32 Weeks!!

How far along: 32 Weeks!!!! Wowzers!!

We have a Honeydew, about 19 inches and 4.5 pounds.

What I've Learned from What to Expect: She is opening her eyes when she's awake. She's developed her immune system!

Total weight gain/loss: She's definitely growing, I gained 2 more pounds this past week, so I up 9 Pounds!

Stretch marks: Thought I saw some last week, but didn't end up seeing them

Sleep: Is Good!  Yay, Still!

Best moments this week: Having lots of belly time!! We went to a friends wedding in OKC and LB got lots of belly lovin!  It was fun!  I don't mind people feeling my belly if I know them and they ask...thankfully, I haven't had anymore weirdos want to touch my belly. Rick and Mel being in town and I honestly think Rick has more of a baby glow than I do!

Miss Anything: Nothing in particular this week.

Movement: All the time!! There are times my belly looks lop-sided because I'm pretty sure she's sticking her little bootie out! She really started grooving in the car to David Crowder Band-After All (Holy), Eli Young Band-Break Your Heart (I think that's what it was called), and Matt Redman-10,000 Reasons. I thought it was really funny when she started moving to the music, I had read some threads that asked about certain songs that their babies reacted to, I don't know how far along they were, but LB wasn't doing that at the time, so I thought, they were just making stuff up about songs their baby 'supposedly' liked, welp, I've been told now... :)

Food cravings: Fruits

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing comes to mind...

Labor Signs: A number of Braxton-Hicks contractions.

Belly Button in or out: Stretchie!!

Most Ridiculous thing I've Cried about or gotten Upset about: I really can't think of anytime I cried this week...woot woot! I'll have to ask Mike to make sure though :)

Gestational Diabetes Update: For the most part good, I did have a high number, 133, after the Wedding Brunch...there were several factors that went into that too...the night before, I didn't have my bedtime snack because I was still so stuffed from the reception food, then I didn't get up and have something to eat for breakfast (Brunch was at 10:30), so I'd gone way too long without eating, then at the brunch they had the most amazing food!! I had two different types of breakfast casserole, a biscuit, sausage, and THE GREATEST CINNAMON ROLE I've ever had!!!  I'm hoping I can get that recipe from Kacy when they get back from their honeymoon! So, I knew it would probably be bad, so during the brunch I excused myself and went walking around the neighborhood for about 25-30 minutes and then tested and got 133. I was so scared, I called my Doc the following day and left a message. They called back and said everything was fine, but to keep an eye on it and call if it goes up again.

Pregnancy Symptom: TONS of Back Pain, to the point I want to cry at times.  Wanting to nest and love it!! Peeing all the time! Difficulty Pregnancy Brain--it gets worse and worse!! Really, if it didn't happen less than an hour ago, I won't be able to give you a reliable answer! I forget crap all the time!! Work has cause me some more 'cankles'.I truly feel I have Shrek Feet sometimes--Mike tells me they are far from Shrek Feet, but I think they are and sometimes they hurt. Feeling more tired. I had another Charlie Horse the other morning...I knew it was coming, it had been making it's way for the past week or so, and finally, it came on full throttle. I woke Mike up because I was slightly freaking out with the pain and he so kindly rubbed it out for me, it was sore the rest of the day and the next...I hate those things! I've also had a skin tag on my neck---do those go away, how do you get rid of them?
Wedding rings on or off: Getting really tight, I'm gonna have to get a temporary replacement.

Happy or Moody most of the time: LABILE! Happy, Sad, Moody, Happy, Tired

Looking forward to: My shower this weekend!! Getting to put it all in the nursery. Picking a name.  We also really need to get on the ball and find child care and a pediatrician!! We are super slow parents : /  Working on her Baby Book and getting that put together-I'm really excited about all that I found and the pages I'm creating :) I will share when I have it together. Having tomorrow off!! Yippee!!

31 Weeks!!

 

 

How far along: 31 Weeks!!!! Less than 9 Weeks left!! Holy Smokes!!

We still have a Head of Lettuce, about 19 inches and 3.9 pounds.

What I've Learned from What to Expect: She can move her head side to side and her skin is starting to be more opaque (Yay, no more see through baby!) because she's getting more layers of fat. I am having more Braxton Hicks and I am producing colostrum. 

