Saturday marked the 6 week countdown until Ava's due date and that realization really made my stomach tie in knots! I cannot believe that in 6 weeks or less Ava will be here! We are SOOO EXCITED and cannot wait but I still feel like I have a million things to do around the house and such to get ready for her arrival. Hopefully the nesting will kick in real good real soon and I can get the stuff done!
I have been going to the doctor every week for weekly monitoring of Ava to make sure we are both doing good because of the gestational diabetes. Every week we go and they do an ultrasound to check my amniotic fluid and they also do a non stress test (just hooking me up to a fetal heart monitor for 20 minutes to evaluate Ava's heartbeat and to see if I am having any contractions). They measured her a couple of weeks ago and she was almost 4lbs. That was in the 30th percentile for her age but doctor said that was just fine and perfectly healthy. She will get another measurement at around 36 weeks. Her heart rate is looking fantastic according to the heart monitor and the doctor is really pleased at how well we are doing.
I am also going to a nutritionist every week or two so they can keep a good check on my diabetes and blood sugar readings. So far I am just having to take one insulin shot a day at breakfast but its getting harder and harder to control my sugar at random times with just diet. My body is just not doing well with this pregnancy as far as that goes. I go back to the nutritionist Monday and we will see if they up my insulin or just fuss at me for my diet lol. Either way Im fine with it. Less than 6 weeks and this whole diabetes thing will be over with! I am so ready for some REAL food! Like greasy cheeseburgers and fries, brownies and ice cream, and eating anything I want!!! :-)
Also with getting ready for a newborn we are planning Addison's 2nd birthday party and getting ready for Christmas. Addison has decided she wants to have a Yo Gabba Gabba birthday and is getting really excited about it.
We also just had her 2 year pictures made and they turned out AMAZING!!
Click HERE to see them! We were so pleased at how they turned out.
So thats it for now. We are staying extremely busy with baby prep, birthday prep and getting geared up for the holidays! Hope to post again real soon!
I have been going to the doctor every week for weekly monitoring of Ava to make sure we are both doing good because of the gestational diabetes. Every week we go and they do an ultrasound to check my amniotic fluid and they also do a non stress test (just hooking me up to a fetal heart monitor for 20 minutes to evaluate Ava's heartbeat and to see if I am having any contractions). They measured her a couple of weeks ago and she was almost 4lbs. That was in the 30th percentile for her age but doctor said that was just fine and perfectly healthy. She will get another measurement at around 36 weeks. Her heart rate is looking fantastic according to the heart monitor and the doctor is really pleased at how well we are doing.
I am also going to a nutritionist every week or two so they can keep a good check on my diabetes and blood sugar readings. So far I am just having to take one insulin shot a day at breakfast but its getting harder and harder to control my sugar at random times with just diet. My body is just not doing well with this pregnancy as far as that goes. I go back to the nutritionist Monday and we will see if they up my insulin or just fuss at me for my diet lol. Either way Im fine with it. Less than 6 weeks and this whole diabetes thing will be over with! I am so ready for some REAL food! Like greasy cheeseburgers and fries, brownies and ice cream, and eating anything I want!!! :-)
Also with getting ready for a newborn we are planning Addison's 2nd birthday party and getting ready for Christmas. Addison has decided she wants to have a Yo Gabba Gabba birthday and is getting really excited about it.
We also just had her 2 year pictures made and they turned out AMAZING!!
Click HERE to see them! We were so pleased at how they turned out.
So thats it for now. We are staying extremely busy with baby prep, birthday prep and getting geared up for the holidays! Hope to post again real soon!
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