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I got the dreaded phone call from my doctor’s office yesterday morning that two of my 3 glucose tests came back high, which indicate gestational diabetes. In all honesty, I am glad that we were able to catch it this early so that I can do whatever I need to do to take care of it and prevent myself from having a glucose-infested MAMMOTH BABY.

So I met with the nutritionist this afternoon and learned a LOT about glucose, diabetes, gestational diabetes and carbohydrates. Luckily I still get to have carbs, I just can’t have a LOT of carbs. It’s all about portion control. And even though this sounds like common knowledge, I still found it necessary to pay a woman $150 to tell me this. Besides, I also got to play with plastic fruit while we went through all of this.

She gave me a blood sugar meter and my doctor is calling in prescriptions for my testing strips and lansetts (the needles). I have to take my blood sugar 4 times a day and keep a log of my food intake. Oh yay for accountability :|

So I’m actually looking forward to possibly losing weight and being healthy. Mostly just knowing that I’m doing all that I can to make and keep our baby healthy while he or she is baking away in my oven :) I mean, a baby is totally worth all of that. And I know this because I got to hold a 6 day old baby today. And I would have done anything for that baby, and it wasn’t even mine. Oh the preciousness is too much. And the smell. Ohhhh I wish you could bottle that!

Well, I better get going. We’re going to go grocery shopping to buy lots of healthy foods and then to fill my tank up with gas. I don’t know about where you guys live but gas has gone down DRAMATICALLY here. It is less than $1 cheaper here than it was just 5 months ago. We’re down to $2.21 per gallon! SRSLY.

Candy :: Oct.22.2008 :: Pregnancy :: Comments Off

So I had an early glucose test done (the one hour) because both of my parents are diabetic. And guess what?

I failed. Miserably.

So I’m going in Monday morning for the 4 hour test. Oh yay! I’m dreading the fact that I have to fast after midnight the night before and then somehow try to function (without my sweet, life saving saltines) for 4 hours after I get up in the morning. Oh I’m also dreading the fact that they are going to have to FIND a vein 4 different times within’ a 4 hour period. Do you know how long and how much trouble she had trying to find the ONE vein last time? A LOT.

I’m torn between deciding whether I should get a new OBGYN or not. I’m not happy with my OBGYN’s nurse. The OBGYN herself is fine but the nurse? She is a mean, mean lady. She actually, in her own words, said I “tanked it” when she referred to my high blood sugar level. I don’t know if I mentioned this yet or not but I am a FRAGILE PREGNANT SOUL. My emotions CANNOT be toyed with right now!

So I haven’t decided what I’m going to do yet. I need to decide soon because the OB already sent me paperwork telling me what my monthly payments to her would be and also when to start mailing my payments to them. I thought having a baby was all sunshine and rainbows?? What? I was mistaken?

This weekend, Gene and I will start our car shopping. I’m kind of hoping we have a new car by the end of this month but I’m not going to hold my breath on that. We’re going to look at the Honda CR-V and see what kind of deal we can get on that and the financing. Luckily I married a WONDERFULLY smart boy who is going to take care of all of this so that his Sweet, Amazing pregnant wife does not get overly stressed out. Because of the baby. Don’t want the baby to be too stressed. What? Lime sized fetus’ can get stressed. Seriously.

After that, I plan to rest and learn about low carb diets. All of these good and bad carbs really confuse me. I just wanna EAT stuff, dangit. Oh and I might even do some sewing. Might work on making some burp cloths and POSSIBLY work on finishing my quilt.

Wait a second… Did I mention that my sinuses still hurt? THEY DO. They’re awful. It comes and goes. Last night I was in horrible pain and had to go to bed at 7:30 PM. Yes, I HAD to. And then this morning they were fine so I figured it was just a small flare up. But over the course of the day, it has become unbearable again. I hate these stupid sinuses!! I haven’t scheduled a doctor’s appointment because everytime I think about it, THEY ARE NOT HURTING ME. And then 3 hours later? BAM! Horrible pain again.

Candy :: Oct.17.2008 :: Growing Up, Pregnancy :: 3 Comments »

I’m too lazy to form sentences with proper punctuation and grammar so here is my random list of thoughts for the day:

