Of course, the one day it decides to rain in a two-week time span is the day we've chosen to move to the new house. Never fails!
But I have to say how amazing our friends and family are...they all came out yesterday, braved the water, and moved us out and in in record time. We are so, so grateful!
I got to play director and point to where things should go in the new house; that's one of the benefits to being 38 weeks pregnant! (One of the very few.) I even got chastised for carrying little things, like an empty diaper pail. Um, okay guys, this weighs less than my toddler, and no one offers to carry him for me! :)
I was worried how Cameron would do sleeping in a strange place, but before everyone departed we made sure that his room was the first to get set up and I tried to make it as much like home as possible for him. What do you know, he did GREAT last night. I'm so pleased that he seems to be transitioning well.
Now to unpack the rest of this stuff! Hooray for maternity leave!
January 23, 2012
January 17, 2012
I love you
Yesterday morning I was making pancakes with Cameron. Chris came downstairs while we were working in the kitchen and asked what we were doing, to which Cameron happily replied "making pancakes, Dada!"
And then later, when he was taste testing them, he said to Chris "I love Mama, Dada." It was the first 'I love you' that I've heard directed at me; before it's been Wendell or Rabies, or other belongings of his.
And then this morning, Chris was leaving for work and my mom was getting Cam dressed. Chris went in to say goodbye, and Cam said "Bye Dada, I love you!"
So sweet!
And then later, when he was taste testing them, he said to Chris "I love Mama, Dada." It was the first 'I love you' that I've heard directed at me; before it's been Wendell or Rabies, or other belongings of his.
And then this morning, Chris was leaving for work and my mom was getting Cam dressed. Chris went in to say goodbye, and Cam said "Bye Dada, I love you!"
So sweet!
January 3, 2012
Thoughts on pregnancy
The early part of this pregnancy was so similar to my first, I suppose I expected everything to be the same. However, I found out that I failed my 1-hour glucose screening test that I had taken on October 29th. I was bummed, but figured okay, whatever, I'll suffer through the 3-hour glucose tolerance test (GTT) and did so on November 4th. But then I found out that I failed that one too! My fasting number was fine, but because my first draw number was over 200, that meant an automatic diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes (GD). GD!
I was pretty broken up about it at first, and the two weeks between the diagnosis and meeting with the nutritionist were hard because I didn't know how bad things were or if I was eating appropriate things. My doc told me that until I saw the nutritionist, to just try to just spread out my carbs throughout the day and "not go crazy". But I still wasn't sure how much I had to restrict myself or what size portions to eat.
So on November 22nd, (the day before Thanksgiving), I went to see the nutritionist and have a growth ultrasound. I met with the nutritionist and got a glucometer, and instructions to test my blood sugar 4 times per day (fasting, and then 1 hour after every meal) by pricking my finger. The ultrasound was great, and everything looked normal. With GD there is a risk that the baby can grow too large too fast, but she measured at around the 43rd percentile (and has a proportional-sized head!).
I also met with a MFM who told me that if my fundal height measurements and glucose readings were consistently normal and I could manage the GD with diet alone, that I probably wouldn't need to return for any further ultrasounds.
And fortunately, I really haven't had to adjust my diet all that much. During those two weeks I was actually restricting myself way more than I had to. Now I just make sure I eat protein with every carb, and pay attention to spacing out my carbs throughout the day. Almost all my numbers have been great, so after 2 weeks of keeping a food/glucose log and sending it to the nutritionist, I was allowed to drop the fasting test and just do it once per week instead of every day. So, it's annoying, but I've really learned what doesn't work for me (like cereal with milk for breakfast) and it's not so bad. I was even able to have dessert on Thanksgiving and indulge in some of those Christmas cookies we made with no problems. I'm sure looking forward to the day I'm done with this daily finger pricking, though. The bummer is that I'm now supposed to repeat the GTT every 3 years for the rest of my life. :-\
The other thing that has been occupying all my time lately is getting the Sausalito house ready to move into. We've been spending all our free time lately painting and doing small repairs. We had the floors refinished and they look wonderful--I wish I had before/after pictures! Our contractor is currently working on replacing rotting doors and windows, and hopefully will be finished by the time we move in mid-January.
I plan to work until January 20th, and then go on leave at 37 weeks. Hopefully the little miss will be content to stay put for a few weeks past then so I can get the house unpacked and organized! At least we finally have a name for her. :)
I was pretty broken up about it at first, and the two weeks between the diagnosis and meeting with the nutritionist were hard because I didn't know how bad things were or if I was eating appropriate things. My doc told me that until I saw the nutritionist, to just try to just spread out my carbs throughout the day and "not go crazy". But I still wasn't sure how much I had to restrict myself or what size portions to eat.
So on November 22nd, (the day before Thanksgiving), I went to see the nutritionist and have a growth ultrasound. I met with the nutritionist and got a glucometer, and instructions to test my blood sugar 4 times per day (fasting, and then 1 hour after every meal) by pricking my finger. The ultrasound was great, and everything looked normal. With GD there is a risk that the baby can grow too large too fast, but she measured at around the 43rd percentile (and has a proportional-sized head!).
I also met with a MFM who told me that if my fundal height measurements and glucose readings were consistently normal and I could manage the GD with diet alone, that I probably wouldn't need to return for any further ultrasounds.
And fortunately, I really haven't had to adjust my diet all that much. During those two weeks I was actually restricting myself way more than I had to. Now I just make sure I eat protein with every carb, and pay attention to spacing out my carbs throughout the day. Almost all my numbers have been great, so after 2 weeks of keeping a food/glucose log and sending it to the nutritionist, I was allowed to drop the fasting test and just do it once per week instead of every day. So, it's annoying, but I've really learned what doesn't work for me (like cereal with milk for breakfast) and it's not so bad. I was even able to have dessert on Thanksgiving and indulge in some of those Christmas cookies we made with no problems. I'm sure looking forward to the day I'm done with this daily finger pricking, though. The bummer is that I'm now supposed to repeat the GTT every 3 years for the rest of my life. :-\
The other thing that has been occupying all my time lately is getting the Sausalito house ready to move into. We've been spending all our free time lately painting and doing small repairs. We had the floors refinished and they look wonderful--I wish I had before/after pictures! Our contractor is currently working on replacing rotting doors and windows, and hopefully will be finished by the time we move in mid-January.
I plan to work until January 20th, and then go on leave at 37 weeks. Hopefully the little miss will be content to stay put for a few weeks past then so I can get the house unpacked and organized! At least we finally have a name for her. :)
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