So busy I've got a cold!!!

I had meant to update this blog every day but I get behind sometimes due to my law classes I am taking. So far I have a 4.0 going and hope to keep that up so I can apply for some serious grants and scholarships and get some of this schooling paid for! Right now I'm studying hard for  my constitutional law mid terms and I have learned quite a bit which has also made me look at things differently in this country and what is really going on. I have to say I believe whole heatedly that the child I carry will inherit this rebel in my heart and help wake people up to the crazy world we live in and the belief that we are still entitled to our constitutional rights! Okay rant off!!! I want to THANK Grandma Rita for the awesome box we received full of much needed items for baby girl and the super cute clothes for her! I would submit a picture but I am waiting because the nursery is a little chaotic with the painting and crib assembly etc, so as soon as all that is done we will send you a pic! I also want to thank my Aunt Patti and Uncle Jerry for the swing to rock baby in! I have a feeling that gift will be a lifesaver! Also, congrats to Uncle Jerry for winning the honor of Easter Parade Grand Marshall!! That is totally exciting and you worked hard for it so enjoy! I will miss everyone at Patti's annual Easter feast and hope you will all think of me in spirit and eat extra deviled eggs for me!! Finally a huge thanks to my mother, I love you and can't thank you enough for the things you do for me. I hope to be able to take care of my little girl as much as you take care of yours! Mom sent us a stroller and a bouncy chair for baby girl, I will put up pics as soon as I get the nursery in order. Oh, and I should thank dad too, I'm sure he had something to do with it all! Anyway, I have a lot to say but I have to keep up this 4.0 and make dinner plus I'm struggling with a sinus infection so please be patient and know that I LOVE ALL OF YOU AND I'M EXTREMELY THANKFUL FOR THE WONDERFUL BLESSINGS GOD HAS PROVIDED ME!!!!

Game for week of 2/19, Guess my waist measurement!

This weeks game is guess what the measurement of my belly is. This is the full waist measurement (god help me, I can't believe I'm putting this on facebook!). So I will measure around the largest part of my belly and back to get this measurement. The closest answer WITHOUT GOING OVER wins this weeks prize! See pic below for current picture of my belly. Game will run until Sunday at midnight. If you are having trouble posting on the blog feel free to email me the guess and I will add it for you to the facebook page and the blog. Prize is still to be determined but I'm sure it's gonna be good!

Our first shower gift arrived!!!

We went to Target last night and upon returning found a large package beside our front door. Here it is our first shower gift and I am super psyched about it. Thank You Kristen for EVERYTHING!!!! It is absolutely awesome and I can't wait to strap her in to bring her home! Along with the car seat she sent a years worth of Baby Talk Magazine where she is the photo editor.. If you don't subscribe you should, cause it's FREE! She also sent a pack of sweet onesies a super awesome bathrobe for the lil one, 2 knit baby rattlers that are super cute and will definitely be a keepsake item, a cd with lullaby's which is sweet as I was just wondering where to get some and some G diapers!!! What an awesome surprise!!! Love you Kristen and I can't wait to send some pics of her riding in her new seat!!!
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Lansinoh Double Breast Pump for $49.99 attention super saver moms!

I went to Target today to return a defective product and decided to stroll through the Baby Department. In the clearance section I found the Lansinoh Affinity Double Electric Breast Pump on clearance for 69.99. In your Target coupon booklet you received when you registered is a coupon for $20.00 off this same pump making the pump $49.99. That's down from 139.99 in most Target stores. Look for it your store!

28 week ultrasound

Went to our 28 week ultrasound on Monday and got to see our sweet valentine. She was sucking on her fist a couple of times and her head is really low in my pelvis which is uncomfortable but she has been there since week 20 so I quit complaining a while ago. Updates are that she is small, in the 35th percentile and mom is dehydrated. I can't seem to get enough fluids out here so I'm working on that and also on getting her growth up. They say her abdomen measurement is smaller than they want it to be so I am really trying to eat highly nutritious foods and nothing with empty calories although I will admit that Papa Bear and I went on a 2 hour excursion today for Krispy Kreme doughnuts! Seriously, it was a mess, that is why I have a GPS device on my registry because he is worse at directions than me!!! GO FIGURE!  If anyone has a hand me down, please consider a donation to the parents to be! Hope everyone had a great V-Day. It was really great having a valentine to share my absurdity for heart shaped doughnuts today and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY MOM AND DAD!!! 54 YEARS!!! It's amazing!

First Game

First Game!!! Lets see how this goes! Please respond in comments to play!

Tomorrow I will go for another ultrasound to check on baby's growth. I am now 28 weeks! So this week's game question is...

How much do you think she currently weighs and what is her current length?

