33 weeks

33 weeks, 5 days

I jinxed myself! My blog post from Week 31 (?) is totally biting me in the butt. I had mentioned then that I was still heartburn free. Whatdoyouknow? I got it this week. Or at least I think that's what it is. For 3 days straight, I came home from work with this weird kinda burning sensation but kinda not. (Way to be specific there, Taryn!) I'm still not really sure but I can't imagine it was anything else. I took a few tums (those are disgusting!) and it went away. It's not painful like I thought it would be, though. It's more of an annoying sensation in my throat and I feel like I have something stuck. Weird. It's been gone for a few days now so who knows?




This week, I'm really starting to get bored with my clothing options. I completely admit to being a weirdo when it comes to wearing things the same way. Most of the time I can go a month without wearing the same outfit but notsomuch anymore. I know I'm just being lazy and could probably come up with more variety but basically I'm over it. I refuse to buy anything else though so I will have to suck it up. The positive thing in all of this is that the season will be changing here soon so I'm gonna have to bust out my cardigans more which will change up the wardrobe. (Total third world problem!)

The time has come for the ever dreaded...Outie. It's pretty dang flat right now but I have this weird lip on the top that is essentially an outie. I keep pushing it back in but THAT IS NOT WORKING. What can you do?



A quick update on the diabetes front. I met with my endocrinologist on Friday to go over my monthly progress. My H1C was tested again and it went down from 5.6 to 5.4 so she was really happy and assured me that she thought this was strictly a pregnancy issue. No long term complications should arise, at least yet anyway. Also, she was happy with my glucose readings. My fasting rates are very steady and I'm keeping consistent with my meals. Unfortunately, she did reprimand me a bit because I've lost weight since I was in her office last (exactly a month ago). I don't think I should be too concerned as it was barely a lose (only 1 pound) but she seemed to deduce that I'm not taking in enough carbs to grow the babe. She was pretty spot on when she mentioned that I was likely not eating enough because I was too concerned about it sending my blood sugars up. She was 100% correct. I was keeping my carb counts below the recommended number but I've found that if I eat the recommended number, then my blood sugars are through the roof. I just can't catch a happy medium with everything. I'm eating plenty but the foods that I'm eating are lowish in carbs so it is hard to reach my numbers.

So yeah, I'm supposed to talk to my OB on Thursday when I visit to see if they are concerned about my weight gain. I'm right at 10 pounds gained, which I understand is on the low end, but I'm certainly not starving myself. This whole diet thing has just made me more conscious of what I'm eating and when you take almost all the pasta, bread and junk out of your diet, anyone is going to lose weight. My growth ultrasound just over a week ago showed that baby is right on track so I guess I'm not too concerned.

And what do you know? I made sure to stick to my carb numbers this weekend and my readings have been much higher than normal. I'm waiting to hear back from the endo but I'm fairly certain they will put me on insulin. I guess whatever has to be done to get everything in check. We'll see.




How freaky is it that I can say I'm 8 months pregnant!?! Wowza!

Another new fruit!....Honeydue melon. This week he should be losing more of that "alien" look and tightening of the skin. He is coordinating his breathing with sucking and swallowing to prepare himself for being out in the world. This week, he may be keeping his eyes open while he is awake. I bet there are some crazy sights he's seeing in there!

32 weeks

32 weeks, 4 days

Slacker alert! I won't keep making excuses for my lateness but let's just say I've been busy. True story: I haven't even taken my weekly picture yet (by the time this publishes, I will have taken it though) and that NEVER happens. No time! I have a handful of posts that I want to write to update you on things but now I'm so far behind that I'm just going to include it all in this weeks post. This obsessive compulsive person is really annoyed at myself but it is what it is.





Anyway, we completed our last pregnancy class....Breastfeeding. Usually, I really look forward to going to these classes but I was just not feeling this one on this particular night. Maybe it was my attitude but I didn't really even enjoy the class. Our instructor was a sweet 60 something women who is one of the lactation consultants at the hospital. I wasn't a big fan. She was nice and all but seemed a bit old school. She just went through her normal schpeel and that was that. There was a question and answer section and Joe asked her how the dads can help in the breastfeeding process. Her answer was "to just be supportive." Uhhh...okay. We were kinda looking for more than that. Like maybe burp the baby half way through the feeding or make sure mom has a full water glass while she's feeding. Something! Also, she said that the milk will come in within 2-4 days. No explanation for what happens IF it doesn't come in within 4 days, which I know can be the case. I feel like those kind of statistics are the reason that many people "fail" at breastfeeding. End rant. Other than that, we watched a heck of a lot of videos of breastfeeding moms. TMI: Joe walked out of the room a little bit scared of all those nipples!

Now that I'm 8 weeks out, I've started to feel less prepared for this whole thing. It's weird because I've always felt confident in my pregnancy. I spent years reading and researching all there is to know about pregnancy and now I need to get going on the actual child raising and I'm dragging my feet. I have a list of books to dig into and I can't even make it to the store to purchase them. I know that all will end fine but it's just me having a freak out moment.


