I had my monthly check up yesterday and with that came my 1-hour glucose test to determine if I have gestational diabetes. I had been DREADING that test ever since I found out I was pregnant. No, not dreading the test, I actually like the orange flavored drink, I was dreading the results and the fact that when I failed the 1-hour test I would have to go back to take the 4-hour test. (the 4-hour test is where you go in to the lab fasting for at least 12 hours. When you arrive they draw your blood. You then drink another sugary drink and then for the next 3 hours they draw your blood once an hour. Which means: 4 blood draws+ me being hungry= one unhappy pregnant lady!)
After they drew my blood my doctor came in and checked me. My blood pressure is still doing great. The guppy has a heart rate of 130/minute (keeps slowing down!) and I am measuring 30 weeks. I left the appointment even sadder than when I went in when I found out I was measuring 3 weeks ahead of schedule since gestational diabetes leads to larger babies, so I pouted and moped around all night last night thinking I surely had to be diabetic since I was measuring so large.
I got my results today: I’m FINE!!! I passed my FIRST test and don’t have to take any more-Woooohooooo! When the nurse emailed me this morning I had to email back and ask her to check it again because I was THAT sure I would fail…God DOES answer prayers and allowed me to pass and for that I am sooo grateful!!!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wanna see a pregnant lady do a happy dance?!?!
....Show them the ticker that says they have 99 days to go until the baby arrives!!! I wish you could all see me right now...I'm smiling from ear to ear seeing that beautiful number drop below triple digits! And actually, if I want to get *really* technical, I have no more than 92 days left since they're taking the munchkin at 39 weeks, which is July 29th...Hmmm, I might have to update my ticker to reflect that since I KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that the baby won't be waiting until August 5th to make it's special appearance into this world. The day just gets better and better!
So anyway, happy-less-than-100-days-to-go Little baby! Can't wait to meet you and see if you're team blue or team pink!!!
And here's a belly shot from this morning, not real clear, and I wore a pretty loose shirt today so you can't see it too well, but it's definetely starting to poke itself out all of a sudden!
I can't tell you how many times a day I bump it and go "OUCH!"
So anyway, happy-less-than-100-days-to-go Little baby! Can't wait to meet you and see if you're team blue or team pink!!!
And here's a belly shot from this morning, not real clear, and I wore a pretty loose shirt today so you can't see it too well, but it's definetely starting to poke itself out all of a sudden!
I can't tell you how many times a day I bump it and go "OUCH!"
Monday, April 18, 2011
Heartburn, how I've missed you so....
I had completely and absolutely forgotten how brutal heartburn can be. I know with Gunner & Karlee I had it, but I guess time has a funny way of minimizing memories, because when it decided to stop for a visit yesterday I was blown away at how severe it was. This morning, (after only drinking water!) I’m once again reminded just how nasty it is, and the fog that surrounded my memories of my last pregnancy is slowly lifting and I’m realizing that this new ‘friend’ is probably here to stay until the baby arrives! Oh my gosh it’s awful :(
Monday, April 11, 2011
Today is April 11, 2011
I had my 24-week check up today and with that came the last ultrasound I’ll (hopefully!) be having with this pregnancy. Not that I wouldn’t want to see the little one again, but if I DO see it again it means something is possibly wrong, so let’s stick to the hope that I won’t have any more ultrasounds :) The little one was being camera shy and kept putting its arm and hand in front of its face. When it wasn’t covering up its face with its hand it would lean forward and the umbilical cord would hide the face…typical that my baby wouldn’t like to smile for the camera, huh?!?! We did get a couple pictures, but I can’t decide who it looks like! Reminds me of Gunner in the nose and forehead area, but then the lips and chin remind me of Karlee…wouldn’t it be cool if this baby looked like both Scott and I? Then we would have “yours mine and ours”!!! The appointment went great. The baby now weighs 1 pound 10 ounces and had a heart rate of 136 at the ultrasound and 150 in her office. Seems to be measuring exactly where it should be for where I’m at in my pregnancy. I really thought I was going to be in trouble for gaining so much weight on vacation (my scale was vicious and hateful when we got home and hasn’t forgiven me for leaving yet!), but she was fine with my gain since overall I’ve gained 8 pounds the entire pregnancy. Considering the baby weighs a pound and a half she’s not upset at all…thank goodness because I was dreading the ‘talk’! My blood pressure is also being really good so far, so all in all she was very pleased with me and didn’t give me any of those ‘looks’ and didn’t threaten bed rest or anything like that. Woooohoooo! I need to stay ‘perfect’ like this so my plan of working up until the day before the baby arrives can come true! Why do I want to work that long??? Because Scott and I are getting a pool (yay!!!) in August when my Father in Law drives back here, so the longer I work before the baby arrives, the longer I have for maternity leave AFTER the baby arrives to SWIM!!! I am allowed up to 12 weeks, but I only have enough sick leave to get paid for 6 weeks, so my hope is to only be off 6 weeks, and AFTER the baby arrived would be ideal. I’d LOVE to finish the summer off with a nice tan :) My next appointment will be my Glucose test, so I’ll get to chug the yummy orange drink on my drive down. I’m actually looking forward to it because I’ve missed having my weekly Pepsi since becoming pregnant (Pre-pregnancy I allowed myself one Pepsi a week…every Thursday to be exact!), so the thought of a sweet soda is getting me excited! I know it won’t be AS good as a real soda, but maybe if I look forward to it it won’t be as bad. With the twins I failed this test and had to have the second test to rule out gestational diabetes, but I’m passing this one the first time, I’ve already made my mind up. After my next appointment (3 weeks from now) I start going in every 2 weeks. NOT looking forward to that since I have an hour drive each way and gas prices continue to climb! Here are a couple pictures of the Guppy :) 
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Today is April 6, 2011
Hello 22 weeks and 5 days, and hello sweet baby in my belly who is sooo active people around me think I have a twitching disorder!!!
