I passed!!!

On Monday I had my 1 hour glucose test to check for gestational diabetes and I passed. So no diet or finger pricking for me!!! My blood pressure was much better than last time and there is no protein in my urine, so we are staying on the meds and proceeding forward. It looks like Jacob is measuring ahead, so I will be having an ultrasound at my next appointment. I go back on July 13th and I will be 30wks...after that I will be going every two weeks till 36wks and then every week till I deliver. I can't believe he is almost here.

The nursery is coming along, the room is finally cleared out. DH finished putting up the closet organizer and is now working on and painting the new bi-fold doors. After this we just have to paint the bottom 1/2 of the walls navy and put up the chair rail. Then the decorating begins. We have the bedding and have ordered accessories and wall art that should be here mid July along with when the furniture should be in. I am so ready to put it all together. I still have to go and find material and have curtains made, but that is the last thing to do!!

I will post nursery pictures as soon as we get the room done.

Childbirthing class - take one!!

Okay so last night was our first childbirthing class, we have 2 more to go to....and let me say that I am terrified of birth. I am starting to wonder if I can actually do this. We practiced a lot of breathing and massage techniques for when you are in labor, but when the teacher stated that the average amount of time a woman is in labor is 16 hours, I just about died. Then we watched a woman give birth in the video and I just about got sick....man the guys get of so easy when it comes to having a child. I know that I have to give birth, Jacob can't stay in forever and at the end of the class we did part of our hospital tour and saw a whole bunch of babies in the nursery....so I know it will all be okay and so worth it.....but I am still very nervous. I hope it gets better the closer I get.....

Update on me: I went to the doctor on monday and my blood pressure is still high after I walk a short distance...after a minute of sitting it comes back down, but my doctor wants this under control so my meds have been doubled. I go back in a week and a half (9/22) to have my blood pressure checked again and to have my 1 hour glucose test, which I am not looking forward to.

Another thing to worry about.....

So a couple of weeks ago I was put on high blood pressure medication and now I see my doctor every 3 weeks. I am hoping the meds work and I don't get put on bed rest. My appointment is monday afternoon, so we shall see.

We will also be discussing the glucose testing at that time. I am not looking forward to that test and I hope I don't have gestational diabetes.

Well that was my quick update....Jacob seems to be doing great and moves all the time, it is a great feeling.

It's a BOY!!

We are having a healthy baby boy....everything looked great. My doctor is concerned about my blood pressure which has been high, but we are just hoping it is nervousness from being at the doctors. I monitor it at home, so I am suppose to bring in my machine to make sure it isn't off and if it isn't then we can use my readings. If it is off, then we have to use the doctors and she will have to treat my high blood pressure.

We are so excited to be welcoming Jacob Aaron into our lives in September.

Big U/S update

I had by big ultrasound and anatomy scan Monday, but the baby was too small for them to determine the gender or to see the 4 chambers of the heart and kidneys, so I go back on May 18th when I am 22wks. They were able to get all the measurements they needed and all those are normal, so my doctor said everything looks good and not to worry about anything...so I am trying not to. The baby has a nice strong heartbeat and she saw the heart and some of the chambers, she just couldn’t get a shot of all 4.

My cervix is great, my amniotic fluid levels are great and my weight is perfect...doctor said to keep doing what I am doing. Of course my blood pressure was horrible and usually is when I go in because I am so nervous and since the tech doing the ultrasound didn’t tell me anything and was a little put out that I didn’t have a full bladder I was more nervous when they took my blood pressure, it was like 154/92. But when I got home that night it was back down to 116/72. I monitor my blood pressure every couple of days or so just because I know it is always high at the doctor and it is always great at home, but just once I would like it to be good at the doctor. I think after we are able to see all the organs and such on the 18th, I should be a lot less nervous every time I go in.

So my next update will be on the 18th...say prayers that I will be able to report a healthy baby boy or girl then. But for now, I thank God that the measurements and what they tech was able to see all look good and my doctors are not worried at all. I pray for peace for myself while I wait these 3 long weeks.

Today is a big day!!

I wanted to post a quick update. Things are going good. I still have morning sickness most mornings, but I am handling it okay. Today is the big u/s to find out if we are having a boy or a girl and also to do the anatomy scan to make sure everything measures good and all the organs are there and where they should be. So needless to say I am excited and nervous. My appointment is this afternoon, I don't know how I am going to work today. I will post an update tomorrow....please say prayers for me, DH and our little one that today's appointment would a be a great appointment. I feel like after today I will finally be able to breathe!!!

Nervous about Labor.....

Last night I watched the series finale of ER. A woman pregnant with twins came in and after delivering the twins, her uterus came through her cervix and fell out and they had to shove it back in. There was blood everywhere and the lady ended up dying. You know I was never really scared of labor becuase I had been through so much already I knew I could handle delivery.

Watching ER last night has just shown me even more how much of a miracle having a child is, but I wish I didn't have to see all that. Although I am a little scared of labor, I have faith in my God. He gave my DH and I this little miracle and I know he will take care of us. I can't wait till Sept.

As for an update, things are going really well. I am almost 16wks. I go Monday morning for bloodwork to test for spina bifida. This is the last round of testing, I think. We got the first trimester screening results back and our risk for downs, trisomy 18 & 21 are 1:10,000. So that was great news. After Monday, my next regular appointment is on April 27th when we will find out what we are having. I will post my next update then.