29 Weeks 1 Day

Hi - I know it's been a while for an update, but I've had a pretty busy 2 weeks....

Let's see, 2 weeks ago, I found out my Uncle Jerry (my dad's bother-in-law) passed away in Nebraska. I am VERY close with him and my Aunt Sharon (his wife). We scheduled our trip back there for his funeral. All in all it was a good trip and was so thankful we got to see my family. We also had our Nutritionist appointment on Thursday Feb. 12th right before the trip. I was put on insulin to get my sugar under control. I've changed my diet drastically and using insulin 3 times a day. They are still playing with my insulin levels as my numbers still aren't where they should be. It takes some time to get that right they say. We also had a scare while at that appointment... Jason asked if my sugar levels were high, did that effect the baby's movements at all. The doctor said if anything the baby should be more active. At that time, the baby had slowed down for the last three days. That was a concern. So they sent me over to another room to put the fetal and contraction monitors on me. Had an ultrasound and monitored me for 15-20 minutes. The tech took my readings to a doctor. Didn't like something they saw. Sent me up to Labor and Delivery for admitting for more monitoring. SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF JASON AND I! BUT as it turned out, everything was fine and the baby was doing some kicking even though I wasn't feeling him. I was discharged an hour later. JEEEEEZ!

Then last week on Thursday Feb. 19th after we got back from Nebraska, we had my regular check up with our doctor. She wasn't happy with my sugar numbers but knows we are working on getting it under control. Baby's heartbeat sounded good, but says because of my diabetes, she may have to take the baby a couple of weeks early. Great... Whatever keeps the baby safe! So he may come in late April instead of around May 11th. We'll see. Oh, she also mentioned that my appointments are going from once every 4 weeks to 2 weeks instead. They are going to monitor me more closely and be running more tests. Fun stuff.

Then over the weekend, Jason and I started fixing up the nursery finally. Finished getting it all cleared out. We got paint on the walls and Jason put up new crown, base and chair moldings. We have some trim and the closet to finish painting and then clean the hardwood floors and put down the carpet we have. It looks so cute! I can't wait to see the finished product. :) Jason's been working on the baby's dresser too. He says that will be done sometime this week. I can't wait!

Then on Sunday night, I had another little scare. I had some spotting. We called Labor and Delivery like all the papers and books said to do. They asked me a ton of questions, but in the end told me it didn't look like I had to come in at this point. As long as I was not having contractions and the baby was moving I should be okay, but to keep an eye on things. So here we are today. No more spotting and things seem to be back to normal. Whewwww! I'm not ready to have the baby yet nor is the nursery ready. We should be all done with the nursery by the end of this weekend and start putting furniture together and setting up the room. I'm so excited!!!! :)

So that is it for now. We've had quite the last 2 weeks! My next appointment is Wednesday March 4th next week, plus we have our Late Pregnancy Class on Monday March 2nd. We look forward to those classes. They are fun to attend.

Love to all!

26 Weeks 4 Days

Hi - It's been a quiet week for the most part. I had to do a 3 hour glucose test on Saturday and did not pass. The perinatal department called and wanted one more simple blood test taken plus I was scheduled an appointment with a nutritionist and prescribed a blood sugar testing machine that diabetics use to test their blood. I got my blood test taken last night and picked up my testing machine as well. The nutritionist will teach me how to use it and tell me what I should and shouldn't eat. Like I don't already know this information, it's just a matter of following through with it. I'm pregnant! I want sugar, fruit, pasta and juices! Give me a break! Anyways, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes so I have no choice to control my sugar intake. Darn it! The baby has been kicking and kicking. Jason finally got to feel some really good kicks by the baby too! Jason was so excited I tell ya. We were both getting frustrated that the baby would stop kicking when daddy got too close. lol Grandma Carol is still waiting to feel him move though. Baby Rodrigues is not putting on that show at all. We have a breast feeding class scheduled for tomorrow morning, so that should be interesting to say the least. But I am looking forward to it. Then after that, we should be going over to Target to register some more baby goodies. Yippee!!! I love shopping for the baby. That is it for this week. I hope you all have a great weekend and keep checking back here for more info every week. I tell ya everything even if its boring stuff. ;)

Love to all!