• I really want this lingering head cold to go away for good. It’s draining into my sinuses and I cannot STAND sinus pain.
• Pregnancy related nausea isn’t near as bad as it was. It’s getting a little better as each day goes. The fatigue? Still there. VERY much still there.
• I’m really excited for the first REALLY cold night when we can use our fireplace.
• Oh and the Christmas tree! I have a new Christmas tree skirt and a new pre-lit tree!
• Oh, Oh! I have one of those air blown light up lawn ornament things of Winnie the Pooh! I can’t wait to use that this Christmas season as well. Oh yay for new Christmas decor that was bought on clearance from last season ;)
• Looking forward to seeing all of the adorable kiddos dressed up on Halloween this year. I just LOVE handing out candy and seeing all of their cute costumes.
• Going to start my Christmas shopping this month so that I can get it done well ahead of Christmas.
• Gene & I really need to buy a car this month! My car is a 2 door and his car is… well.. for lack of better terms… a piece of shit! We’re going to look at the Honda CR-V. I want one soooo bad!
• Anxious for my maternity pants to arrive. I ordered 2 pairs of jeans. I’m worried I got the wrong size and want to be able to order new ones in time for any more cold weather. I have none that really fit me right now.
• I got some decaff lipton black tea yesterday at the store and I’ve already had 2 glasses. It’s so warm and yummy. Especially on these gloomy days we’ve been having.
• Really anxious to find out the sex of the baby. It’s all I can seem to think about lately. We probably have until early to mid December before we can find out, but I am still anxious :)
• Excited for the upcoming holidays. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years. All great, warm family holidays.
• I may have said this before but I’m not sure if I did: I LOVE MY HUSBAND! He really is the greatest person in the universe. He does sooo much for me and takes the best care of me. He is my best friend :)

Candy :: Oct.15.2008 :: Holidays, Lists, Love, Pregnancy :: Comments Off

I don’t know about you all but I absolutely LOVE quilts. I’ve just started my first one and am only about 1/3 of the way done with it and I really have developed a new appreciation for how much hard work goes into making them. Mine is nowhere near as awesome as a lot of the ones I see online but I’m hoping to perfect my quilting abilities!

If you go here, you can comment on her post and try to win her quilt. I also added an image and link to the sidebar of my blog, as well. Go join the fun!

I mean, who doesn’t LOVE A giveaway?

Candy :: Oct.14.2008 :: Crafts, Sewing :: Comments Off

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So it has been busy around here. My parents stayed with us for a few nights while their house was tiled and we’ve been trying to get their stuff moved back into their house. Their floor looks AWESOME and now I am wishing I took some before & after photos. I’m soo jealous :) They totally deserved it. The carpet in their home has probably been there since the house was built back in the 50s or 60s.

Gene and I got to finally meet our OBGYN yesterday (I ALMOST typed today and then realized it is TWO AM and that it was technically yesterday. YES IM AWAKE AT 2 AM.) and it was a pretty good appointment. I have to go to the lab sometime in the next few days to get all of my blood work, urine test and glucose test done. Yes, I finally get to drink the supposed NASTY ORANGE DRINK that everyone talks about. I’m actually really curious as to how it tastes. I’ll let everyone know what I think.

Doctor checked me out and said I was pretty healthy. She is concerned about my weight being a problem so she told me I… Now pay attention here… CAN’T GAIN A SINGLE POUND during this ENTIRE PREGNANCY. Yes. So, in all honesty, I know I need to be as healthy as possible and that I probably do need to LOSE weight with this pregnancy so that I don’t actually gain anything BUT news like that is certainly a little depressing. Kind of put a bummer on the entire appointment but I’m going to do what I can for this Lil’ Ninja of ours.

We got an ultrasound in her office to check up on the baby. Oh my gosh. There are no words. This whole appointment was kind of an affirmation of this entire pregnancy and it is finally starting to feel REAL to me. We saw a head, arms, legs and the body. And boy was he/she wigglin’ around in there! My heart melted. And I just about cried. I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t even say anything because I was completely speechless. We also got to hear the heartbeat for the first time and it was beautiful.

I’m SLIGHTLY bummed because the OBGYN is having a baby in February and then will be cutting back a little after that so there is a possibility that when I go into labor she wont be available to deliver me. I’ve heard good things about the other doctor’s in the practice so I’m keeping my fingers crossed about that. However, she is SUPER nice and I’m glad I was referred to such an awesome lady.

So, now my next step in this journey is to get online and find me some pregnancy nutrition info with sample menus. I’ve got to start eating 6 small meals or so throughout the day. I get sick if I eat a full meal and I get sick if I haven’t eaten in 3 hours… So that seems to be the only real solution. And I find it amazing how hungry I am if I haven’t eaten in 3 hours. I mean, I woke up at 1:30 AM because my stomach was growling so badly.

Besides the nausea (no vomiting, still) and extreme fatigue, nothing else is really wrong. I get some heartburn here and there and my boobs are as sore as ever, but otherwise I’m all good. Thankful for the symptoms and thankful for our little baby.

I still can’t even believe I am going to have a BABY. I’ve always found the miracle of life an amazing process and this just confirms all of what I’ve been thinking all this time. This time it is REALLY REAL. And I’m soooo thankful I get to experience this.

Candy :: Oct.09.2008 :: Family, Pregnancy :: 2 Comments »