Phlebitis

I have phlebitis from my PICC. I figured as much but it was confirmed today when I got my dressing changed. My arm has been pretty sore but the pain is getting better (it was pretty bad over the weekend) so I'm hoping that it's calming down and will just go away. If it gets worse though they'll have to pull the PICC out. And I cannot stay hydrated on my own right now at all so I really don't want that, and I don't want to have another one put in either. Other than that it's doing good and surprisingly my skin is holding up well so far. I have really sensitive skin when it comes to tape and such but there were no rashes or anything and I only lost a couple patches of skin from the little piece that holds the actual line in place.

We saw the OB today too. Turns out the nurse wrote down my weight wrong last time (said I weighed 10 pounds less than I do) and my OB actually thought I had gained 10 pound in a week. I actually lost a pound which is very little considering I lost 20 pounds with John in the first trimester. I'm barely eating though so I'm not sure how I'm not losing more (guess that explains why I couldn't lose any before I got pregnant.) We heard Baby Pokey's heartbeat for the first time too, and Bella got to listen to it. Anyway we go back in 2 weeks. My doctor's hope is that the PICC will remain good and we can keep it in for at least the next several weeks and then re-evaluate things at that time. Did I mention I LOVE my OB, he's so great. His wife had HG several times so he definitely know what's he's dealing with and it makes such difference when your doctor has lived with someone with it, otherwise they just can't fully understand it.

John also had speech therapy today, he was really in a mood though and did not cooperate at all. He simply wanted to play quietly with the trains and be left alone. He's repeating a lot of two word phrases now, but only when prompted still nothing on his own. And his word list is getting really long. He'll definitely be ready to graduate at his next evaluation. 2 full years he's been in Early Intervention. I think I'll actually miss it though because his therapist have been so great, and the kids love playing with their toys.