Total weight gain/loss: 7 Pounds

Stretch marks: I think I may have seen a new one this morning, but it could also be a bed sheet mark...you know when you lay on something for so long it puts an impression on your skin...I'll have to check it out later :)

Sleep: Is Good!  Still lots of potty breaks and occasional I get through the whole night. Pregnancy Wedge has been very helpful, along with all the rest of the pillows I need. Mike still has to push me out of bed sometimes.

Best moments this week: Lots! Mike and I went on our Babymoon/5 year Anniversary!! It was fabulous!! More on that later. Mike getting to feel her so much this weekend, she loved the car ride and was a Jumping Jelly Bean all the way down there, so Mike got some great Daddy/Daughter time!Seeing my doctor, my Blood Sugar Levels being under what they are suppose to be, doc being happy with the levels, Going to the doctor again and my mom getting to come with me...which I think was the best moment for her. She got to see her on the ultrasound and hear her heartbeat.

Miss Anything: Wine, lots of fruit at one time, not being able to just snack on whatever I want since I'm having to watch the different things I eat.

Movement: All the time!!

Food cravings: Fruits, The Most Amazing Cookies, (to all my Pi Beta girls, I think they are better than Arrow Cookies!!!)...

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing comes to mind...

Labor Signs: A number of Braxton-Hicks contractions. My doc said as long as there are no more than 6 in an hour, I'm good...I feel like I have at least 1-2 an hour. They aren't painful, yet...

Belly Button in or out: How about a Stretchie!! Not completely stretched yet, but really close!

Most Ridiculous thing I've Cried about or gotten Upset about: Oh my, I feel it gets worse and worse each week...I feel so bad for Mike, he is such a trooper, I love him so much for be so supportive and understanding. Today, I cried when I heard "I will Always Love You" on the American Idol show (which I don't watch and I just so happened to flip though, I love Whitney Houston!) This weekend (on our Babymoon!) I got upset with Mike and cried because he wanted to take a shower before we went to breakfast...yes, a shower, yes, I'm crazy, yes, Mike still loves me :) Last week, I would just cry in the shower for no reason at all...boohoo! It's really bad!

 

Gestational Diabetes Update: I have to prick my finger four times a day and it is cumbersome to make sure I test 2 hours after I eat. I have slight freak out moments thinking I've missed it. I also have to make sure I eat around 10:30 at night because I'm not suppose to go longer than 9-10 hours without eating. Which sometimes makes it difficult to get to sleep. So anywho, my numbers have been good, Dr. Cox was very pleased with them. When she checked Little Bit's growth, she measured her at 4 pounds and me about 4 days ahead of original due date. She said that 4 pounds was within the acceptable range, but a little on the bigger side. She's in the 68th percentile...which, I don't completely understand yet, but I know I will. So, all in all, I was hoping that Dr. Cox would say I didn't have to prick 4 times a day still, but she said, even though it good now, it gets worse the further along I go, so she wants me to continue to the 4 times. I do like that she is being through. I am keeping track of what I eat, times, proportions, and then my numbers. I get nervous sometimes because I'm not quite sure how my body will react to certain things. I did find out early on, that pizza is a no go for me, and after talking with the dietitian, she said pizza seems to be a problem for a lot of people with GB or Diabetes, because of the fat content. Even though, I'm considered High Risk now, Dr. Cox said that if my numbers stay down, and LB doesn't get too big, then I will be able to deliver as a 'normal' delivery. So, so far, so good.

Pregnancy Symptom: TONS of Back Pain, to the point I want to cry at times. My nails are growing like crazy!! Wanting to nest and love it!! Peeing all the time! Difficulty breathing sometimes. Pregnancy Brain--just like my crying episodes, it gets worse and worse!! Really, if it didn't happen less than an hour ago, I won't be able to give you a reliable answer! I forget crap all the time!! Emotional-basketcase!! Work has cause me some more 'cankles'. Feeling more tired.

Wedding rings on or off: Getting really tight, I'm gonna have to get a temporary replacement.

Happy or Moody most of the time: LABILE! Happy, Sad, Moody, Happy, Tired

Looking forward to: Picking a name...I think we may have a first name, but definitely no middle names...Mike is still waiting for 'The One' to pop into his head....I'm afraid, she'll never be named if we have to wait on him to find 'The One'! And Mike made the comment, he thinks it'd be fitting for us to name her on the way to the hospital!  I really really don't want that to happen! Going to Derek and Kacy's wedding this weekend, my shower next weekend

It was Showering like crazy!!

My First Shower!!

