Updates

I have quite a few updates since I've last posted. We're still trucking along. We had our first shower today. It was great! People are so generous. It's really starting to seem real that this little guy is coming home with us some time in the next 5-9 weeks!

The gestational diabetes still sucks, but I've been pretty successful at managing my levels. I have to check my blood sugar first thing in the morning and then an hour after I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yep, 4 times a day. I have to eat 3 meals a day and 3 snacks a day. The dietician gave me a limit of 60 carbs for each meal, except breakfast which is a little less. Unfortunately, any time I've had 60 carbs in a meal my number has been high, so I try to stick to around 45 carbs. For snacks I can have up to 30 carbs. I have found some great low carb snacks and actually hope to continue snacking this way after Brady comes. My favorites are the fruit and granola yogurts and I'm loving fruit like strawberries and apples, which I can eat as much of as I want. I even found a recipe for low carb peanut butter cookies and they are good!

We had our final Iowa City appointment a couple weeks ago. We are officially released to deliver locally. We had an ultrasound and Brady was measuring quite large. Not surprising, because of the GD. His weight was estimated at 3lbs 10oz, which is average for a 31 or 32 week baby. I was 29 weeks at the ultrasound. Overall, he was measuring about a week and a half ahead. They flat out said they don't think we'll be having a little baby this time around.

There was a little concern about my cervix during the ultrasound. The first thing the tech asked me was if I had been having contractions. Yeah, that freaked me out a little. My cervix was measuring 2.2 and anything 2.0 or below is apparently cause for concern and possible bed rest. No bed rest or restrictions for me (thankfully), but they let me know that there's a good chance I could go early. 37 weeks is ideal, but 35 weeks is my first goal. For whatever reason I'm feeling we're going to have a May baby.

Brady, we are getting so excited to meet you! Claire Bear we can't believe it's been over 10 months. We still think about you and miss you every day.Please  keep watching over us and your little brother.