Update Time

Greetings from my couch ! As promised I'm here to jot down a little update for everyone on how my little lady and myself are doing.

Last week I visited the Dietitian's to discuss my new diet and everything I would need to know about gestational diabetes. What I thought would be a short appointment turned into a 2 hour class teaching me about diabetes, how it effected Avery, what I would need to eat from now on, how often to test my blood sugar and how it was going to effect the rest of my life. I sure am glad I took my mom a long as an extra set of ears! The good news is I left armed with lots of information and confidence that I could manage my blood sugar without meds and make Avery's life on the outside world a healthy one.

Shawn was out of town on business last week so mom and I decided that while she was here escorting me to all my doctor appointments that we would just make a time of it so after the dietitian's we headed to a little cafe for lunch (plus after 2 hours we were ravenous) ! The next stop was a quick peek into baby's r us that I was adamant about making though mom advised against it. Of course after about 10 minutes in the store I was nauseas and started tightening up, well so much for that! So mom grabbed the pack-n-play and a couple of blankets and onesies to check out and I waddled to the car. What a trooper! We got back to the house and I was feeling defeated, mom knew that seeing baby gear put together would lift my spirits so she drug the pack-n-play through the house and into my room with me. Ok can I just say that I should have been video taping my mom putting the pack-n-play together! OMG I almost peed my pants. As a laid in bed chugging water mom was determined to put the bed together for me ( again what a trooper). She began the process without instructions or glasses, working off instinct. After about 5 minutes of either dancing or wrestling with the bed she dropped it on the floor and finally opened the instructions. So that was the good news, the bad news was she didn't read ahead and after completing step one went back to instinct. It was hilarious and definitely the pick me up that I needed and her efforts weren't in vain as we now have a beautiful bed set for Avery and I had a smile on face.

Day two meant another trip to the doctor, this time with my OB to do a checkup and see where we were on mission baby. A pretty good bit had changed since my last appointment so I was anxious to see what Dr. Herr had to say. I was also a bit anxious to have an extra set of worried ears. For the entire pregnancy I had been the information filter to everyone, Shawn would come along for ultrasounds and the occasional visit but all of the nitty gritty I had taken in and repackaged for the family. I wanted the experience to be positive and stress free; therefore I needed to control it ( My PR side coming out I know I know). In we went, I introduced mom to Dr. Herr and we got down to business. Since my last visit I had gone on bed rest, been to the hospital and been diagnosed with gestational diabetes; we had a lot to cover. We spoke about my contractions, Avery's head down position and the fact that I was carrying all of my ...errr...her weight up front. Then we talked about the diabetes, bed rest and our game plan moving forward. We set an appointment 2 weeks out to begin the process of monitoring my amniotic fluid and Avery's size. After my 2 week appointment (32 weeks) I would then need to go in every week for the same tests, amniotic fluid and Avery's size. She loosened up my bed rest constraints stating that with diabetes it was important to increase circulation which meant I needed to keep my legs moving. Don't get excited she told me I was still ordered to take it easy and listen to my body. But the fact that she said I could make quick trips out for a sit down dinner or walk around the yard to water the plants made all the difference in the world. I was feeling positive. Sure every week was a little scary but hey that meant I got to see Avery once a week. Then she got my attention, and I asked her to repeat herself. Yep, she just said what I thought she said, that I probably was not going to be allowed to get past 37 weeks maybe as early as 35. Did she just take away a whole month! I have so much to do I told myself I'm not ready, will Avery be ready she is still so little?

Once in the car mom and I discussed the news, she was not surprised and looked surprised that I was surprised! She thought I was silly for thinking that I would go pretty much to my due date of May 29. I don't think that is silly! But hey it is what it is and I have faith in my awesome doctor and her staff. So as the weeks go by I will make sure to update with more information as it comes in. I will also keep everyone posted with how big Avery is getting. Right now the estimate is about 19" and around 4lbs.

All my love