Thursday, May 28, 2009

I'm on my way to food jail.

So I just heard back from my doctor's office. I DO have Gestational Diabetes. Crap. I failed three out of four tests and I also have low iron. Wierd thing is. I feel totally fine. Guess that doesn't matter. My body isn't happy. So I'm waiting for the diabetes clinic people to call me and send me to food jail.

I'm going to eat an entire pint of chocolate chip mint ice cream tonight...for it shall be my last for 12 more weeks.

My third trimester!

Wow! I can't believe I started my third trimester this week! I am 27 weeks now and it's the first week of my third trimester. I had my final gestational diabetes test this past Tuesday, the 26th. I find out the results on Friday. No news is good news! The test was a bit harder this time because I can't eat anything until after the test and I'm a lot hungrier these days.

But I survived it and hopefully I don't have it. My sister is pregnant with her second child. She is about 10 weeks behind me. She had GD with her first baby. I really hope she doesn't with her second.

I feel like I have had an easy pregnancy and I hope it stays that way. I had some wierd pain yesterday that caused some concern...but I think it may have been gas. lol.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Another Gestational Diabetes test on Tuesday

You may remember that my doctor requested that I take the Gestational Diabetes test early. The one-hour test came back abnormal so I had to take the three hour test. That came back just fine. Well now I have to take it when you are SUPPOSED to take it. So no food Tuesday morning. My test is at 9am. When I get there, they will take my blood and then I have to drink this orange crushy flavored drink. After one hour they take my blood again. Then again in another hour, then again in another hour. I get to leave around Noon to eat. This is not fun. But I am willing to do whatever it takes to make sure my baby is as healthy as he can possibly be.

I also will have a 27 week checkup. fingers and toes crossed that I don't have GD! I really don't want to have to deal with a diet.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

When people find out I am pregnant, they immediately ask two questions...

As soon as people find out I am pregnant, they immediately ask me two questions. The first, do you know what it is? The second, have you picked out a name? Makes sense right? These are very natural questions, but I will be the first to tell you that I will answer the first question for you no problem. But the second? NO WAY!

There are several reasons why I wish people would stop asking me what my unborn child's name is. Here are my reasons. He's not here yet. I still refer to him as "the baby" or "he". At 25 almost 26 weeks pregnant, I am just working on keeping myself and the baby healthy. I am also working on making sure that the nursery is ready and that my husband and I are ready. I am also terrified that something will go wrong. So to actually refer to my unborn child by name, seems crazy to me. It's too personal and it's still too early for me to do that. In fact, I doubt I will refer to him by name until he is placed in my arms for the first time and becomes real rather than something jumping up and down on my bladder.

Now I will tell you that I feel a person's name is extremely important and of course my husband and I have discussed it. And I can assure you that we will not name our child something wierd that will embarass him for most of his life. But it is subject to change until the baby arrives. So another reason I don't want to "broadcast" his name, is because it may change.

So, if you ask me my baby's name and I tell you I haven't decided yet, please understand my reasons. I may be the only mother-to-be in the world who feels this way, but it's how I feel. In fact, I would encourage you not to ask a pregnant woman or the father-to-be if she has come up with a name for her baby yet. Just a suggestion. Chances are good, many agree with my feelings on this matter. Do you? Let me know. Post your answer to my baby blog at www.b975.com/baby.

Prenatal Vitamins ROCK!

Wow! My nails are longer and stronger than they have ever been and my hair is thick and strong too! Can I keep taking prenatal vitamins AFTER the baby is born? This stuff rocks!

I don't guess insurance pays for the good stuff after the baby is born though. ;)

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Need a good laugh? This video will make you laugh...and cry...

This is a video of a little baby boy laughing his head off at something his mother is doing. It is SO FUNNY! I totally cried with happiness while watching it too. I hope my baby boy will laugh like that.
Click on the link to watch the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6iNxLir0bw&feature=channel_page

Monday, May 11, 2009

I did more yardwork than any pregnant woman should...

I am the type of girl who despises laziness.  Don't get me wrong, relaxing has its time and place, but for the most part, I stay pretty active.  At 25 weeks pregnant, I am finding that there are limitations to what I can do.  I also have to realize that it's not necessarily about me and what I want right now.  It's what is best for the baby.  

Yesterday after a fabulous Mother's Day lunch with my Mom, Dad and Hubby, I went to Lowe's and purchased some perennials.  I'm trying to make my garden as easy as possible to maintain so I also put that weedstop fabric down.  The flower bed I was working in wasn't that big, but all the squatting, Kneeling, standing up, shoveling, raking and planting really took it's toll on me.  Talk about aching joints!  I got so close to finishing that I didn't want to stop.  I had to sit down every few minutes and rest.  The cool thing was, my body was letting me know I was doing too much.  All I had to do was listen.  

After quite some time, I finished my planting and weedstopping.  Rested a minute, then got back up and mowed.  ;)  I believe the baby enjoys the sound of the lawnmower.  He's used to it now.  Puts him right to sleep!

I just can't stand sitting around on my rear end doing nothing.  I suppose I will rethink this around July when I'm huge.  

Monday, May 4, 2009

Funny moles and fugly purple stretch marks

Ahhh...the changes they are a comin'. I have two dark moley lookin' things that have popped up on my belly. Doc says those are normal. Pigment changes. AND! The thing I did not want. Three teeny ugly purple stretch marks have popped up on my left side. I have become obsessive about the lotion now. I've heard the lotion doesn't really help much, but heck, I'll try anything. I don't mind the white stretch marks so much, but the purple ones? Sheesh.

His kicking patterns. Are they setting the stage for how he will sleep after he is born?

It's really interesting figuring out my boy's patterns of kicking. Between 6:30 and 7:30 in the morning. Between 10:00 and 11:00am. Between 3pm and 4pm. Between 7pm and 8pm and between 10pm and 11pm. Seems to be every three hours. I wonder if this is setting a pattern for how he will sleep after he is born? I have only felt the kicks outside of my stomach one time so far. I really can't wait until my husband can feel it. It's so cool!

I don't remember what it's like to sleep soundly...

Since about 10 weeks I haven't slept all the way through the night except maybe one time. I have gotten up one to three times per night since then. That's about 5 months now since I've slept all the way through the night. Going to bed at night and not waking up until my alarm goes off the next morning. I totally miss that.

I know that it is nature's way of preparing me for getting up every two hours with the baby and I try to remind myself about that when my bladder is screaming at me as I try to ignore it and keep on sleeping.

Ahhhh....but to really sleep. I mean REALLY sleep again. I have a ways to go before I can enjoy that again.