It has been a good week! I am getting much bigger. It's now pretty impossible to sleep, roll over, walk without waddling or pain, all that good stuff. It's a good sign that baby is growing like she should. I'm also getting more impatient about December coming, I feel so ready to have her in my arms (not yet baby...I will try to be patient.) I'm feeling more tired during the days and restless at night, so I really hope I can start nesting soon so I feel like the house is ready. Kevin takes his DPT licensing exam tomorrow, so hopefully after all that is over, we will have more time together to finish all the little projects that I feel have to be done before she can be born.
Jack is also really excited for the baby to come home. This week he made a paper chain while he had a break from school to help us countdown the days. He is already the sweetest brother. He spent hours coloring the little strips with "everything she needs to know." Lots of the chain links say things like "red apple" or "purple grapes" along with a picture. I'm so proud of Jack. He only turned 5 six weeks ago and this morning his teacher told me she is sending him with the first grade reading groups because he has finished the Kindergarten levels. I'm such a proud mama.
One neat experience this week was watching awareness being raised for miscarriage and recurrent loss. Since it is so common to miscarry at least one baby in your reproductive life (1 in 4 women) I am a huge advocate for awareness and progressive thinking regarding support for these women. The rule that you "have to wait 12 weeks" to tell anyone you are pregnant in case you lose the baby is so outdated. We should recognize that those who do lose their baby are going to need a support system around them. They need medical attention but also help for grief and depression they may experience, as well as a safe place to ask questions, vent, and find support. This is one of the reasons I've been so open on my blog- it doesn't need to be taboo! Certainly people are entitled to their privacy, but resources should be available as well. A friend of mine who has experienced recurrent loss wrote a blog post about "the 1 in 4" that went somewhat viral. The Today Show featured her story in an article. The cool part was that I was invited to participate!
They were unable to get the disclosures to go through by the deadline for the article, but they do have my information should they decide to run an on air segment. Just to be invited was an honor. No matter if my story is featured or not, the important thing is helping mommies (and daddies) to realize they are not alone in this struggle.
Little Aidia was a good helper this week and turned head down (what a relief!) As long as she doesn't turn back, we won't have to worry about any complications from her being breech. She is getting so big! She should be between 3-4 pounds now and all five senses are fully operational! She is almost ready to greet the world. It was such an amazing experience this week to have a 3D ultrasound! They didn't have the HD live equipment, so it wasn't a flawless science, but the fact that sound waves can piece together a live 3D picture is incredible. I have the ultrasound on DVD and I love just sitting and watching it. Since the science isn't perfect, we don't get the most accurate picture of what our baby looks like (like her nose looks bigger and more flat, and part of her head won't show up due to the position of the placenta) but still! I got to see her smile! She has beautiful lips and the sweetest dimple! We have a CD with like 75 pictures on it. Not bad since she isn't even born yet! I can't wait to see and kiss those cute cheeks.
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| those lips! |
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| I especially see it in this picture! |
Gestational Diabetes has been an interesting journey this week. My fingers are sore from 4 sticks a day, but I'm getting better at figuring out where to poke so it's less painful. My numbers have been great and it's been easy to avoid sugar spikes by following the diet. The problem has been I've been starving, and between Tuesday and Sunday I lost 2 pounds, which put me one pound away from my pre-pregnancy weight. I called the doctor when I noticed the weight drop and they had me come in for an extra check up. What matters most is that baby is still growing at a 1/2 pound a week. Since my sugars were so well within range, we talked about "cheating" more on the diet, and getting more calories and carbs as long as my glucose stays within range. So I've been playing with that. I've been eating more, and out of about 30 tests I've only been out of range 3 times (by 3-6 points) so I feel good about that. I meet with the diabetes clinic today to talk more about it.
My fur baby had his first birthday this week! I'm so glad I have Mozart. Jack and Kevin have long days and he has been so good for me emotionally. I'm glad he's part of our family, even though he is a lot of work and just straight up annoying sometimes haha. I think he will have the hardest time adjusting to the new baby.
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