there - how's that for a mental picture, since i am apparently not going to post any "real" pictures. there are a variety of them on my facebook, so go for it.
i just thought i'd kill some time (at work) and post a bit of an update on life. the 3rd trimester is going swimmingly. i do have gestational diabetes and it really sucks. i've been working with it for 4 weeks now and i have finally managed to find the right combination of meals and times for eating that will keep my blood sugar numbers in their proper place. testing my blood is kind of creepy and i'm not a fan, but for the most part, it's not as bad as i thought it would be. every now and again i will have a time when i just sit there with the little needle clicker pressed against my finger as i stare at it in disgust and apprehension (and a little fear), but alas, big girl panties are not optional anymore, so on i trudge. i have learned a lot from it though, as in how and what to eat to keep my blood sugars level. i do feel better with the new "diet" and my weight gain has been extremely minimal since starting it. so i feel confident that by being even MORE in tune with my body than i was and continuing to follow this way of eating, i should be on the right track to stay healthy beyond the pregnancy. that is my big goal. diabetes runs in the family and i now have a 90% chance that i will develop it later in life and in subsequent pregnancy. so that's motivation enough for me to be healthy and NEVER have to deal with this again. as far as i can tell, there's just no reason to do this to my body anymore. so i'll be getting fit and continuing to eat well once i am beyond the whole 'birth and recovery' thing. i'm looking forward to it.
other than my blood, the rest of my body seems to be doing fairly well. i get tired very easily, which is just odd considering that i dont really do much of anything. i also get cranky very easily, but for the most part i can feel that coming on and it is usually related to my need to eat. charles has been pretty amazing about it. one of my many unfair and irrational fears has been that he will operate at his typical level of sensitivity and that it will anger me and we will spend a few weeks hating each other here at the end. as always, he has come through for me brilliantly and can almost always refrain from snyde remarks and simply suggest that i go get something to eat. luckily i'm self-aware enough to realize when i'm being a complete idiot and he doesn't rub it in - we move on.
i havent really felt much in the way of contractions. i was having sharp, localized pain over the weekend but according to my OB yesterday, that was just a nerve thing or a baby-punching thing. i'm actually quite relieved because those pains were not at all comfortable. not that contractions will be comfortable, but the few tightening feelings i have had were not really anything at all, so i'm feeling good about it at this point.
the latest thing is that, pending the measurement of the baby next tuesday, i might just be induced at 39 weeks. the diabetes doctor will probably try to do an amnio at 38 weeks but i'm not really very excited about that idea so i will have the option to request an alternative. we'll see how it goes. overall, my care has been pretty great, so i'm not worried about the baby's health at all, and i'm fine too, so we're good.
so yes, the little guy is big. he was 4 pounds 10 oz at 32 weeks, so theoretically next tuesday he will be 6 pounds 10 oz at 36 weeks. but he's happy as a clam in there and moves around a lot still. my placenta is on my left side so he's kinda stuck where he is, but that's fine as he is head down. his favorite thing to do is push his butt out on my right side, although yesterday i felt a skinny little leg for the first time. thankfully, my height is in my torso, so i do not have much in the way of crowding issues. we both have plenty of room.
so yea, that's the latest in my world. the nursery is decorated with the exception of a couple more pictures to hang. the diaper bag is packed for the hospital. my bag is not yet packed, but i might get going on that htis weekend or next for sure. we have met with the local police to have our car seat base installation lesson. (and might i say, my heart sings to see my husband with a car seat in his hand. how i will keep from exploding with joy to see him hold his son is beyond me!) i have several meals in the freezer and help for the first 3 weeks or so is all lined up. we are ready to get on with the adventure!
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