(I told you this blog would be lame....after you read this post you will completely agree! I just want to be sure I DOCUMENT what is going on so I don't forget, because with Gunner & Karlee I didn't document enough and it's sad how quickly you forget the 'little' things that happen).
In the past 2 weeks the Guppy has taken kicking and summersaults to a whole new (and amazing!) level. When I was pregnant with the twins they kicked, don't get me wrong. But I guess because it was so 'tight' in their living quarters they kicked a little, and I felt them roll around once or twice, but that was pretty much it. I would feel a kick 2 or 3 times a day, if I was lucky. With this one it's a whole new world! It rolls, and punches, and not just once or twice, but 6 or 7 times right in a row! Besides scaring me half to death it is the coolest thing EVER!
In other news, we just got home from an almost 2-week vacation in CALIFORNIA!!! We got to visit friends and family and were the guests of honor at a very special baby shower thrown by my best friend Linzy. Eventually (hopefully before this time next year!) I will post pictures over on the family blog. At the shower and during the rest of the trip (when I remembered!) I had people guess what we're having by holding up an 'It's a girl' or 'It's a boy' sign...I will try to get those pictures posted soon too! I think it will be fun to see who was team blue or team pink!
I go in next monday for my 24-week check up and for an ultrasound...I can hardly wait! *IF* we were finding out the sex of the baby this would be THAT ultrasound, but since we're not going to find out, I will at least have some pictures to share with you once it's over.
That's another thing that's so strange...with Gman and KJ I had ultrasounds every 2 weeks, with this one I've only had 2 so far, and only get one more (next week), (I'm NOT complaining...it means the baby is healthy!!!) but I am soooo excited for next week whereas with the twins it got to where I didn't look forward to u/s's anymore because I had them so often. I can't wait to see the little one and have it confirmed that it's growing just as it should be.
I guess for now that's about all I have to blab about. More to come after next week's appointment!
OH, one more thing. I have the sweetest kids EVER! Last night I got home from work and my feet were swollen (Still haven't quite gone down after the 26-hour car ride from California) and what did my kids do? Went and got lotion out and started rubbing my feet--all by themselves!!! As they were doing it Karlee looks at me and says "Can I get you anything sweetie?" Awwww, melt my heart!!! And they LOVE rubbing and kissing my belly every chance they get. According to Gunner, everytime he touches it the baby kicks him...soooo cute!
(I told you this blog would be lame....after you read this post you will completely agree! I just want to be sure I DOCUMENT what is going on so I don't forget, because with Gunner & Karlee I didn't document enough and it's sad how quickly you forget the 'little' things that happen).
In the past 2 weeks the Guppy has taken kicking and summersaults to a whole new (and amazing!) level. When I was pregnant with the twins they kicked, don't get me wrong. But I guess because it was so 'tight' in their living quarters they kicked a little, and I felt them roll around once or twice, but that was pretty much it. I would feel a kick 2 or 3 times a day, if I was lucky. With this one it's a whole new world! It rolls, and punches, and not just once or twice, but 6 or 7 times right in a row! Besides scaring me half to death it is the coolest thing EVER!
In other news, we just got home from an almost 2-week vacation in CALIFORNIA!!! We got to visit friends and family and were the guests of honor at a very special baby shower thrown by my best friend Linzy. Eventually (hopefully before this time next year!) I will post pictures over on the family blog. At the shower and during the rest of the trip (when I remembered!) I had people guess what we're having by holding up an 'It's a girl' or 'It's a boy' sign...I will try to get those pictures posted soon too! I think it will be fun to see who was team blue or team pink!
I go in next monday for my 24-week check up and for an ultrasound...I can hardly wait! *IF* we were finding out the sex of the baby this would be THAT ultrasound, but since we're not going to find out, I will at least have some pictures to share with you once it's over.
That's another thing that's so strange...with Gman and KJ I had ultrasounds every 2 weeks, with this one I've only had 2 so far, and only get one more (next week), (I'm NOT complaining...it means the baby is healthy!!!) but I am soooo excited for next week whereas with the twins it got to where I didn't look forward to u/s's anymore because I had them so often. I can't wait to see the little one and have it confirmed that it's growing just as it should be.
