Dad, Me, and Other Junk

He's been complaining for weeks, tired, hurting, hard to breathe. SO finally two Friday's ago he goes to his doc, sees the nurse practioner. His lungs sound bad, so she gives him a breathing treatment and says she'll see him in 6 weeks unless he doesn't feel better. Didn't do a TB test, didn't do a chest xray, did draw some blood - for god knows what. Anyway, this Friday my mom makes him go back. A different nurse practioner sees him and doesn't like what she's sees, so she sends him for a chest xray. It comes back clean but his lungs appear stressed. Then she does an EKG or something, and calls the doctor in. They refer him to a cardiologist. His apt is at 3pm, by 3:30 he's been admitted to the hospital. The doc says he is certain he has had at least one heart attack and certain they are going to find blockages. They give him a nitro patch and his pain/discomfort eases. They admit him and his heart cath will be tomorrow morning. If they find something, they'll send him to either Crawford Long in Atlanta or Redmond in Rome, both are excellent heart hospitals. You know, my mom and I were convinced he had lung cancer or emphazema (sp) b/c of his smoking. The heart is scarey stuff, but I also know it's come a long way in the last 10-15 years, and they did wonders for my grandmother back in the day, so some how, I'm a little relieved.
Now on to happy news, well kind of anyway.
I had my 16 week apt today, was so excited b/c my midwife was going to sneak a peek for gender. well we saw nothing, nadda. this little one was kicking and wiggling, but he/she kept those legs together and the goods out of sight. i was sooooo disappointed, i was planning baby shopping spree today.......oh well.....i just indulged myself. i should know on April 13th, my official ultrasound is scheduled for 10am. i have lost 5 more pounds, puts me down about 17 since getting pregnant. but those 5 probably came from the drastic change in my diet....healthy changes. here's my cutie...