The answer closest to both correct answers will win a super smell good prize! Submit answers below and I will post her Ultrasound picture tomorrow night! THANKS FOR PLAYING!!!

Care Packages from Grandma!!

I truly have the best family and I blame it all on MOM!!! Seriously she is thoughtful, caring, a hell of a cook, and always thinks of everyone in this family, even the dog! Papa Bear brought the mail in today and Mika let me know right away there was a package from Grandma Betty in the mix. I had been expecting something from her with my tax documents but I had no idea that she put dog bait in the package! Mika is super happy and she can definitely smell her Grandma on the papers she sent me and if they weren't such important documents I might let her carry them around for a while! THANKS MOM! WE LOVE YOU!

Blank canvas and an ugly vintage chair

This weekend is the start of the transformation to Baby G's room. I've been through it a million times and looked through a million pictures of girl's rooms and only one caught my attention but it's still not "me". So I have some colors picked out, an army of brushes, and a vision in my head.

After looking at rockers, gliders, chairs and ottomans, I found a vintage chair on Craigslist that rocks like a champ, is super comfy, and the price couldn't be beat! Now all I have to do is revamp that baby and she will be ready to rock and roll and Baby G will have a super styling chair to grow into.

So you have the before, now you can look forward to the after! The only thing I have left to find is a super cool dresser that needs some TLC!

Urine Protein Test, oh the humanity!

Yesterday I turned in my 24 hour urine screen for protein. If you are diabetic and pregnant you will do this at least twice in your pregnancy. They give you a fashionable orange urine jug that you pour your urine in from the awesome container that fits in the toilet and stick it in the fridge, yes, that's right, your refrigerator. Do not mistake it for minute maid orange juice no matter how early it is in the morning and how tired you are, it is not juice, it is urine! You will do this for 24 hours and then take it to the lab. When transporting your pretty orange jug expect other people to look at you with sincere jealousy, they secretly want a jug too and more importantly they are dying to know what is in it!! The horror of it all is when you take it to your lab they immediately stir it up and take 3 tiny test tubes of all that urine, that's it, all that other urine just goes to waste! Then they have the gall to poke you in your veins and take 5 beautiful vials of blood from your arm. But don't worry, you usually end up with a spider man or hello kitty band aid, which makes up for all the humiliation you felt having to collect your urine for a day and carrying around a jug that is obviously not gin and juice. Do yourself a favor and stay home during these 24 hours, otherwise you will be feeling really awkward holding a McDonald's cup full of urine in it while you are in the check out lane at Home Depot.

expectant mom parking!

I can finally use this spot!!! Pic of me at 27 weeks, feeling huge!!

What's really in a name?

So many people are asking what we are naming our little girl. So far we didn't have a name. It's funny how things can quickly change. I wanted something meaningful but classy, feminine but fun, and mostly I wanted DADDY TO LIKE IT!!! I named this blog after our first date (official). We had gone to see Here Comes the Mummies at Iroquois Amphitheater. It was such a fun night and I fell in love with Papa Bear that night and knew I wanted to see him everyday for the rest of my life. I certainly didn't tell him that though. So, when I finally had a name for baby girl I didn't tell Papa Bear and then one night we were driving home and talking about names and he said "what about _____." I was floored! "I love that name" I responded, so pumped that he had subconsciously chosen her name as well. So apparently God or some super great vibration has chosen her name for us and we both heard her name loud and clear, now all we have to do is decide if we are going to keep it a secret or not.

27 weeks, New doc, new info, diabetes can suck it!

Today was my 27 week appointment. I was contacted last week by the midwives and told my case had been reviewed by the head OBGYN at the hospital and they had decided that I would be better off under their care. Diabetes and Pregnancy can be very complicated and they just feel safer with me under their care and honestly I do too. I will be monitored every week and have to do another urine screen which is such a pain in the rear, but it's better to know now if my kidneys are in tip top shape or if I'm leaking proteins.

Many women who are diabetic are just not able to get reliable information during pregnancy. There is a ton of info on gestational diabetes but for someone who is already diabetic and it can't be controlled with diet there really is very limited info. I will arrange to see an endocrinologist tomorrow and they will probably start insulin for my third trimester. I'm finding out that many endo's don't want their patients on metformin the last trimester as it creates a ton of complications for the baby.

Dehydration was an issue today and taking my sugar readings more. So back to 5 times a day pricking my fingers and increasing my water intake to 3 liters a day at least (try it, it's harder than you think).

Other than the doctors office I have low energy today and it's definitely affecting my mood. Getting mad at Papa Bear for insignificant stuff and have no patience with the dog. I did manage to make a homemade lasagna and yeast rolls and some cinnamon rolls for the am. Think I'm gonna hit the pillow and try to get some rest.