02.17.13

Well just blah. lol.. So I already know that I failed the 1 hour test.. on Wednesday, 2/13, I went in at 8am to take the 3 hour glucose test. Dear GOD is that stuff sickeningly sweet!! lol.. Got it down between 805 and 807 so they did blood draws every 60 minutes after that. I was able to see my results had come in via my online digi chart but it said Results Pending or Unavailable. I knew they were in, though.. So, Friday morning, I called and waited for someone to call me back.

My understanding is this..

Fasting = Should be under 95; My value was 97 (finger stick) 92 blood draw. PASS!
1 hour = Should be under 180, my value was 209 - FAIL!
2 hour = Should be under 160, my value was 154 (I think..) - PASS!
3 hour = Should be under 140, my value was 148 - FAIL!

So they officially labeled me as a gestational diabetic. I'm still in the process of learning what all that means.. They told me a glucose meter would be at the front desk starting that day and to make sure I pick it up in time for my appt. with the diet specialist.. who should call me directly from the hospital sometime this coming week. Until then, I've pretty much stopped eating concentrated sugars like ice cream and candy (except for the 4D U/S which I kinda needed to do.. but it was just one time, one day.

What I'm finding out is that it really is a matter of making carbs whole grain ones, incorporating more proteins and fiber content as well as fruits and veggies. That's kinda about it! Doesn't seem to be the end of the world.. but the whole blood taking thing is what's gonna be the end of me.. I don't do blood at ALL! :(

Friday night was a good one.. we had our 4D U/S of our little man. He did NOT want to cooperate in the slightest! lol.. He had his fingers on his face.. his toes up in his eyes.. his cord was all OVER the place lol.. So getting some good shots was challenging but we got a few. :)  And a video. YAY! I can't wait to watch that one. He opened his eyes and yawned at least once so those were cute to see. But most of the time he was just sitting there, doing nothing but breathing. lol.. Not even asleep! Just being there. :) Maybe this will be an indicator of his personality? Maybe like his daddy.. super laid back and awesome. Seeing as though my husband didn't come to bed until 6am - when I got up for work this morning! - he can take the night shifts with this little man and let me catch some ZZzzz's. ;) hehe..

Saturday was a relax / grocery store day.. During the "relax" part of the day, the hubbs, child and I put together baby boy's crib! :)  When I went to the store, I bought a mattress for it - it really is a warm fuzzy feeling that things are starting to move in the right direction. :) Less than 2 weeks until my baby shower - I"m getting excited about that! One of the hosts is getting a menu together - sub sandwiches, pasta salad and something else I forgot.. and the other host is getting a cake. I can't believe how wonderfully blessed I am. PLUS my SIL (hubby's sister) I do believe is coming in from Illinois to join us!!  HOW COOL IS THAT!?!?!?! :D I wish my SIL from Cali could come too.. but she's got her hands SUPER full with 2 boys and another little one (gender unknown lol) on the way.. she's due in August.. She did surprise me when I had the baby shower for Liliana 10 years ago - which was amazing. But no such luck this time. And that's ok. Things are a LITTLE different this time around.

So that's about it for now.. one day at a time is the motto in the game of life! :)

Here some cool pics. :)

Valentines Day.. 

4D U/S Pics

The crib put together!!!

02.12.13

Welllllllllll... I didn't exactly pass my Glucose test. :(  I got the call yesterday afternoon but didn't get it until I left work which was WELL after the office closed. They left a voicemail that said they wanted to go over some test results with me. Blah..

So I called back this morning at 8 on the dot and sure enough, my results were crazy high - 185! They don't like to see over 135 so I bombed. My 3 hour test is now scheduled for tomorrow morning, 8am.

Fingers crossed everything goes ok!!!

Spring Clothes - Woohoo!

Old Navy has their "up to 40% off everything!" sale going on right now and I think I took advantage quite well! :) Got a couple of them in a couple different sizes because I'm not sure what size I'll need.. excited!!! :)

02.10.13

Oopsie! I was reminded this morning about my blog and that it hadn't been updated in a few. (blush) Whoops! lol..

Time is ticking away!!  I hit 28 weeks this past Friday.. Had my 28 weeks appt and of course the dreaded Glucose test - to which I'm quite sure I passed because no one has called me back. :) YAY!  On top of that, some other things from this appt include..


