All Better. Kinda.

Oh hey there, I'm back again. We had some minor setbacks over the last month. After being very sick for nearly three weeks and getting over it, I had about two weeks of calm to get back into the swing of things. Then, I found out I have Gestational Diabetes. No wonder I was sleeping so much! I felt like crap ALL THE TIME and had no energy. I could have napped doing the least nap-worthy things, to be honest. Now I am feeling much better and I'm ready to jump back in.

When my doctor called and said my blood sugar was elevated and that I had to go see a nutritionist, I was bummed. Really bummed. But then a lightbulb moment occurred. Oh hey! Maybe I will feel better now?! I immediately changed my diet. Like, that very day. 20 carbs for breakfast, 15 carb morning snack, 40 carb lunch, 15 carb afternoon snack, 40 carb dinner, 15 carb bedtime snack. I did a little research and found this to be the general suggestion for my condition. Then I saw the nutrtionist. We spoke about my current diet and I informed her how I'd been eating for the past 6 days and she agreed that was a great start. Officially, I am doing 15 carbs for breakfast and morning snack, then 30-45carbs for lunch, 15 carbs for my afternoon snack, 30-45 carbs for dinner and 15 carbs for my bedtime snack. I can add almost as many veggies as a I want and I have to eat protein with each meal. It's been rough but I'm figureing out how to make it work for myself and my family at the same time and I've lost weight, too. My weight gain for this pregnancy was higher than the last (I only gained 8lbs with the last one) but I am still right on track.

Now that I've learned to deal with the food aspect, I'm working on how to incorporate more exercise. I already chase a toddler around all day while being 32 weeks pregnant but I want to at least add something else. I've done some basic yoga a couple of days and that feels amazing! The stretching really feels too awesome to describe. The fact that I was basically just lying in bed half the day being sick really did a number on my body. Don't do that... unless your doctor orders it, of course.

I am finally feeling that "almost done!" feeling you get when you're in your third trimester and especially when you hit 30+ weeks pregnant. I have a love-hate relationship with this part. On one hand, you're SO anxious, nervous and excited to be done, see your new baby, be done with labor and delivery and the doctor appointments. Then on the other hand, you have this sense of urgency. You have so much left to do still. You want to enjoy your current family life for a bit longer before it changes. But I'm 32 weeks today and I couldn't be more excited to be this far.

My baby shower isn't for another four and a half weeks but it's just 16 days before my due date. What if I don't make it?! I think we will but I just keep having that nagging thought. We're ready either way. We have the car seat (two, actually), take home outfit, hospital bag is almost packed (I plan to do a "What's in my hospital bag?" blog soon, too.). Her room is set up, clothes washed and diapers too. We are cloth diapering from the start this time and everything is ready for her! She needs to cook for a while longer but we're ready. She has enough shoes to make Imelda Marcos swoon...

Newst baby's coming home outfit.

Eat your heart out, Imelda!

Cloth diapering, newborn style.