Doctors, doctors, doctors

With having 2 kiddos and being pregnant, I feel like we are ALWAYS at the doctors, pharmacy, or OTC drug aisle of the stores. Emmersyn was in the ER last week and of course on Sunday I woke up feeling like crud. I have a horrible cough, tickle in my throat, and the voice of a 105 yr old man! Fun times!
Tuesday it got so bad I could barely breath with the cough and hacking every second. I decided to call my ob and set up an appointment. I have also had a lot of cramping and was slightly concerned (ok, I was freaking out in my normal fashion).
Of course, I was diagnoised with bronchitis. I got an antibiotic and some pearl things that are suppose to numb my throat and make me cough less, but I don't think they are really that helpful. They do make me extra sleepy though so I get to sleep right away which is kinda nice!
Now to the OB part....because my morning sickness went away and I started cramping, I was worried something was wrong. I've never been pregnant without throwing up all the time so I didn't know what to think. She asked a million questions, then went to use the doppler to find the heartbeat. One minute went by, nothing...two minutes, nothing...insert me freaking out internally....forever went by it seemed, nothing! She decided to do an ultrasound right then to check the baby and placenta to make sure everything was ok. (by this point, I'm in complete freak out mode)
Of course, the ultrasound showed the baby moving around fine. I heard the heartbeat (157) and saw the baby moving so I calmed down. Everything was good. The ultrasound tech asked if I were cramping right then, and of course I was. She said I was already having contractions and she could see it on the ultrasound. The doctor said I'm not suppose to stand so much at work now and to "take it easy". If the cramping doesn't stop, I'm going to be put on bedrest. For now, I'm going to the Maternal Fetal Specialist in August for a consult and ultrasound there too. We will find out the gender at that appointment, but I may have peeked at the ultrasound on Tuesday. If my knowledge is right, I may already know, but it's still a guess as they didn't tell me for sure!