Belly Bump Updates!

So, I've been a little MIA...Little Bit is still kickin it though...I'll share more about her in a bit.

So here are my Belly Bump Updates...I don't think I'll have time to answer all my questions I've been answering in the past weeks, so we will see.

July 13th

38 Weeks

I think this is my favorite of all my week pics...

July 18th

39 Weeks

I'm not a huge fan of either of these pictures or my swollen face :) 

Today July 22nd!

One day before D-Day!!

We went for Sunday Brunch with Mike's family at Waterfront Grill, and it was very tasty...I had WAY to many carbs for my blood sugar levels...oh well!

A little about what's going on...we go in this evening to the hospital at 7:00. They will be a cream on my cervix to thin it out (which apparently helps if they have to induce me)...then we wait. Hopefully and prayerfully, I go into labor on my own, but if not, tomorrow morning 6 or 7 I would guess, Dr. Cox will break my water and start the Induce medicine and then sometime tomorrow, we will meet our precious little girl!! I'm so excited!!

Thankfully Mike is feeling better, we went to Urgent Care yesterday morning and he was able to get some antibiotics and cough med...he feels much better!  Praise Jesus and thanks for all the prayers for him too!

I've still been feeling just fine for being about ready to explode. I wake up with Shrek Feet about every morning now. Just about all of me is starting to swell...which I won't complain too much, because I know it will all be worth it.

My last day of work was Friday, which I am so excited about!  I know it's not a break, and I will be working in differnt terms when we come home from the hosptial...but I am very thankful to have a break from that work for a while. For the most part, the kiddos were very sweet and we excited for me to have my baby.

Rick and Mel flew in last night, they will be staying with us for while to help out. Which I am very thankful for. Not sure how long Mike will be able to take off of work, so it will be nice for Mel and my mom to come over and help...and whoever else!

Mom has been over the past two days and a few days in the past couple of weeks to help me clean and get the house all in order...she is a crazy cleaning woman!! And I am so thankful for that. She has cleaned things, I didn't even know you cleaned!! Or how to clean for that matter!

I finally did pack my bag last weekend, just in case. Mike still needs to get his stuff together tonight.

No, we still haven't picked a name yet. We will be choosing one once she gets here...good thing is she has to leave the hospital with a name...so no more procrastinating for Mike!

Alright, well, I'm gonna go get some more things done before we leave for the hospital. Next time I post, I will be a Mommy!!

Mike and I 

 Belly shot

Aunt Jo! 

The Evans 

The Excited to-be-Great-Grandparents! 

Later!!

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!

Holy Moly!

Wow, so it's been just a bit since the last time I had blog post...I wonder if I still have some readers.  Well if I do, there's been a lot that we have been up too and I promise to try to get to all of it eventually!  Firstly, I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas and are getting excited about ringing in the new year. We have plans to go to a friends house to celebrate.  We (Mike and Derek) looked into going to some bars, I wasn't ever really a fan of that idea, but was going with the flow, but it just seemed like such a headache and eventually Dustin and Rachel said they'd have people over...WooHoo!

So just a slight recap on some things going on in our lives:
-if you don't remember, I got to go to St. Louis for a conference, which I took pictures at and am still working on
-again, if you don't remember, Mike's parents took us to Italy in October, which was the most incredible trip ever, and I am still working on pictures from there too
-OSU had another fabulous Homecoming celebration and a win over the Baylor Bears
-I co-hosted a surprise Sip'N'See for a dear friend and her new bundle of joy
-We experienced our first Earthquakes...in Oklahoma! I thought it felt so cool!  We had friends over to watch the OSU/K-State game and all just hanging out after the game and then all of a sudden a friend asked me if I was doing laundry...umm, no...then we all started to feel the house shake.  It seemed to last forever.  A while later there was a second one, I think they measured them around 5.6-6! 
-The OSU family and womens basketball lost four members in an airplane crash
-OSU then lost the first (and hopefully only) game of the season against Iowa State
-I found out I was pregnant with two positive pregnancy test that same night, so the loss didn't really effect me
-Rick and Mel (Mike's parents) came in for Thanksgiving
-We had a fabulous Thanksgiving celebration with my family and then later that evening with Mike's family.
-Joanna and I kicked some major butt in Hand and Foot
-OSU kicked some OU butt and became Big 12 Champs!
-I decided to burn my hand
-Had Girls Christmas Dinner
-Took pictures of Amy and her wonderful family...still working on those pictures...are we seeing a trend here or what?!
-Rick and Mel in town for Christmas
-I've been pretty tired lately
-Julie and Luke in town too
-Missed Christmas Eve with my family to be with the kiddos as work for a party thrown by a wonderful and generous family
-Had everyone over for Christmas Day Brunch
-Celebrated more Christmas at Grandparent Evans place
-Back to work, but thankfully only half days this week
-Heard a the most wonderful and beautiful sound ever
-Jo and I lose majorly in Hand and Foot
-Sarah (Mike's cousin) came to visit
-It feels like Spring here in Oklahoma with temps in the 60's!!
-The house is still a complete and utter disaster from Christmas morning, possibly even hazardous, due to the festive red and green mold on the left over food we haven't thrown out--yes I am very embarrassed about this, but hopefully it will get my butt into gear to clean up!!
-And here we are today!

Pictures and more to come soon!  If I don't make it back by 2012 have a safe and glorious New Year!