I guess for now that's about all I have to blab about. More to come after next week's appointment!
OH, one more thing. I have the sweetest kids EVER! Last night I got home from work and my feet were swollen (Still haven't quite gone down after the 26-hour car ride from California) and what did my kids do? Went and got lotion out and started rubbing my feet--all by themselves!!! As they were doing it Karlee looks at me and says "Can I get you anything sweetie?" Awwww, melt my heart!!! And they LOVE rubbing and kissing my belly every chance they get. According to Gunner, everytime he touches it the baby kicks him...soooo cute!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Today is March 18, 2011...and I'm halfway done!!!
So today is the day I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. I’m officially halfway through my pregnancy and it’s a great feeling! I’m actually OVER halfway if I want to get technical since I’m having the baby a week before my actual due date, but who’s keeping track, huh? Certainly not the lady who has a lower back ache 24/7, acne like I’m a 13- year old teenager, and has already started to waddle when not concentrating really hard on walking straight!!!
So happy halfway to me!!!
We finally got the new beds set up in G&K’s rooms (I know, we were lagging, but when you have to buy two of everything at the same time, that gets EXPENSIVE!!! And not just two bed frames. We had to buy 2 bed frames, 2 mattresses, 2 sets of sheets, and 2 comforter sets…and that’s not cheap!) Since I was starting to stress about getting things done, we went ahead and put the new beds up. In the next month or so we will get the guest bedroom packed away and turned in to a nursery. I just want it all DONE already! Once the crib is set up, I will be able to breathe a big sigh of relief. It was when we cleaned out the bedroom and set the cribs up last time that officially pushed me on to bedrest with the twins. Granted I realize I was carrying twins, but the thought of the same thing happening still scares me, so if we can get it set up earlier in my pregnancy this time I should completely be out of the worry-zone.
If and when I ever get it done I will share pictures, but as ‘good’ (hahaha!) as I’ve been about blogging lately, I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you :)
So happy halfway to me!!!
We finally got the new beds set up in G&K’s rooms (I know, we were lagging, but when you have to buy two of everything at the same time, that gets EXPENSIVE!!! And not just two bed frames. We had to buy 2 bed frames, 2 mattresses, 2 sets of sheets, and 2 comforter sets…and that’s not cheap!) Since I was starting to stress about getting things done, we went ahead and put the new beds up. In the next month or so we will get the guest bedroom packed away and turned in to a nursery. I just want it all DONE already! Once the crib is set up, I will be able to breathe a big sigh of relief. It was when we cleaned out the bedroom and set the cribs up last time that officially pushed me on to bedrest with the twins. Granted I realize I was carrying twins, but the thought of the same thing happening still scares me, so if we can get it set up earlier in my pregnancy this time I should completely be out of the worry-zone.
If and when I ever get it done I will share pictures, but as ‘good’ (hahaha!) as I’ve been about blogging lately, I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you :)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Today is March 14, 2011
I had my 20 week check up today (even though I’m only 19 ½ weeks along!) and everything is going great. Can I complain about something soooo petty today?!?! I dislike having my appointments a few days early. (I know, can I not find something a little sillier to whine about?!?!) But this is why: I feel like I’m lying when I go in for my appointments! I walk in and say “Hi, Lyndee here for my 20 week check up..errr, but I’m only 19 weeks…” and then in a couple weeks I’ll go in for my 24-week anatomy scan, but when she asks my due date she will think I clearly can’t add right! I don’t know, I just wish we could skip a week so when I went to appointments I WAS as far along as they think I am, that’s all :)
Okay, I’m done complaining!
At today’s appointment, the little heartbeat was 140/minute, so I guess it’s going to stay right in the middle and make it tough to decide if it’s team blue or team pink…and I LOVE that! It’s going to be stubborn just like it’s brother and sister and that’s fine by me! I’m not sure if you all know, but we’re not going to find out what it is. If it had a super high (usually a girl) or super low (usually a boy) heart rate we would have a good idea what we were having. This way, we are still clueless…I LOVE that :)
One last thing: We have our delivery date. If all goes as planned and the little booger doesn’t decide to come out any earlier, I will have this sweet little munchkin on Friday, July 29th!!! It’s crazy to have an actual date, and even crazier to think that really, July isn’t THAT far away!!!
Okay, I’m done complaining!
At today’s appointment, the little heartbeat was 140/minute, so I guess it’s going to stay right in the middle and make it tough to decide if it’s team blue or team pink…and I LOVE that! It’s going to be stubborn just like it’s brother and sister and that’s fine by me! I’m not sure if you all know, but we’re not going to find out what it is. If it had a super high (usually a girl) or super low (usually a boy) heart rate we would have a good idea what we were having. This way, we are still clueless…I LOVE that :)
One last thing: We have our delivery date. If all goes as planned and the little booger doesn’t decide to come out any earlier, I will have this sweet little munchkin on Friday, July 29th!!! It’s crazy to have an actual date, and even crazier to think that really, July isn’t THAT far away!!!
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