Mom and Mel gave me a shower for family on April 21st...I know it's almost a month gone by now, but better late than never, right...Mom, this is expecially for you since you just so happened to mention it this week :)

Mom had WAY to much fun planning this shower, there were times I wasn't even allowed over to the house because of some of her shananogans. She loves doing things like this and I appreciate it so much!

We recieved SOOOO many goodies at this shower. Mike and I are so blessed to have such a wonderful family that support us and love us. And they already love Little Bit so much, I'm so excited for her to meet all her family!

Some yummies that we had were Cake, of course! I chose Strawberry and Italian Cream. Italian Cream is usually my favorite, but on this day the Strawberry was Amazing!! The cakes were from Merritt's Bakery. They did an amazing job on the cake and the design! More yummies were fruit and veggies with dip, Artichoke Spinach Dip, Cheese, Pinwheels, and fabulous Punch!!

Little Bit recieved wonderful gifts, including super cute clothes---lots of clothes, adorable socks---again, lots of socks, car seat and base, tutu's, toys, her Chicco 360, gift cards, shoes, OSU headbands, pack'n'play---which is a funny story, bath time stuff, diaper bags, blankets, sleeping stuff, Bouncer, and so much more...I'm starting to draw a blank...I think I did really well coming up with all that out of my head :)  She is a spoiled little girl already! Especially from Grandma's!!

So here are some pictures from the shower....there are still some that I haven't finished while I'm opening the gifts...what I learned is I make some pretty funky faces when I'm really excited! Enjoy!

Umm, if you need a diaper cake...my friend, Amber (she didn't attend this shower, but she makes super cute ones) and my Mom are your people to call!  Mom and Dad aka, Grandma and Grandpa made this one for us, we still have it all together in her room.  It out of the cloth diapers, hooded towles, adn washclothes we registered for with other goodies too like pacifiers, spoons, teething rings, toys, and lotion stuff.  So stinking cute, I don't know if I'll ever be able to take it apart!

Grandma Combs couldn't wait to try the cake so she let her purse try it first!

Jo showing off the icing accessory on the purse...

Grandma's opening thier gifts.

Cousin Holly! She helped out so much by taking pictures, cutting the cake and scooping sherbert for the punch!  Thanks Holly!

 Aunt Jo!

Mel, Me, Jo, Mom 

Grandma Combs, Jo, and Mel

We were finally able to get the Pack n Play together!! It took us a long time!! In fact, we didn't 'pack' it up to move it, Mike put it in the back of his truck and it sat in our hallway for the longest time til we had people over and had to finally 'pack' it away...It's not very playful when your trying to pack it!  But I am really excited to use it. I believe we will probably put it in our room when she first comes home for a bit and it will be so convenient!

So there ya have it! So much fun with my family. Thank you all for all your love!  I love you so much!! Now, I'm just so excited to get to use all the fun stuff we got!!

Updates!

Updates!!

Operation Pregnancy Swimsuit---When I created the post I found out that Motherhood was having a sale, so today after my doc appt, I ventured out to the mall and Yay, Motherhood was also having in-store sales!  And the had THE ONE I wanted!! Woot Woot!! And it was only $30. I believe I will be taking my Wally World special back, but I do think I will keep the skirt bottoms, because they will go with my new one. It really is more comfortable, I feel better in it, not like a beached Walrus :)

Baby Book---Whew!  This one is a toughy!  Oh and Mom did find my babybook!!  I don't know if she'd forgotten about it or if she just said I didn't have one because she didn't keep up with it. But it was really fun to look through it. It does only have about a months worth of stuff in there, but I loved what was in there. So after searching and searching and seeing mine. I finally decided, I was going to make my own. I made it to Michael's and got some great deals. I found a 12x12 scrapbook, I loved, for....drum roll...$2.99!! Three Bucks!! What a steal! It was a surprise too because it was marked at $10. Woo Hoo! I got a paper pack and that was 40% off with my coupon. Great day at Michael's, huh?!
With all my searching I found some great page ideas from All in a Day. So I have downloaded those and put our own special touches to it. Now I just need to get it printed out and start the book and fill in some of the answers. So excited to do that and hope that I will be able to keep up with it for our Little Bit!

