April 3, 2008

Well, I woke up at 2:28am to go to the bathroom and found a bloody mess. I called for my husband and then I felt something like a huge kick and my water broke. We were terrified because it was soooooo bloody. The doctor said get to the hospital quickly so we did. Ten hours later, we gave birth to a perfect little boy. Though he was 4 weeks early, he is doing wonderfully. He had to stay in the hospital an extra day due to jaundice but was otherwise very healthy. I am blessed...truly.

March 28, 2008

Well, I guess were in the final stretch. The doctor says that he will be inducing me either on April 17th or 18th--that's just 2 and a half weeks away and I'm starting to get really nervous. Health wise, everything is still going well. I do have an occasional high blood sugar but I'm able to bring it down relatively quickly and my endocrinologist reassures me that everthing is fine. My ankles...well, let's be honest, cankles....stay swollen. So, I try to stay off my feet as much as I can. So, knock on wood, everything will be just fine.

The teachers threw us a baby shower this past Monday (March 24th) and we were overwhelmed with everyone's generosity. We have been given so much to start out our wee one's life. My husband and I are grateful to no end! We just have 2 or 3 little things to pick up during the next week, and I think we'll be set. We are also going to meet the baby's pediatrician on Tuesday. We've heard he's the best in the area in regards to diabetes so we feel good about getting matched with him.

I'm a little emotional these days. I think it's mostly because I have so much to get finished in 2 weeks time and I'm feeling overwhelmed (and TIRED). I have to take my teaching certificate exam tomorrow, finish 3 papers for a college class, and finish writing up my maternity leave lesson plans...not to mention finish washing the baby's clothes, pack the bag for the hospital, put away the shower gifts, have the baby seat inspected, buy and install the batteries for the swing and bouncy seat. I really wanted to deep clean my house one more time, but I think neat and tidy will have to do over bleached and shiny floors. Thank goodness spring break is this week so I will have time to work (and maybe...please God....REST some????).

I'm still the luckiest girl in the world with the best husband ever. Wow, what a ride this has been. :)

February 24, 2008

Our pregnancy is still going well, thank goodness! My husband did indeed get the nursery finished and the crib set up. We have also spoken to my husband's father (who is retired) and he very much wants to keep the baby during the day while we are away for work. I am so happy with this arrangement I could burst! He will take wonderful care of the baby AND we won't have to vaccinate until the baby is older--which has been high on our list of priorities. We also have decided to do a combination of cloth and disposable diapers and I am also excited to be doing something ecologically good for the environment. Of course, we may decide that it's too much hassle in the end, but we'll try until then.

The biggest news that I've got is that we changed our doctor. I haven't really felt comfortable with the old one this whole pregnancy. He has not measured the baby through my fundus at all and keeps blowing prenatal vitamins off. Though this is my first pregnancy and I don't know a lot about what to expect, I do know that I should be closely watched since I have diabetes. With every visit, it was clear that he knew very little about diabetes. So, though we were scared, we finally decided to go see someone else. The new doctor is significantly older, and has lots of experience with diabetes. He has me coming in twice a week for non-stress tests since diabetics have a higher chance of having a still-birth. We are also having a sonogram every 3 weeks to monitor the baby's size. He clearly knows what he's talking about with diabetes which is very comforting. Between him and my endocrinologist, I feel as though we are giving our baby every possibility we can. I wish we had made the change a while ago, but I just wasn't sure of what I should expect from a doctor and whether I could make a move so late in the game. My husband and I are very reassured that we made up our mind and did it!

February 9, 2008

We've made it to 29 weeks. The doctor told me that he will induce at 39 weeks, so we just have 10 short weeks to go. Amazingly, my husband is finishing up the nursery today!!! My father-in-law will be putting together the crib and stuff during the week so by next weekend, it should be looking like a real nursery. I'm too exited!