1. First time ever that they took my BP a couple times because it was high.. Dr said "the top" number was higher than he wanted to see but the "bottom number" was just fine. He didn't say what they were and of course like a dunce, I didn't ask. But, I called back Friday morning and asked b/c I felt like a dunce not knowing.. It was 148 / 64. I guess that's high for me since I'm usually in the 120s but not enough to truly worry about, I suppose. The Dr. made funky faces when discussing it but didn't ask me to come back for a recheck or anything. Maybe just a fluke? (shrugs)

2. I'm measuring 30 weeks. At my appt I was technically (according to the initial US) 27 w 4 d so they took the measurements twice.. crazy!!

3. I've gained 8lbs since the last appointment. OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! Up a total of 40 lbs now!! So much for keeping it under 35lbs the whole pregnancy! lol.. Hubby said weight gain is to be expected.. but God love him, he said it's all baby and he can't even tell I've gained much weight in other places. He's so sweet! lol..

4. Rh shot went a-ok! Glad it's over.. I'm not a shot fan. ;)

5. Since I'm in an "odd" week, I go back in 3 weeks to get onto an "even" schedule then continue on with every 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW! :D Things are moving right along!

In other news.. For the past 9.5 years, my daughter has been in limbo land with the word "dad". Her biological one hasn't wanted crap to do with her so it's just been she and I. Anytime there was a "daddy" function, my uncle would step up and be the man in her life.

A month ago, she proudly asked her "dad" (hubby) to be her date to her school's annual Father / Daughter Dance. The dance was last night.. I couldn't be more proud of these two!!!!!  I'm soooo blessed!! :D What a great guy he is.. Of course I have my moments - what marriage doesn't! - but I'm in full belief this is the man God picked for me. :)

Here's a couple pics of them before they left.. he even took her to McDonalds for a daddy, daughter dinner. :) Look at her smile in the pic of the two of them!!!  When she's happy, I'm happy. Love it!

This past week I gave the baby shower invitations to my co-worker who said she would be mailing them out soon. I can't believe it's about that time - a BABY SHOWER!!!  March 2nd - it's creaping up in just a couple of weeks!!!There's a blue dress I found at Target.com that I might order. It's super pretty! Very simple though.. I want simple this time. lol..

But coming up before then is our elective 4D / HD Live ultra sound appt. One hour of scanning over our little man and a video of it all with unlimited pictures in "color" (sepia, I'm sure) as keepsakes. That's coming up this Friday, the 15th. Sooo exciting!

Had the LOVELY conversation starter with my boss this past week about my time off of work. The Dr. "ok'ed" 6 weeks off which is what I believe they do medically for vaginal birth but with little man not being here yet, we don't have dates set in stone. He (the boss) was all over my taking only 6 weeks.. until I asked him if he was opposed to 8-10. He said he was not opposed but we would have to talk to HR. I think he'll ok the 8 but not the 10. And knowing it will be completely up to him to decide what is ok, I need to be careful so he doesn't spite me with only 6 approved. That would piss me off horrifically! The thing that irks me now is that I've elected to pay for 12 weeks of supplemental income from Aflac based on the fact our corporate HR says they like to follow FMLA practices.. which says 12 weeks are available.   We'll see how it all plays out but I have this feeling it'll be 8 weeks post postpartum.  Wonder if I could finaggle some time off BEFORE baby gets here. hehehe.. Sad to say but I know it would piss him off so I want it that much more. lol..

The baby name front has taken a twist this past week, as well! lol.. I thought we had finally decided on Austin Alexander as the baby's name but hubbs says he's not so sure. It's still in first place but we had tossed out Grayson and Aiden but they got booted within 24 hours because of the "popularity" they have come in the past year or so. Hubbs is still considering Bram.. he won't let it go. So I guess I'll consider it, too.. maybe a little more than I want to. lol.. But being his probably only child, I want him to have a little more say so. I think it'll either be Bram Alexander or Austin Alexander for our son's name. Maybe we'll wait till he's born and see what he looks like. :) Here's hoping not too many more names get tossed into that pool to choose from. lol..

February 28th at 4:20 is my next baby appt.. WOW - Almost March!!!!!!!!!!!! Which is almost April.. which is almost my month!!!!!!!!!!!!!