27 Weeks

Christmas was so fun. It was wonderful to see all of our family. Tonight we're headed back to Yoakum for a New Years party at my aunt's house. We're so lucky that we have such a tight-knit family. And I'm happy that we don't live so far away to make day trips a pain. Driving down there only takes a little over an hour. Southern will be one blessed boy! He will have all four of his great-grandmothers and three of his great-grandfathers, most of his grandparents, and numerous great-aunts and uncles along with one aunt and uncle.

He also received some good Christmas presents this year. We got his high-chair, his playpen, his bedding, some books, his bathtub and bathing supples, and some clothes. It's nice to know that a few of the big-ticket items were knocked off of the registry. That's less for us to worry about later. I'm anxious to get his crib, dresser, and bookcase though so I can really start setting up his room. So far we've just got the rocker set up with the rest of his stuff piled in the corner.

Well I'm off to wrap presents now for the White Elephant we're having tonight at the party. Happy New Year!!

26 Weeks

After my appointment on Thursday, I was told that if the results from my glucose test weren't good, I would be getting a call that weekend. I didn't hear from them, so I was excited. Then Monday came and went, and I thought that surely I was good to go. Then, today, I got a call from my doctor's office... My sugar levels are too high. :(

I'm going to have to go back in for another test. This time it will be a 3-hour glucose test. They wanted me to come as soon as possible, but with the holidays that won't be until two weeks from now. I'll be going in on the morning of Jan 6th as soon as they open. I'm going to have to fast that morning, eating nothing after midnight. They're going to draw my blood as soon as I get there. Then I'm going to have to drink another yucky drink. I'll wait 3 hours and then they'll draw more blood. What fun.

On the bright side, Christmas is here. I'll just have to watch not to eat too many sweets. We had our first family Christmas (out of 7) on Sunday at Dustin's granny's house. That was fun. It was laid-back. We ate, played a game, opened presents, and talked. We have two more Christmases tomorrow, two on Thursday, and our final two are on Sunday. Yay! I can't wait to see everyone. Merry Christmas!! :)

25 Weeks

We went to this month's doctor's appointment yesterday. It was super busy, and we had to wait about 30 minutes before they called my name. They told me that they didn't have a room free yet but they wanted me to start my glucose test since that took an hour. They handed me a cute little bottle of what looked like water. She told me to drink it fast and then she'd start the timer since they would draw my blood in one hour. Needless to say, it did not taste like water... it was more like water with a whole package of lemon-lime Lifesavers dissolved in it. Yuck! I was supposed to drink the whole thing but Dustin just had to have one little sip to try it.

So they started the timer and we waited another 30-40 minutes before they called my name again. This time they had a room. They weighed me and took my blood pressure, then told me to wait for the doctor. It didn't take her very long, and she came in for her tests. My tummy measured out at 26 centimeters. The baby's heartbeat was 144. I also got a recommendation for what kind of heartburn medication was safe for me now that I've been getting a little heartburn with spicy/greasy foods.

She was finished and on to the next room when the nurse came back in. She said it was time to draw my blood. She fished around in one arm with her needle, not finding my vein. Then she got a smaller needle and tried the other arm. That one worked, and she drew two vials of blood. One was to check my glucose count to test for diabetes and the other was to check my iron count to make sure it wasn't too low. She said they'd call me sometime this weekend if the test results weren't good but that we wouldn't hear from them if the results were fine. So cross your fingers!

24 Weeks

I've reached the 6-month mark! :) To celebrate, I drank my first Dr Pepper since June!!! And oooh, it was amazing. But don't worry - it was the caffeine-free version. I saw them at Target yesterday and thought to myself, now why haven't I done this sooner? So I decided to buy a 12-pack. I had forgotten just how yummy DP's are.

We were at Target finishing up the baby's registry. What fun! I spent hours looking at all the baby stuff online to try to find the best deals. I read all the reviews so we'd only get things that worked properly and were safe for the baby. It seems like we'll need so much stuff!! Dustin was overwhelmed when I showed him the list of things we would need. But I had fun shopping for it all and picking out the best. There was some stuff that we couldn't register for online, so we finished up the registry last night with things like hangers and books in the store.

We wanted to have it up and ready in time for Christmas. That way when someone asked for gift ideas, we could just tell them to get stuff for the baby. Dustin's granny is going to do just that. I'm excited to start getting his room all set up and filled with his things! :)

23 Weeks

Southern has been kicking like crazy these past couple of weeks. I could feel him wiggling around a lot on Thanksgiving after eating all that turkey. I think he's getting as excited as I am about him finally getting out into the world. Up until a few days ago, I could just feel him inside of me, but now he has gotten big enough for me to actually feel my stomach move with my hand. It's so fun to feel him kicking.

Dustin had yet to feel it though. Southern would be kicking up a storm, and just when I would get Dustin's hand to my belly, he would stop. Well, not last night. I felt Southern start kicking when we got into bed and grabbed Dustin's hand. And just as he got near my belly, Southern stopped. So Dustin got smart. He wiggled my belly with his hand, and sure enough - that got Southern's attention. :) He got to feel him kick for the first time last night!! It was so exciting!