I admit it, I'm really bad at this!

Apparently, it has been three months since my last post. Shame, shame. I told you that I am not very good about this.

Ashley continues to do well. She will be a year old in less than two weeks, which just blows our mind. We cannot believe it. Where has the time gone? She had a pediatric ophthalmology appointment yesterday to monitor her retinopathy of prematurity (ROP for short). Her last appointment was in May. She still does not have ROP, which is an abnormal growth of blood vessels in the eye. Apparently, during the last trimester of a fetus' life, their eyes develop rapidly and finish developing. Well, because Ashley was born at 28 weeks, she missed out on her entire 3rd trimester. So, there was a very, very good chance there would be some ROP. Check this off our list.

Unfortunately, we did not receive totally perfect news. Ashley has slight nearsightedness and very, very mild astigmatism. Nearsightedness, in particular, is also a complication of prematurity. So far, she does not need medication or glasses, but I am sure glasses will be in her future.

As for baby #2, I am 14w1d today. This pregnancy seems to be flying by. I am still sick, especially in the morning, but today I did experience dizziness and lightheadedness while at work. I felt so bad, that I almost went home early. Luckily, the feeling passed, but I am so ready to be done with the yuckiness of the first trimester. I SHOULD be done, I'm in the second trimester already.