The time has come..... I've reached the uncomfortable stage. It's not awful (trust me, I know it only gets worse) but it's definitely harder than it used to be. Shifting positions in bed is a bit of a struggle and I can tell that parts of my body are shifting as well. Let's not even discuss the state of my feet. I have to bust out the yoga poses just to give myself a pedicure.






This week, I got in another ultrasound at my doctor appointment. This usually requires it's own post but you're lucky to even get a recap at all. Joe was able to meet me for this one since it has been 2 months since he last joined me. It was much harder to see the babe even in the 4 short weeks since my last one. He's obviously scrunched up in there. I've had quite a bit of a movement up in my ribs but after seeing his placement during the ultrasound, I'm not sure what it is that is actually up there. His head is still down and he is in a C shape with his head on my left side and curving around with his feet up by my left ribs. The kicking all happens in my right rib so he must really be flopping around in there if he switches sides. Good news is he's still head down. Kidneys, head, stomach, etc..all measure on time. He weighs in at 4lbs, some oz and technically only 2 days ahead based on the growth charts. He's basically been 2 days ahead this entire pregnancy so good news that there has been no major size increase thanks to the gestational diabetes diagnosis.

Profile view of Baby Rufio. His hands were up by his face the whole time and he kept opening and closing his mouth.


This is a harder picture to make out. It's his face straight on. You can see his right eye and nose and covering his mouth is his left arm.


It took me another hour to get in with Dr. Bennett but all was normal in there. I gained 1 pound from two weeks ago which is right on track, apparently. If I remember correctly, I'm up a total of 11 pounds. Blood pressure was 110/70. Heartbeat was 141. I've got a normal checkup scheduled in two weeks for my 34 week appt and then I will have another ultrasound at 36 weeks and likely 1 each week after that. They make sure to monitor the babies weight pretty strictly those last few weeks so I'm going to be seeing quite a bit of my doctor in Sept and early Oct.





If I remember correctly, this is Baby T's last week as a squash. Baby should weight 4 lbs by now (Yep!) and will start gaining about a half a pound a week. Looks like I'm on track for an 8 lb baby! He now has toenails, finger nails and hair. I forgot to mention but during the ultrasound you can see the little wispy hair sticking out of his head. Funny! His skeleton is rapidly hardening, turning cartilage into bone. Kicks will start being even stronger and likely aimed at your ribs. Good to know it's not just me!

31 weeks

31 weeks, 5 days

(Apologies again as I'm crazy late in writing this but we've had an insane amount of stuff going on. Big updates hopefully coming soon...Picture will come tomorrow, I promise.)

Thankfully, I'm still feeling wonderful. (Please oh please, let it last a few more weeks!) Discomfort is really low. It comes pretty much only when I'm sitting in a car for an extended period of time. If it's an extra slow day at work, I find it harder to get comfortable sitting at my desk but otherwise, things are great. Strangely, I've managed to dodge one of the most common pregnancy side effects there are.....heartburn. I told Joe when I first got pregnant that it would be interesting to see what heartburn feels like since I've never had it. Well, I'm still waiting. Not that I'm complaining or anything, I just thought it was pretty much mandatory to get at some point. (yes, I realize I just totally jinxed myself for the remaining 8 weeks.)





I have reached the point in pregnancy where the bathroom is my best friend. Peeing has hit an all time high, thanks to a very small bladder. The two hour commute to Pontiac is starting to become a struggle when we travel on weekends. Tip for future preggos: After you have emptied your bladder, lean forward and lift up your stomach a bit. Chances are high that more will empty even though you think it's all done. (I know you are all so excited that I gave you that tidbit!)

Another random milestone this week is that I succumbed to my soda craving. Joe stocked up on Diet Dr. Pepper (we never have pop in our house) so I had one. It has 0 carbs and since I'm not taking in any ice cream, a soda or two won't be so bad. They are now all gone so I plan to steer clear again.

I'm not sure if this is related to pregnancy or what, but I've also had a tough time with my eyes and contacts. I can see fine, but I feel like I need to change them even more frequently than I do because they sting more than normal. Who knows?





I want to mention here for future reference about my golf game. I'm still playing and hope to keep it up for another two weeks or so. I was able to get rounds in on both Saturday and Sunday and other than my equilibrium being off a bit, I've found that I can play pretty normal.

See, I have a system down. I'm consistent. I can pretty much tell you where the ball is going before I even hit it. However, that is changing.

Normally, I have a slight slice to my shot but I've always compensated for that and it can work to my advantage. Now, I am hitting the ball dead straight 80% of the time. I don't know if I'm subconsciously shifting my weight differently or what it is. It's weird because my whole routine is changing. I've found that it doesn't necessarily help or hinder my score very much though so I'll have to live with it.





Baby T is running out of room in there this week. He should be kicking on average 10 times an hour. Um, yeah. That's definitely happening. He's making some serious movements in there! This week, he should also be moving his head side to side, as well. It's kind of a creepy thing to picture but hopefully all that exercise is making him nice and strong. His brain and five senses should be in overdrive now.