Gestational Diabetes---which I will be calling GB for short now. I finally met with the Dietitian last week and she made everything so great!!! I gave her a hug when I left, because I felt so much better about it!  So, I apologize if this get long-winded, but this is what I found out, I hope I get the information correct as I tell you! :)

During Pregnancy, all the changes in hormones can cause your body not to produce enough insulin to keep up with the amount of glucose (blood sugar) intake. So, it's not something I could've changed or prevented, drinking that awful drink was going to send my blood sugar out of wack like crazy no matter what I had to eat before. So since my body is now sensitive to processing the glucose. I have to watch what I eat and how much. It has a lot to do with the carb count...which I LOVE!! So that stinks. But Carol, the dietitian, made everything great. She explained everything so well and came up with different meal ideas and plans that will help me regulate my blood sugar levels. Praise Jesus!  So, I can still have all those wonderful carbs, I just can't have a whole lot all at once...because carbs turn to glucose and my body goes into extra-overdrive to process it all---apparently, its the Pancreas that does all this work.  But I feel I have to eat more with the meal plan I'm suppose to follow. Its hard to eat all that!  I have my 3 meals and I have to have 3 snacks!! It's crazy!  And I have to make sure I have a bedtime snack around 10-10:30, because, a pregnant women, (GB or not) should not go longer than 9-10 hours without eating, even if you are sleeping!!  For those of us that do deal with GB, going that long without eating can actually cause the blood sugar level to spike at very high levels! Crazy huh? And they don't want you to get rid of carbs, you must have a certain about for each meal and snack!!  Finding a good balance with all foods and watching your portions!  Super simple!!  Exercise is another factor, they told me that walking even 10 minutes after eating, before you take your test, can lower the blood sugar level. I still haven't been great at exercising...excuses, excuses...but mine are I'm so tired and exhausted once I get home, especially if I'm not even gettin home til 7 or 8, I don't want to do ANYTHING!!  and I am somewhat active at work, I feel I'm walking around the floor all the time, I do take the stairs as much as I can.

Now, I have to prick my finger 4 times a day to test what my glucose level is as fasting (in the morning after I wake), and two hours after each meal. So far, I've only had two number that were over the 120 mark (123 and 129) and they were both pizza. Carol said that it has to do with the amount of fat that could be in the pizza, because the fat can slow down the production of insulin even more...I think is what she said. So, I've been happy with my numbers. I write down everything I eat, which is cumbersome, but it does help me see what my body reacts too and keeps me accountable!! If I have to write it down and show my doc, I don't want to have to put on there ate three bowls of ice cream in one sitting :) So that's been good for me.

I have done a follow-up with Carol and then met with my doc today. They were both pleased with the way things were looking. Told me to keep doing what I was doing. Doc told me if I keep my numbers regulated, I can deliver without any problems---meaning not considered High Risk, which is why I get to see her every week now :)

So thanks to Carol and the Diabetes program at Hillcrest, they have made this what I thought was going to be awful and feeling I was hurting Little Bit, so manageable and understanding and not scary! 

I think that's it for my updates, I will continue to update about my GB here and there. Thankfully it hasn't made me feel weird, funny, or had side effects as of now. Prayers for continued regulated blood sugar levels would be appreciated. Have a great weekend! Mike and I plan too on our Baby Moon to Lake of the Ozarks!

30 Weeks...and some...

Please excuse the hair and the tired look!  I am tired and my hair is braided and just looks like crap!

How far along: 30 Weeks and some days!!!!

We have a Head of Lettuce, about 18 inches and 3.2 pounds.

What I've Learned from What to Expect: Her brain is developing faster and faster. She is making faces, hiccupping, swallowing, breathing, and sucking her thumb

Total weight gain/loss: 7.5 Pounds

Stretch marks: No new ones

Sleep: Is Good!  There are nights I get up for a potty break once and then there are times, I get up like 5 times. It is A LOT harder to get out of bed...not becuase I'm tired, but because it is harder to move. I have to ask Mike, when he's awake, to push me!  Even on the 5-6 potty break nights, my sleep is really good. My mom got me the pregnancy wedge, which I think has been pretty helpful. I was just using pillows. I also like it because if I roll over, it supports my back too. So yay for sleep! I do need to get more of it though!

Best moments this week: Oh dear, So many!....Man it feels like forever since I've updated!...
She's HEAD DOWN!! Woo Hoo!! Hearing and seeing her at the doc. Heart Rate has been in the lower 140's and, today upper 130's, which doc says is good! Getting to meet with the dietiation and getting a good follow-up report from her and my doc. Feeling her move ALL. THE. TIME! I love just looking at my belly and seeing her move, wondering what's she's planning on doing or thinking.

