8 Month Checkup

Went to the Dr today, everything looking great. Daddy & Asher were able to hear Aden's heartbeat at 138 bpm. He was sleeping so we had a hard time at first. My blood pressure is still looking great as well. I've only put on an additional pound since my last visit which brings me to the grand total of 5 lbs gained! This has been a blessing, didn't want to gain too much with this one. I asked some questions about my glucose monitoring. Dr said to bring my log book with me to my next visit. We're hoping that I'll only have to check it in the AM for the fasting levels. This would be a nice change from 4 times a day. I've had a bit of a hard time with all the food the dietician wants me to eat, so we'll revisit that at my next visit as well. I head back to the Dr in 2 weeks. Looks like the finish line is close!!

Diabetes Education

Well, I went to my appointment and boy are these people having me eat a lot of food! I'm on a schedule for 3 meals a day and 3 snacks a day. I have to check my blood sugar 4 times a day as well. It took me about 15 minutes this morning trying to pack my breakfast, snack, lunch and snack all in my bag just to bring with me to the office. I have to try and get 3 sessions of 30 minutes of exercise a week. Yeah, this sounds easy, but with high glucose and low iron there's no energy to walk up and down the stairs half the time. The dietician told me to do what I can and do not over-do it if I'm not feeling up to it. I'll go for a follow up on January 6th to see how the food is working for me. I've also got my 8 month checkup on December 28th. Will update then.

Matt & Tevis' Baby News

Stephen's friend Matt, who was his Best Man at our wedding, just went in for their sonogram to find out the sex of their baby! He and his wife are expecting a GIRL!! They are very excited, to say the least. Baby and mom are healthy and doing well. They are expecting their little bundle of joy to arrive in May 2006

Disappointing News

I got a call back from the nurse at my OB's office. My test results came back positive for Gestational Diabetes. So, tomorrow I have to go and see a Diabetes Counselor and meet with a nurse. The appointment will be for 2 hours and we will go over diet, nutrition and how to monitor my sugar levels. The nurse made it sound like I would have to do my own blood test each day, but she wasn't real clear about the whole process. The regular nurse is on vacation, so I talked to one of the other nurses in the office. We will also continue to monitor the baby closely to make sure he doesn't get too big. I've only got about 10 full weeks left until delivery, so hopefully it wont be too hard to watch my diet. It sure is too bad that we discovered this right before Christmas! I guess that means I'll have to watch the desserts rather than eat them. :o)

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Second Go 'Round

I went to the Dr this morning to have my blood drawn 4 times for the Glucola screening. The first one drawn is after fasting for 12 hours. Then another 3 times on the hour until 11:50am. Loads of fun just sitting in the waiting room. I wasn't feeling all that great since I had no food in my system, so I just sat there reading magazines. Luckily when it was all over with I went straight to our department Christmas Luncheon. I met everyone at Macaroni Grill and boy did that pasta taste good! Stephen has been fighting a cold or something for almost a week now, so he went to the Dr this afternoon. He was given an inhaler to repair his lungs and an antibiotic to get filled if he doesn't feel better in 24-48 hours. The Dr was saying that he thought he was just about over it all. I guess we'll wait and see. Asher and I are feeling great, so I'm not too worried about Stephen filling his Rx.

I got home from work and waited a few minutes for Stephen and Asher to get home, then we went out to pick up a few things. I drew Stephen's Uncle Patrick for Christmas and we still needed to go to Home Depot & Garden Ridge to get all the stuff to finish making his gift. I also had to stop by Best Buy for one of my Uncle's gift. Then off to Walmart to get my Iron supplement and some milk for Asher. So, for the rest of this week I have vowed to wrap a few gifts each night so that I'm not up all night on Friday getting things ready for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

I should have my lab results on Wednesday sometime and will post for everyone. Let's hope it all comes back normal!

