update

So we are now at 27 weeks. Baby has been moving around alot! It's so weird!! But I'm really enjoying being pregnant, although nothing has really changed. But I'm sure it soon will!!

Next week is the dreaded glucose test. I'm not looking forward to it at all. But I know it has to be done. I'm going to try not to be a nervous wreck until then! I've been watching my sugar intake and diet so hopefully my doctor will be happy with the results of that.

This weekend we went to Midland and had a really good time. It was fun seeing our friends and hanging out with family! But those trips always seem to fly by and I'm so exhausted by the end of it. Next time we go it will be for my baby shower on May 2nd! My best friend
Amy is planning and I'm so excited to see what she does. She's an amazingly creative person so I'm sure it'll be a blast!!

We FINALLY picked up our crib last night but it probably won't be put together for a few more weeks. J is going to have to get his Dad to help him because him and I just don't work well together when it involves assembling things. I'm slowly trying to organize my thoughts on decor for the nursery. We'll see how that goes!

I hope all of you are well. I'll update you next week when I find out about my test.

love,
C and baby

shy little me..

I think I have figured out why I'm having a weird reaction to being pregnant. I'm just not used to being the center of attention. I know it's short lived because in a few months, baby will be center of attention and not me. But still, it takes some getting used to. I am used to being the quiet one and I think that J and I work well together becaue he is always the loud one and usually the center of attention. I am a private person and I do want to share with all of you. I just don't know how to react to questions about the baby or what is going on because I'm not used to being asked and sometimes I just really don't know the answer. I think that I've always been the type that gets uncomfortable when put in the spotlight and sometimes it makes me come off snotty. I hope none of you feel that way. Its all just really overwhelming and I'm trying to take it one day at a time. Plus I'm a bit paranoid so talking about it makes me nervous about all the "what ifs." In any case, I'm trying my hardest not to be in the shadows.

Now that I'm done explaining here is an update...I'm feeling fine, baby is active and that is about it. The Glucose test isn't until the 31st and i'm sure I'll be a bit scared until then. We haven't started setting up anything yet for the nursery, mostly because we haven't purchased a bed yet. (My parents have given us money to do so, but things have just been a bit hectic and we haven't had the time) I have selected bedding, but that is about it. I'm hoping to get registered and get the bed at the same time and knocki it all out. We shall see what happens!

I hope this finds you all well and happy!

Love,
C and baby

24 week update

We had our doctor appointment yesterday. Everything with baby is fine but my doctor is concerned that my glucose levels and weight (a few pounds gained, not too bad) are up. It may have been the honey nut cheerios I ate before the appointment but next week I have to take my routine gestational diabetes test which consists of drinking a bottle of sugary fruit punch stuff and getting my blood drawn an hour after to see what my glucose levels are. If they are high, I'll have to take a 3 hr test after fasting. If I don't pass that, then I'll have to go see a nutritionist and monitor what my food intake is. If it can't be controlled through diet and exercise, I will have to start monitoring my blood sugar and taking insulin. The doctor said that if I do have it, it will go away after delivery but could mean that I am at risk for diabetes in general. And seeing that I am overweight and I have a family history of it, it very well could be a possibility. So please pray for me! I'm very nervous about it. But J and I decided right then and there (actually we had been talking about it the day before it even came up) that we need to step it up so we have both started monitoring our calorie intake and exercise. I'm glad he's doing it too, it's tough to do it alone! I will admit that I have upped my sugar intake the past few weeks, drinking sugary cream soda and indulging in too many bite size candy bars. So I'm cutting that out immediately! I'm upping my water intake and trying to stay away from anything overly sugary. I was doing fine before but I slipped a little as obvious by my weight gain. So I'm starting a new path and going to do my best.

Love you all!
C