Today is the start of 28 weeks and I have reached a new milestone, no doctor's appointments this week! Ha! For the past four weeks, I have had to go to the doctor's once a week. Blah, that really messes with the routine. Plus then I have to work late on the other nights, which brings me home late and then I miss my yoga or eliptical time.
However, with my new blood sugar testing I've been getting up in the morning and doing the eliptical. I did an experiment this weekend. I took my blood sugar before I did the eliptical and then after. It actually lowered it by about 10 -12 points. That really confirmed to me that I should be doing some morning workouts to get the blood pumping and the sugars down. This weekend hubby and I went to go see 2012, it was pretty cool, a must see for the big screen. Well, we had movie theatre popcorn. We only go see about two movies a year in the theatre so I didn't feel guilty having some yummy popcorn. However when I got home and tested the blood sugar, it was pretty high at 143. I balanced it with two hours of yard work and a low carb dinner. Blood sugar was back to normal by bedtime.
I've been getting normal numbers, they consider anywhere between 60 - 120 'normal'. At 80 though sometimes I feel really tired and hungry. Mine has only gotten to 80 one time in four days. The other times I'm hovering around 90 - 110. This makes me feel better after all the fear it caused by them creating so much anxiety and telling me I have gestational diabetes. It seems that if I had it full blown, my blood sugar would be testing WAY out of the range of 'normal'. A woman I talked to at work said that her's never went down below 200 and they made her get on the pill. Well, if they say mine is still too high, I'll tell them where to put that pill and find a new practice.
A new week with Thanksgiving come up. We have our third meeting with our doula Michelle Wednesday night. I really need to get on here to talk about our homework and the birth art project. Mine's almost done, but Dan's been procrastinating.....LOL.
I better get going. It's 10:30 and it's a miracle I am even up at this time. Must have been the chai I had at 7pm, but it was worth it. Sometimes it's nice to be able to actually stay up until a later time instead of falling into bed at 9pm in a deep sleep.
La Sirena and my little tadpole
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Wintry Sunday and List of Things to Do
We awoke to about six inches of snow this morning. It's our third 'snow storm', even though this one is a bit less than the others. I love Sundays when we are snowed in and it's too cold to go anywhere. I remember this time last year, waiting and waiting for the snow to come. It never did, well, ok we had a few tiny flakes in December and then a small blizzard this past March. Nothing compared to this year. It's not too bad though when there is a blizzard for two days and then the sun comes out, it heats up to 50 and it's all gone again. Colorado weather is pretty awesome.
Today I have a ton of stuff I have to do, which I have been putting off. I hate when housework piles up and you feel like it's more work than just enjoying doing it. I do enjoy it, but for some reason, I've not been spacing it out and just keep pushing it off, then it builds and becomes a whole day's event. Blah! I need to clean the bathroom, sweep, put the sheets on the guest bedroom bed, laundry, dishes, plan for next week's meals, and grocery shop. In addition, I need to replant the bonsai tree, blog and put some pictures up, pre-register at the hospital, and finish up all of the paperwork for our insurance and flexible spending account open enrollment that is due tomorrow. Good thing I got that tiny raise, because it's going to make up for the $200 increase per month in premiums I have to pay. Please god let them offer a cheaper better public option in order to scare the insurance companies, because if my insurance goes up $200 month every year, I will NEVER be able to afford. I can barely afford it now.
On to more fun topics! Our good friends the Day's were down last weekend and it was busy. We had a lot of fun. I wrote about it here and wanted to post some pics because I finally got around to loading them into the computer.
Time for a new baby post on the Tree of Life blog too. Today I start my 27th week - my third trimester! Only three more months til Tadpole arrives!
Swimming in this Sea of Life with the little tadpole,
La Sirena
Today I have a ton of stuff I have to do, which I have been putting off. I hate when housework piles up and you feel like it's more work than just enjoying doing it. I do enjoy it, but for some reason, I've not been spacing it out and just keep pushing it off, then it builds and becomes a whole day's event. Blah! I need to clean the bathroom, sweep, put the sheets on the guest bedroom bed, laundry, dishes, plan for next week's meals, and grocery shop. In addition, I need to replant the bonsai tree, blog and put some pictures up, pre-register at the hospital, and finish up all of the paperwork for our insurance and flexible spending account open enrollment that is due tomorrow. Good thing I got that tiny raise, because it's going to make up for the $200 increase per month in premiums I have to pay. Please god let them offer a cheaper better public option in order to scare the insurance companies, because if my insurance goes up $200 month every year, I will NEVER be able to afford. I can barely afford it now.
On to more fun topics! Our good friends the Day's were down last weekend and it was busy. We had a lot of fun. I wrote about it here and wanted to post some pics because I finally got around to loading them into the computer.
Here's Dexter and Madelyn monkying around!
Here's Jackie with angel baby Delilah
Dan with Delilah - he looks a little scared.......
Me with baby Delilah
Dexy and Mady dug all of the carrots out of the garden, that was a lot of work!!
Time for a new baby post on the Tree of Life blog too. Today I start my 27th week - my third trimester! Only three more months til Tadpole arrives!
Swimming in this Sea of Life with the little tadpole,
La Sirena
Monday, November 9, 2009
20 Years Ago Today A Wall Fell
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I remember vividly being 11 years old, watching the TV in our living room as thousands and thousands of people stormed the wall, screaming, crying, laughing, and ripping it down in some places. I remember the numerous interviews they did in front of the Brandenburg Gates and followed the citizens of West and East Germany as they climbed the wall and sprayed champagne all over. It was pure joy and happiness, something I had not seen on the TV live, as young as I was.
