New countdown begins

So I have officially 298 more finger pokes to go until Regina's due date. Which means my poor little fingers will be hurting come labor day. But that's okay, it all for Regina to be healthy.

I have not officially started a new diet yet because I don't meet with a dietitian until the 4th of October. At that time I will get put on a personalized meal plan that I need to follow. It will take in account how my numbers have been for the past week and the foods I like. Right now it's just simple like avoiding a lot of sugar or carbs. Also, not eating fruit before lunch and making sure I go for a 20 minutes walk everyday. 

So far I have tested 4 times and I have been perfect every single time. I told Landon last night it's like the lottery, I get to plug in the strip and see if the right number comes up. So far my odds of winning are much better than any lottery I have ever heard of. 

I was really overwhelmed by the diabetes new this weekend. But I think after meeting with the nurse I feel a little more like I will be able to do this properly. Plus it helps that my finger poker doesn't really hurt at all. 

Belly Time

Well I have been told that people want to see my little belly making an appearance on the blog. So that is what this post is about. We took these photos a few days back so it would be me at 28 weeks and 2 days, I believe.

Seems like I keep getting bigger and bigger everyday though!

Hope you enjoy!

So this one is actually at 24 weeks, but the other 2 are at 28.

I love my little girl.

Diabetes

Guess who's test came back abnormal!!??

That's right. It's mine! 

So I get to go into Diabetic training tomorrow or early next week and learn how to test myself! So I've done the math, it's 4 pokes a day for 7 days a week, for the next 11 weeks. Which adds up to.... 308 pokes!! 

I'm not really surprised by this result but still, kinda wish I didn't have it.

Glucose Test

So I had my 3-hour Glucose test today. It was a lot of work leading up to this test. If you have ever been on a high-carb diet with a tiny stomach you will know what I mean. I had to eat so many things for this diet it was ridiculous. I think lunch was the worst though.

For example, my lunch diet was a sandwich, two carrots, a banana, 12 oz. milkshake, and 10-15 potato chips. 

My response was, "Really? That is a diet?" But the first day I had to eat that much for every meal I was in tears by dinner time thinking about food. And for those who think oh just split your meals in half and snack on portions of your lunch, that is not possible. See they also gave me snacks for in between meals so if I didn't eat lunch at lunch by the time I was supposed to go to bed I still had loads of food to eat. 

Anyways, today was easier as far as the eating goes because it was just fasting. But for a 7 month pregnant lady fasting is hard as well. I was go hungry and my heartburn was killing me. I'm opposite in heartburn, if I'm full I don't have it, but if I don't eat my heartburn is insane. I told my mother I have a dragon living in my throat. 

Luckily, I had a very nice lab tech who let me pick where I wanted my blood drawn from today. So since I know my arms are a nightmare for a lab tech I opted for all 4 drawing to be out of my hands. So three pokes on the right hand and one on the left. After 3.5 hours I was good to go and could eat! Yay!

Should get my results back in a few days. Lets all hope that diabetes is not the result. But in all honesty with how hard this pregnancy has been it wouldn't surprise me at all. 

Oh and I have been told belly picture are wanted so Landon and I will try to get around to taking a picture tonight. That way we can get one posted by the end of the week. My belly isn't very big, but we will show it off anyways!

Little Update

I feel the need to post a new entry today but I'm not sure what to write about.

Things have been pretty stressful lately and the pregnancy seems to keep changing each day. I usually feel okay, not amazing but I can at least go through the tasks of life. Other days I'm so tired I think I could sleep all day if it wasn't for needing to eat and use the bathroom.

I've got killer heartburn. I keep telling people I think a dragon is living in my throat. The good news though is the dragon likes almonds and usually backs off for a few hours with 5-6 almonds. I get to go in next week for the longer glucose test because I failed my first one. I'm not too excited about getting my blood taken 4 times. Especially since it usually takes 2-3 times to get a good vein in the first place. I'm hoping we can keep my pokes under 12 though. Oh also my body seems to not like iron to much. I've been really low on that lately which could explain my tiredness. Hopefully some extra supplements and a change in diet will help with that though.

This past Sunday will have been three months until Regina is due. I feel totally unprepared because I really don't have much for her yet. We have a crib and some clothes. Plus a good stock of diapers. But I guess because I don't have a space designated for her and her stuff I feel really disorganized. I doubt she will care much if I'm still organizing things once she's here, but I just feel the need to organize. 

Our apartment search is coming along. We want to stay nearby for family support, but the area is more expensive then it was in Utah. So we are trying to save until the end of November and move into our own place 2-3 weeks before Regina is due. Which means I can't really help move anything and I will just be doing light tasks. But we both agree it will be good for us to have our own place for when Regina comes home. We just need to have our family together in one place that is there just for us. We know it will be hard and a change from living with parents for a few months, but Regina deserves getting her parents undivided attention. Plus then her crying won't wake up a whole house, just us.

Well I'm tired now and could probably use a nap. Only a little over 12 weeks left till our little one is here!