Lab Results

I had some blood work done on Wednesday afternoon for my Glucola Test and got a call this afternoon with the results. I could tell from the Nurse's tone that it wasn't good news. Looks like my glucose levels are high, so I have to go in on Monday morning at 8:30 for a 3 hour blood test. We had to do this when I was pregnant with Asher, so I remember the drill. She also said that my iron count is really low and I will need to get on a supplement. I'm a little discouraged, but hopefully everything will come back normal after the test on Monday. I should have those results by Wednesday and will let everyone know.

Have a Great Weekend.

Happy Birthday Stephen!!

I can't believe that another year has gone by and it's time to celebrate Stephen's 32nd birthday. We are having dinner tonight with a few friends and we're really looking forward to it. We'll be dining at Bread Winners, which is Stephen's favorite restaurant. His very good friend, Vinnie, is the head chef there. We always have such a great meal and sometimes a dessert too. The atmosphere is so nice, a great place to sit and talk after you've finished your meal.

Again, Happy Birthday Sweetheart, I love you!!

Austin's Christmas Play

It's just that time of year, isn't it? Tonight we went to Austin's Christmas Play at school. All the kids were so cute. For the manger scene, there were kids dressed as sheep and camels, crawling up the main isle of the church. It was a hoot. We had a hard time seeing Austin from where we were sitting, the teacher who put the production on was right in our eye-line. Asher sat on my lap most of the time, and had a lot of fun. Of course, once again, after the applauding he would say touchdown. I guess that little kid is going to be a huge sports fan! After we got home I wrapped some gifts that we're sending to Ginny & Johnny so I could take them with me to work in the morning to box up. I put Asher to bed then tried to do a few things around the house.....then had to head off to bed myself. Stephen was working again, so he didn't get to go with us.

Meagan's Concert

Last night we went to Meagan's band concert and it was really nice. They played a piece that was Christmas songs, about 22 songs overall and just the first few seconds (just long enough for you to know what song it was) then onto the next. It was pretty neat, I'd never heard anything like that before. Asher had a great time, of course! He was sitting on his Papa's lap most of the time just swaying back and forth with the beat of the music. He would applaud with the rest of us then yell "Touchdown"! It was hilarious!! Another band went on after Meagan, then we all went to dinner. Stephen wasn't able to make it, he had to finish up some work at a clients office, so he didn't get home until about 11pm. It was a nice evening and Meagan did awesome!

Family Time

We had a nice relaxing weekend and spent time with family. Friday night we prepared food for Grandpa's Tree Trimming. Jambalaya and Chili (extra spicy) and some corn bread. It was all wonderful, but I have to admit that I wasn't able to handle the chili. Too spicy for me and the baby! We ate at Grandpa's, decorated the tree and watched Asher play with his Great Uncles and second cousins. It was a lot of fun. Asher was a little shy at first, which surprised me, but then after about 5 minutes he went straight for Uncle Mark. They played and had a great time. I know that he'll be happy to see his own little grandson at the end of this week. After Grandpa's we went over to Melissa & Nathan's house, hung out and watched a movie. Got up this morning and did a few things around the house. Ran to a few stores then came home to watch the Cowboy's play. I pretty much stayed out of the living room, cooked and cleaned most of the time. Overall, it was a good weekend. The weather wasn't too bad either!!

7 Month Checkup

I had my 7 month checkup yesterday morning and was happy to see that I have only gained a total of 4 pounds. Even after the Thanksgiving holiday!! My blood pressure is also still looking great, 120/78. Our little guy was moving all over the place, but we still managed to catch his heartbeat at 154 bpm. I'm measuring a little big, but nothing to worry about. Dr said to get ready for a butterball. It's doubtful that we'll have another little 5 pounder!! I've got 3 more appointments scheduled for December. Flu Shot, Glucola (diabetes) Screening and 8 month checkup. Then I will be heading to the Dr every 2 weeks. I can't believe that it's almost here. I was looking at the calendar and realized with the holidays and a vacation at the end of January, I will only be at work for another 10 weeks. If I blink I might miss the next 3 months!! Next appointment on December 14th.