I remember the days that followed and I tried to understand, but all I really could comprehend was the freedom those people felt. I never really understood communism and what Eastern Germans went through following world war II. I told myself when I was 11 that one day I would visit those gates and I would walk along the Berlin Wall.
In 2005, I had the pleasure of doing just that. Dan and I were living in Oldenburg, Germany for a year and we visited Berlin for weekend. We roamed around the city enjoying the gardens, vast open spaces of just green grass where buildings once stood, but were destroyed in the war. They never did rebuild some of the buildings and now Berlin is a city of beautiful open spaces connecting old architecture with modern buildings. My highlight was seeing the Brandenburg Gates. I flashed back to when I was young and my promise to myself to one day stand underneath it. I was brought to tears.
One of my most favorite cities in the world. I really want to go back one day and not just for vacation. Berlin has so much to offer, it is truly an international city full of diverse markets, arts, and culture. Ich bin ein Berliner. :)
Swimming in this Sea of Life,
La Sirena
I remember the days that followed and I tried to understand, but all I really could comprehend was the freedom those people felt. I never really understood communism and what Eastern Germans went through following world war II. I told myself when I was 11 that one day I would visit those gates and I would walk along the Berlin Wall.
In 2005, I had the pleasure of doing just that. Dan and I were living in Oldenburg, Germany for a year and we visited Berlin for weekend. We roamed around the city enjoying the gardens, vast open spaces of just green grass where buildings once stood, but were destroyed in the war. They never did rebuild some of the buildings and now Berlin is a city of beautiful open spaces connecting old architecture with modern buildings. My highlight was seeing the Brandenburg Gates. I flashed back to when I was young and my promise to myself to one day stand underneath it. I was brought to tears.
One of my most favorite cities in the world. I really want to go back one day and not just for vacation. Berlin has so much to offer, it is truly an international city full of diverse markets, arts, and culture. Ich bin ein Berliner. :)Swimming in this Sea of Life,
La Sirena
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Fun and Crazy Weekend
Our friends from Montrose visited this weekend. They have 5 year old twins and a four month old little baby. It was pure chaos, ok, controlled chaos. My house is now in shambles, but that's to be expected! The guys got to have some man time and did a bunch of electrical work and spent time in 'man-town'. The girls got to cuddle the baby and play with the kids. It was my first time changing a baby's diaper, I know, that's totally sad. But at least I got to 'practice'. Her baby is a little quiet angel, I only heard her cry once, and it wasn't even a cry. She eats and sleeps great, I can only hope for that! The twins helped in the garden and dug out all of the carrots, that was a huge help. We went to the park on Saturday for a couple hours and tried to wear the kids out, but they still had energy. If only I had that energy!
Overall it was a great weekend. I got to cook for everyone too, well, it was a taco bar, but still it was fun because I haven't been able to do that in a really long time. Today, when they left we cleaned up a bit and started in on the laundry. We also raked all of the leaves, should be the last time of the season since most of the trees are bare now. It's time for dinner and preparing for the week. This week is going to be long. There is so much to do. Unfortunately I have to go back to the Dr. for the three hour gestational diabetes test on Tuesday. You can read about it on my other blog. Plus I need to research pediatricians in town, call about cord blood banking, and finally pre-register with the hospital. Ugh! It is going to be a long long long week.
At least it's starting out fun though. I'm meeting my friend Sara tomorrow night at a cute cafe near downtown. Then we have a doula prenatal class Wednesday night and possibly I'm meeting my aunt for dinner Thursday or Friday night. Busy Busy Busy!
To all a lovely week, make it so :)
Swimming in this Sea of Life,
La Sirena
Overall it was a great weekend. I got to cook for everyone too, well, it was a taco bar, but still it was fun because I haven't been able to do that in a really long time. Today, when they left we cleaned up a bit and started in on the laundry. We also raked all of the leaves, should be the last time of the season since most of the trees are bare now. It's time for dinner and preparing for the week. This week is going to be long. There is so much to do. Unfortunately I have to go back to the Dr. for the three hour gestational diabetes test on Tuesday. You can read about it on my other blog. Plus I need to research pediatricians in town, call about cord blood banking, and finally pre-register with the hospital. Ugh! It is going to be a long long long week.
At least it's starting out fun though. I'm meeting my friend Sara tomorrow night at a cute cafe near downtown. Then we have a doula prenatal class Wednesday night and possibly I'm meeting my aunt for dinner Thursday or Friday night. Busy Busy Busy!
To all a lovely week, make it so :)
Swimming in this Sea of Life,
La Sirena
Saturday, October 31, 2009
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Friday, October 23, 2009
The Most Wonderful Thing (so far)
Dan felt the baby kick for the first time last night. He said he was surprised she kicked so hard. Little Miss Dinky was practicing her boxing skills along with her gymnastics skills last night before bed.
I think it is the most beautiful, wonderful, amazing and exciting thing to feel baby move inside my body. It fills me with waves of love during each movement. I’m changing, not only physically, but also emotionally.
To my little tadpole, stay strong and healthy my love, less than 17 weeks to go.
I think it is the most beautiful, wonderful, amazing and exciting thing to feel baby move inside my body. It fills me with waves of love during each movement. I’m changing, not only physically, but also emotionally.
To my little tadpole, stay strong and healthy my love, less than 17 weeks to go.
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