Pregnancy wise, things continue to go well. My belly is poking out and I have gained 22 pounds overall. That's a bit more than I had intended to gain by this point but several of my friends assure me that I'm doing well since they gained much, much more with their baby. Buuuuut, none of them were fat to begin with. I just really, really, really don't want to be one of those people who have a baby and wind up huge for many years. I'm not too bad on negative symptoms of pregnancy. My feet do hurt an awful lot but I have no swelling. I have had that restless leg thing 5 or 6 times but it's not terribly bad--just annoying.

My biggest thing right now is just worrying about how often the baby is moving. I don't feel him lots and lots during the day while I'm working. However, when I settle down and get quiet, he does move at least 10 times in an hour like the books say he should. I try not to worry, it's just that diabetics have a higher risk for their babies to just die for no good reason. My doctor has told me if he slows down movement that I am to get to him right away because he can still save him. But, when I don't feel him tons in the first place, it's hard to know what "slowing down" really means. For example, I've been doing chores all morning and I haven't felt him move. I know I just worry myself to death sometimes, so I'm trying to just stay occupied so I won't be such a worry wort.

January 27, 2008

Hmm, well, not lots to report but I'll give it a try anyway. I am officially in the third trimester now! My belly looks unmistakably pregnant now. I need to get my hubby to take a pic or two to remember the time by. I thought I was going to be a lucky pregnant woman and get to forego the mood swings and irrational crying. But, alas, over the last two weeks, I have alternately cried and been irritated for no good reasons. For the most part, my husband is dealing with it well and encourages me to go have a good cry anytime it starts. My hubby still doesn't have the nursery built but he did earnestly work on it over the weekend so I have hope that it will be done in the next month or so. He did finally install my shower after living in this home for a year and nine months--a girl can dream that the nursery will be done within four weeks, can't she? Aaahhh well. I love him anyway, he is good to me and I am still the luckiest girl in the world....soon to be the luckiest mommy in the world.

January 11, 2008

Things are still going well. I have had a little trouble with my blood sugars but my endocrinologist assures me that it's not enough to hurt the baby. Anyway, we're back on track with my sugars--thanks goodness. It's so strange to have had diabetes for 29 years with wonderful control and all of the sudden it's as if the rules don't work anymore. My belly has definately grown in the last couple of weeks. I'm not feeling so miserable all the time but I still feel kind of whale like. I have also noticed that I sometimes do the "pregnancy walk." hehehe

December 24, 2007

I know that I'm not that big yet but I feel really huge. It's hard to get comfy at night, my hands fall asleep all night long and my hips hurt. I am rarely hungry but when I do get hungry I can't eat much. If I so much as eat 1 extra bite of food, I am absolutely miserable and cannot breathe for hours. I also have some kind of nagging cold or just congestion which is keeping me from being able to breathe out of my nose. I walk around panting and feeling like a whale. And, my husband keeps laughing at me and telling me that I asked for it. lol. BUT, I wouldn't trade it for the world. All this yuckiness means that we're one day closer to meeting our little one. :)

December 16, 2007

After reviewing the video of the last sonogram (I don't know why we didn't do it sooner), I think we can see a little winkie on the baby. Sooooo, we think it's a boy! However, I'm not good with being able to read those pictures very well so perhaps I don't know what I'm talking about (hehehe). School gets out for 2 weeks on this coming Friday. I'm excited because we are going to do up the nursery over the holiday break. Whoo hooo!

December 5, 2007

I had my 19 1/2 week check up today and most everything looked good with our wee one. We decided not to find out the gender, found out he or she is growing well (maybe a teenie bit on the large side), and a wiggle worm. However, they told us that the baby's left heart ventricle is slightly thickened which has a small chance of being a precursor for Down Syndrome. Of course, it could also be nothing. I am trying not to worry about anything. God will not give us more than we can handle. If anyone has any experience in this area, I'd love to hear your story!

This is my first pregnancy. My husband has one grown biological son and two teenaged adopted children. When we got married, he had had such a bad experience with his ex-wife that he didn't want anymore children. After two years of marriage he surprised me for Christmas with a stroller and said that if anyone deserved to be a mommy, it was me. I have the best life and the best husband and I am blessed to have created a life together.