31 Weeks!

A lot has happened since my last post. David, baby and I took a trip this past memorial day weekend to Parker, AZ to visit his family and they threw me a surprise baby shower on Saturday!! I was so surprised and didn't expect it at all. It was so fun and I loved all the gifts. It got me excited to start the baby room and set up all the stuff we're starting to get. I think this weekend David is going to start cleaning out the spare bedroom so we can get ready for baby.

Dealing with the diabetes has been a challenge. It's been two weeks and I haven't been keeping my blood sugar down. I was restricting my diet so much, eliminating the complex carbs completely and my numbers were still a tad too high. I had my Dr's Apt yesterday and he decided to put me on insulin. LUCKILY it's in pill form and I only have to take one pill at night. So far it's working and I can add a little more carbs to my diet which makes it so much more bearable. Eating well really does make me feel better overall. I'm less bloated and have much more energy (I've been walking everyday and going to the gym twice a week). She is moving more than ever and I started doing kick counts last night. The first time she moved 10 times in 9 mins!! They want your baby to kick at least 10 times in an hour but most babies do it in 10-15 mins. Gianna is going to be either a gymnast or a kung fu fighter!

DR says that once I hit 34 weeks I'll need to come in every week to monitor the baby. This is because I'm considered type 1 (insulin dependant) and they want to monitor the baby in addition to my regular apts with my Dr. He also doesn't want me to deliver past 39 weeks so that means she won't be here any later than July 23. We'll see how it goes, if I don't feel ready to be induced we can talk about it but they just need to make sure she doesn't get too big.

I just can't wait for our baby to get here, I know all this hard work will be worth it and I'm willing to eat cardboard all day if that's what I gotta do!!

Pics from the shower!

7 Months = 30 weeks 2 days Things are looking up!

Things are looking much better since my last blog. The cold has gone away and my back is almost back to normal. Still a little sore, but much more bearable and getting better everyday!! At first the news of having diabetes was hard to get my head around. I know it's very common, but it was so overwhelming with everything I was already going through. I have to check my blood 4 times a day and eat on a very strict diet, eating every 3 hours 6 times a day. Not only is it strict on food, but also time. I can't eat sugar, salt or high fat foods and every time I eat I have to incorporate a carb, protein, and fat. I was nervous at first that I would completely mess up and eat the wrong things, but I'm learning what I can and can't eat and it's not that bad. I think I've got the hang of it and will be able to do this! After 5 days I already feel better, less tired and less bloated! All I can think about it how much nutrients my baby is getting so that she'll be healthy.\

Before I thought maybe it was the sugar that made her kick so much, but that is not the case. Since I've been eating better she moves even more! David can see my stomach moving now and he just sits there and feels her kick and move, almost feels like she's rolling over!

I am looking forward to the next month. Hopefully I'll stay feeling good and I can't wait for the showers and to start getting the baby's room ready.

When it rains it pours

Well good news is we got to see our baby girl yesterday at an ultrasound. The technican was so much better this time and actually told us what we were looking at. She's getting much bigger, about 3 pounds, and no longer can get a full profile shot of her. This time we got a close up of her face! We could see her eyes, nose, and lips and watched her open and close her mouth, it was amazing. She is doing very well and I can't wait to meet her.
Bad news is I had my extensive glucose test today and they called me back right away to tell me that I have gestational diabestes :( I meet with a nurse to go over my meal plan and I'll have to check my blood sugar every day. Mostly it means that I have to monitor my food and can't eat sugar, lots of carbs, and high fat foods. I have to exercise daily (which shouldn't be a problem once my back is better) and if I can keep this up for the next 2 1/2 months the baby will be fine. Luckily it's only temporary, and I know I'll be able to do it because I want to do anything I can to ensure she's healthy! Most babies from mother's of diabetes have a risk of being too big and result in c-sections. Most people I know that had it ended up with healthy babies and everything is fine.
I was bummed out at first, but I'm up for the challenge I'm going to do what I have to for my baby girl!

29 Weeks- Worst week ever!

The last week has not been so good for baby and I. Monday night in New York I came down with a bad cough and by Tuesday I was down for the count! I had a horrible cough, sneezing and congestion. It took me out of work for the next three days. The more I felt better from the cold, the more my upper back was hurting. I thought it was just sore from the couging and figured it would just go away. Saturday at about 5 in the morning I woke up in horrendous pain and I couldn’t move, I thought either I had a pinched nerve or I was having back labor (which I don’t really know what that is, but it sounded like it fit the pain). We ended up going to the hospital because they said I could possibly have a kidney infection or stones and that freaked me out! My back was spasming so bad that I couldn’t breath, they had to run all kinds of tests and finally gave me some pain meds. After about 5 hours they determined there was nothing wrong with me and the baby was fine! Although I was having a few small contractions that they wanted to monitor. The dr. said pregnant women are more susceptible to pulling muscles and they are slow to heal, he thinks I pulled the tendons in my back from coughing and they will take a while to heal. He sent me home with some vicodine which apparently is safe during pregnancy (who knew). Although I didn't want to take medicine I had to surrender to them yesterday because I couldn’t take the pain. Today the pain has subsided a little that I don't need the meds so that is good. I'm going to try and go back to work tomorrow and take it easy on my back.

All I care about is that Gianna is ok! I'll take this pain if I have to for her, I was so worried about her while I was sick, but the nurses said that my body is doing everything to protect her and that's why I'm more susceptible to sickness and this back pain.

By Thurday poor David had my cold and we've been cooped in this house for the last three days together coughing our brains out and being miserable. He can't really complain because when he does I say "at least you're not pregnant and having horrible back pain!!"

I hope that we're back to normal ASAP. I only have 11 weeks to go and I can't be letting this back pain slow me down!

Happy mother's day Mom!! Sorry I couldn't be with you today, but at least we had last weekend!

28 Weeks!

Baby and I are in Brooklyn, NY for a few days for work. I work Monday and will be home Tuesday, thank goodness it's a short trip. This is also my last work trip... YAY! I don't think I could handle another trip, I've been getting more tired and swollen latley. The flying doens't bother me but being on my feet for 10+ hours kills us! Dr. says I should avoid salt because of my swelling and I'm trying to watch what I eat a little better :|

I'm just counting down the days before she gets here! We can't wait. We start our child birth classes at the end of the month, that should be fun!