Now some of you already know about this and I just think this was way too funny...but at work, I work with just loving little angels...and one of those little angels called me a "Toilet Assface Shit Mouth!" which really cracked me up, I love the creativity! 
Miss Anything: Not being able to have excessive amounts of fruit, especially since the Watermelon has been so so so yummy!  I'm being restricted to limiting my carb intake.

Movement: Holy Moly Yes! She is all over the place, high, low, right, left, middle. My favorite thing!!

From Last Week: Yesterday, she really liked the watermelon I had and I had a long slow wave across my entire belly...I figured it was here, mom mentioned it could be another contraction...I'll ask my doctor on Thursday.

After talking to my doc, she said that was probably her making her way head down! So cool!
Food cravings: Fruits...

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing comes to mind...

Labor Signs: More Braxton-Hicks contractions...

Belly Button in or out: Innie, but stretching like crazy....

Most Ridiculous thing I've Cried about or gotten Upset about: Lots! But I can't remember all of them. Mike is so good to comfort me when he realizes I'm just stressed! I think my favorite, that I can remember, Monday-it was a super long day, work was busy, another colleague was off, so I had to cover. I didn't get all my work done that day, or the next, or the next...don't worry, I did get all caught up and THANK GOD for the Weekend!...then we took the Grandparents out for Mother's Day. Fabulous dinner at Wolfgang Pucks! Then as I was headed home, I remembered I needed to stop and get painters tape for group the next day. So I went to Wal-Mart, which I spent way too much time in and ended up getting my swim suit and two dresses along with my painters tape!  So I finally get home super late and I am exhausted, and Mike asks me if I've forgotten anything. And of course I have no freakin clue, because I basically feel like I'm just running around with my head cut off and no direction! So, I say, I don't think so, now thinking maybe he'd ask me to pick something up. He said 'your phone'. I said it was in my purse. He was like, Oh good you picked it from customer service then....I about died then!  Because, no I hadn't picked it up from Customer Service, figured I had it the whole time, so I immediatly started boo-hooing.

Mike tried to make it better by telling me a funny story...remember that sweet little angel that called me that ever so sweet name?  Well, Wal-Mart Customer Service called my parents number when they found it...my mom, being her silly self answered, 'is this Toilet Shit Mouth?' and I guess there was silence for a bit. HAHA!

So that made me cry more and laugh so much. Mike thankfully and lovingly went to pick it up for me.

Pregnancy Symptom: TONS of Back Pain, to the point I want to cry at times, got another great back rub from Mikey! My nails are growing like crazy!! Legs are cramping. Wanting to nest and love it!! Peeing all the time! Difficulty breathing sometimes. Pregnancy Brain--its fo' real!!! I thought I had it bad, and I just keeps getting worse and worse. I really am afraid I'm going to screw something up at work because of it. Please pray that I don't screw anything up at work. I forget crap all the time!! Emotional. Work has cause me some more 'cankles'. And I don't really see that going away soon, because we are so busy and covering has been a mess! Feeling more tired.

Wedding rings on or off: On. Tight at times.
Happy or Moody most of the time: LABILE! Happy, Sad, Moody, Happy, Tired

Looking forward to: Our Baby Moon!!!  So excited, we are leaving tomorrow. Hopefully I will get pics up and more about that when we get back...it's like our Baby Moon/5 Year Anniversary. Picking out a name!! Her moving. Getting to go to the Doc every week now because of the Gestational Diabetes (GB). Next week doc said she'd check on growth!

Okay, well I think that's it for now, trying to get ready to leave!  Will do my GB update soon too...but it's good!

Operation: Pregnancy Swimsuit

Oh holy hell!  I hate swim suit shopping to begin with, but I REALLY hate swim suit shopping with my never-ending growing belly. It has been the first time, I haven't felt good about myself since being pregnant. (Now, I promise, I'm not having a pity-party and I love myself just the same, it was just a shock to see myself like that) Mike told me, in the most loving way he could, "It's not like you're going to look skinny."  (which made me laugh, and feel better) I told him, I just didn't want to feel like a beached whale! I completely understand that I won't look skinny, and I'm pretty sure everyone will know, 'she's pregnant and about to pop'. But it was still very depressing.

