes up at 7am). The kids handstamps were free, and I used less than $5 worth of tickets. Parking is always free there. I love that place! I didn't have any contractions the past three days, which was also very encouraging. I'm hoping to take Gabby and Alexis to Knoebels in early June before they head out to Oklahoma. I thought that would be a nice farewell gift (I'd buy them 4 hour handstamps). We are really going to miss them!
This morning I had another ultrasound with MFM. This time it was at my local hospital (they drive up from Harrisburg every other week). It was such a relief that (including driving time) the total trip was 90 minutes - compared to 5hr 45 minutes two weeks ago and 2hr 45 minutes last week. It would have been 75 minutes today if I hadn't needed the P17 shot (added 10 minutes) and stopped at McD's for an Egg McMuffin (5 minutes). He was very "modest" today so the woman doing the ultrasound couldn't verify the gender. 
The doctor said everything looked good - no signs of fetal anemia. He said that the baby has a 50% chance of developing anemia, and he said a transfusion could be needed even in this trimester (I thought it wouldn't be needed until the third trimester) due to how high my level of antibodies are. He said that how the baby looks at the ultrasound will determine when we need to switch to weekly (rather than every other week) ultrasounds. They didn't measure the cervix today. They're going to measure that again in two weeks. I'm praying that we can stay on the every other week schedule through the end of June (6 more weeks) because I really don't want to drive to Harrisburg. If I need to be seen every other week, I'd like to switch to the MFM clinic at the hospital where we did the IVF. I told him about the contractions I had on Monday, and he said that aside from taking it easy and drinking lots of water, there's not much more I can do.
The nurse gave me the P17 shot and gave me an extra one for next week. She questioned if I really wanted to fill the Rx at PSU. She said the pharmacies around here charge $3K per vial. WHAT?!? I had looked online and had seen MUCH lower prices. I called Paul and told him not to pick up the prescription until he finds out the cost. If it costs anywhere near that much, I will just keep going to the doctor's office to have it every week because we have to pay 20% at PSU and that would be $600 per vial. I think a vial has 5 doses. It will be well worth the inconvenience to go there every week if it will save us about $1,800 (I'd need 3 vials if I make it to 36 weeks). Speaking of bills, I got a large bill from the hospital where we did ivf. It was for the "difference" between what our current insurance paid and what they billed for one Beta and one ultrasound. They billed us over $600. I'll be calling about that tomorrow as that seems way too high.
Paul comes home tomorrow afternoon, and we're leaving for Grand Cayman on Saturday morning. YAY!!!!
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Wow I am shocked by the price of P17, I had it compounded prior to the pharmacutical companies taking over. My insurance did not pay for it but depending on what pharmacy I used it ranged from $30-$65 per vial! What a crazy abuse of very simple substances. My parents are pharmacists and its a very easy compound. Make sure you warm it up when Paul gives it to you, I used to keep it in my armpit (sorry sounds gross) to get it very warm, it injects so much easier! Have a great trip, can't wait for some pics when you return! So relieved the contractions have settled down for you!
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