So I started looking online at places that I could find some maternity swimsuits. They seemed so expensive and I don't like spending money on swimsuits anywho. But they cheapest ones I was finding were around $50.00. To much for this girl, and they may have been some for around $40, but they were online only and then you had to pay shipping, so still $50 bucks! I liked some at Motherhood online, (and I just now saw they are on sale, some for $30, dang it!) I also saw some at Target, and I even tried some on...that's when it got really scary! So I said, 'No, not now.'
Well, Mike and I are going on our last trip before Little Bit gets here this weekend...I don't know if their pool will be open or if the lake will be too cold to even get into, but I do want to have a swim suit just in case...and I plan on taking Amy up on going to her pool with her when it opens! Thanks Ames!
I texted Jen to see what she did, and she was kinda like me, not wanting to spend boo-coo's, and she told me to go to Wal-Mart. So, Wally World, here I come! She told me she just went up in sizes till they fit her comfortably.

I grabbed a few to start with, they definitely weren't as cute as the Motherhood ones, but I liked the price much better. Well, the ones I started with, were disastrous!! So awful, ugly feeling, walrus feeling!! Basically toooooo small.  So I went back for some more. I finally found a Tankini top to fit my boobs and it actually feels nice around the growing belly---not tight at all---right now!----and a little skirt bottom!! Never thought I'd be wearing a skirt swimsuit bottom, but it is really quite nice! So I had my two pieces and went back just to make sure I had the right sizes so I grabbed the same things just in different sizes. I ended up going a bit bigger with the skirt bottom and stayed with my original top.  The top is black with magenta polka-dots, and the skirt is just black. So, even though, I know I don't look like a '10', I definitely felt like a '10' from what I first started with.

But after seeing Motherhood was having a sale, I may have to see if they are having an in-store sale too before we leave this weekend.

Be looking for my weekly update later tonight or tomorrow! I feel HUGE in a happy way!! :)

Random Thoughts....Baby Book

What I've been thinking about lately....

Baby Books!

Baby Book...I didn't have one...not a knock against my wonderful mother, but since I didn't have one, I'm hoping to be sure that our Little Bit has one.  I've looked through some at stores and just can't find the ONE I like.  I use to be really really good at scrapbooking, now I just don't make enough time to do it and I think that after she comes I really won't have enough time to do it...probably why I don't have one!
So, my plan is to have something already in the works and in place to continue to add to it when I can. I've looked at several Pinterest ideas and have some thoughts of what I want, now I just need to put it into place!
I can't decide on the size I want...I figure I will get one of the canvas scrapbooks that has the good page protectors and then I can just add what I need.

So for all you wonderful mommy's and daddy's out there that do have baby books, let me know what you use or what you have made sure you put in them, if you did a 'Do It Yourself'!

29 Weeks!

Please excuse the dirty mirror spots!

 

 

How far along: 29 Weeks!!
We have a Butternut Squash, about 17 inches and 3.1 pounds.

What I've Learned from What to Expect: Her brain is forming the little grooves in it now, which increases the amount of brain tissue, Bone Marrow has taken over Red Blood Cell production

 

Total weight gain/loss: 7 pounds

Stretch marks: No new ones,

 

Sleep: Doing good, I'm getting to sleep longer and deeper it seems. So thankful for that too!  I even came home Saturday from gymnastics and soccer and took a nap!!  I think that may be the second time, I've done that. It felt amazing.  It's also nice because I will wake up and then fall asleep and I feel I've been asleep forever. So Yay for now!

Best moments this week: Feeling her get stonger and stonger with her movements. Napping. Mike being able to see her move from across the room in my belly! Going to the Bedlam baseball game and Little Bit doing the Fight Song after the Cowboys won! 

Miss Anything: This past week, I've really missed a great glass or two of wine for destressing, sneezing again.

Movement: Holy Moly Yes! She is all over the place, high, low, right, left, middle. Yesterday, she really liked the watermelon I had and I had a long slow wave across my entire belly...I figured it was here, mom mentioned it could be another contraction...I'll ask my doctor on Thursday.

Food cravings: Sweets, Fruits...

 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing comes to mind...

Labor Signs: A few more Braxton-Hicks contractions...

Belly Button in or out: Innie, but stretching like crazy...This is random...did anyone's belly button ever get tender like if you bumped into something...Mine is...another question for Doc.

Most Ridiculous thing I've Cried about or gotten Upset about: Mike, I felt, made a rude comment to me, which he was trying to be funny and just playing around...I wasn't wanting to play around and he kept going, so I'm pretty sure I yelled at him, cried, and didn't talk to him for a while.

 

Update on the Gestational Diabetes...

I was so irritated with all this late last week.  I had been waiting for the Diabetes Educator to call me to set up an appointment, well they hadn't by Thursday, so I called my doctors office seeing what the deal was..."Oh, the person that makes the referrals had been off for two days, she just faxed over your orders." Really?! "they will give you a call today or tomorrow" LIARS!  I knew they would call on Thursday so I waited til Friday. 

Just like most everyone else on Friday people want to leave work early, so I still hadn't heard anything, so I called my Doc's office around 2pm...guess what...they all go home at noon on Fridays!! So I was transferred to the answering service, and I'm sure I sound pretty darn rude, but I couldn't believe that I couldn't get any information. I ask the answering service, "well do you know where they would refer me for gestational diabetes?" She did give the diabetes number for Hillcrest.

So I called them, and talked to sweet Melba...I told her this was really random, told her my story and then asked if there was any way I had been referred to them by my doctor. She sounded concerned, and told me she'd already been through her calls for the day. I was on hold for a bit and she came back on and told me yes I had been referred, but I wasn't in the system yet, but she could go ahead and pencil me in for a class if I'd like...YES MA'AM!!  Sweet Melba made my day and made me fell so much better and just gave me a little peace of mind. So, I go tomorrow, for my Diabetes class. I hope to get more understanding, answers, and to find out, how bad/not bad I have this.

I have tried to make healthier choices in eating, but I'm not real good at it...I also went walking today, which, exercise is suppose to be good too. So, hopefully this will be an easy bump in my pregnancy road.

Pregnancy Symptom:  TONS of Back Pain, to the point I want to cry at times, Mike gave me a fabulous back rub last night that felt so amazing...but as soon as he stopped, I could feel the aches again :( My nails are growing like crazy!! Legs are cramping. Wanting to nest and love it!! Peeing all the time! Difficulty breathing sometimes. Pregnancy Brain. I forget crap all the time!! Emotional. I had some mean 'cankles' late last week into the weekend. But with my great nap and resting, putting my feet up, I have my normal ankles back again...for now. Feeling more tired.

Wedding rings on or off: On.

Happy or Moody most of the time: LABILE! Happy, Sad, Moody, Happy, Tired

Looking forward to: Picking out a name!! Her moving, going to the Doc Thursday, Diabetes Education,

And this is Gina, my Pi Phi Little, at her baby shower, we are 6 days apart!  I am so excited to share this time with her. I just love this picture!

28 Weeks!!

How far along: 28 Weeks!!  Less than 12 weeks to go!  Wow!

We have a small cabbage, about 17 inches and 2.9 pounds...I can't believe how long she (could possibly be) is! I can't imagine how she may feel, I didn't think I had 17 inches in my short little area!

What I've Learned from What to Expect: She's obviously moving around now, her permanent teeth buds have formed, and she should be smoothing out by now...no more wrinkles.

Total weight gain/loss: Still 6 pounds this week.

Stretch marks: No new ones, but I feel my skin stretching!  and it's itchier than before, so I've been trying to keep Belly Lotion with me all the time.

Sleep: Doing good, I'm getting to sleep longer and deeper it seems. So thankful for that too!  There is usually at least one to two nights though, that I have either eaten too much or too late and can't get comfortable for a long time.

Best moments this week: Seeing and feeling her move in by belly from the outside, I love it!! and Mike getting to feel her more and more. Mike tried to listen for her heart beat through my belly, he thinks he may have heard it at first, but then wasn't sure.  I've been meaning to get one of the stethoscope things. Seeing Mike more and more excited about Little Bit. He's gonna be such a great and fun daddy!

I'm sure there are more, but Preggo Brain is getting worse and worse!

Miss Anything: Well, this  is a whole new thing...I feel like I am going to miss a lot...more to come...

Movement: Holy Moly Yes! She is all over the place, high, low, right, left, middle. We can also see her move... usually about 20-30 minutes after I eat, she is a dancing machine!

Food cravings: Sweets

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing comes to mind...
Labor Signs: A few more Braxton-Hicks contractions...I had Mike feel one the other night, and he thought it was really weird feeling...couldn't believe how hard it was.
Belly Button in or out: Innie, but stretching like crazy...

Most Ridiculous thing I've Cried about or gotten Upset about: I think I've been good with the random crying spurts this week...nothing comes to mind...for ridiculousnous anyway :)

Okay so remember this from last week....

Oh and this isn't ridiculous, but I cried about failing my Glucose Test yesterday. Now I have to go back for the three hour test on Friday. I'm really hoping I failed because 1.) I had no clue I would be doing it at my appointment, 2.) So I had 2 oranges and chocolate milk right before my appointment, and 3.) I didn't have a great dinner the night before consisting of artichoke dip, pineapple, cantaloupe, carrots, and left over yummilicious shower cake. So I will be racking up on the protein the next couple of days and hopefully everything will turn out just fine. Either way, it will be fine, but I will feel more fine if I pass the test.

They are gonna be really mean to me because for this test, I have to fast (besides water) after midnight and then I go drink that awful drink in the morning and then they will test every hour for three hours afterwards and I will won't be able to eat anything!! They are starving pregnant women!! I really hope I don't pass out or puke, when I drank it on Tuesday, I got all jittery, felt like I was on speed or something.

Well, with Great Things, there are also Not-So-Great-Things too. I went to take my 3-hour fasting glucose test on Friday. It was nice because I got to take the whole day off, but it didn't really feel like a day off. Mom made me a steak the night before--thanks for that it was awesome! and I started fasting at midnight. I could still have water, thank you Jesus! At the doc by 8 and the tested my initial blood sugar level. Then I had that awful drink!  This time it was Fruit Punch, which if I had to choose between that and the Orange one, I liked the Fruit Punch one better. Then the boring set it. They make you sit there for 3 hours and each hour they draw more blood to test. It was so boring!  I did get some thank you cards done, read several magazines, tried to move around a lot, mom went to 'feed the birds' a few times and finally I was finished, starving, and starting to feel really really weird.

Moving forward a couple of days, I thought I would get the results on Monday, but didn't...I'm thinking good news, Tuesday came around and I called the office to see and they said they'd be getting back with me that day. So sweet DeeDee calls me and I'm really excited, b/c I'm thinking all good...well, I've failed again!!!

I.  Was.  Devastated.
They said a diabetes educator would call me to discuss it all and she gave me my numbers...
73/205/170/148 and they want you under 95/180/155/140...so I failed all but one...to me the numbers don't mean much right now, they 'look' not awful...but I feel I just kept trying to sugar coat everything.

So here I am with Gestational Diabetes. Since I was at work when I found out, I couldn't really process it all out, I had groups, notes, assessments, paperwork, shit to get done. On my way home I talked to Julie, cried then, talked to Mike, cried then and when I got home, talked to my dad and cried then. Mike then got home and I cried some more. Lots of tears that day.  A lot of it was because I had no clue what to do now, I know nothing about diabetes, don't know anyone that has ever had gestational diabetes-so I could just call them up and ask all the questions-, and then had the feeling I was hurting our little girl---Worst. Feeling. Ever. as a mommy!

So I tried to read up on stuff, heard from a few friends, and seemed to find out that there really wasn't anything I could do about it, but I can make some changes-eating differently--which is going to be a challenge, not because I crave certain foods or am hooked on bad ones, just figuring out what is the better choice--and exercise-and hopefully be able to manage it and be just fine and Little Bit will be just fine.

I'm still waiting to hear back from the Diabetes Educator--which was also ticking me off...if it's a big deal, why have they not called to make sure I'm not eating ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner?! So I called the office again today, they said, the person that makes the referrals had be out for two days, so they immediately faxed over my orders and said they should call today or tomorrow...still haven't heard from them today...so praying for tomorrow. If not, I'll call again to get their number. I'm not even sure what to expect when they call. But good thing is, is now I've had a couple of days to figure out some questions to ask.

So there's my novel of Gestational Diabetes, hopefully next week, I will be able to share more about it and have a better understanding.

And, these are flowers from my loving husband, letting me know everything is going to be okay and to cheer me up. Completely made my day! and today too! I love coming home to flowers!

Pregnancy Symptom: Boobs are big, but I don't notice them any bigger, but I think my chest is getting bigger...sometimes I feel my bra is slicing me in half. TONS of Back Pain, to the point I want to cry at times. My nails are growing like crazy!! Legs are cramping. Wanting to nest and love it!! Peeing all the time! Difficulty breathing sometimes. Pregnancy Brain. I forget crap all the time!! Emotional. I notice my feet swelling occasionally, they do go back to normal after I take it easy. Feeling more tired.
Wedding rings on or off: On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: LABILE! Happy, Sad, Moody, Happy...mostly happy...I think :)
Looking forward to: Picking out a name!! We have two-three we like. Starting to see my doctor every two weeks now. Continuing to feel her move.