I had a milestone myself this week. I no longer can see the numbers on the scale when I weigh. My belly is too big. I have to push my butt back so that I can see the numbers - which by the way are going up up up! Yikes! I know I should be prepared for this but it is still hard. I think that I am a few pounds over (5-6 pounds) where I should be from the research that I have been doing so I am trying to scale back my calorie intake and up my walks. I just really do not want a whole bunch of weight to lose after she gets here.
It is starting to get harder to breathe. I think that she is just taking up more space and it is hard to breathe when I'm sitting, standing, walking, anything. And with the taking up more space and moving higher and higher in my belly, this little girl has found my rib cage. She enjoys hanging out there now. I try and rub my ribs so that she will slide back down some but she is comfy up there. I can literally feel my ribs expanding to fit her. It is rather uncomfortable but it lets me know that she is a growing girl!
My glucose test is next week. I have been really, like really, freaking out about it. I am stressed. I am trying not to be because I know that there is nothing that I can do about it right now and its gonna turn out how its gonna turn out but like I said before, this has been one of my biggest fears about pregnancy. I have no desire to check my sugar all the time, its one more thing to worry about keeping in check and I just want a healthy little baby. Plus moms with gestational diabetes tend to have bigger babies - another yikes.
Even though I am terrified for the doctor this week, I am looking forward to the next week when we get to do our 3d/4d ultrasound! Yay! We will get to see her sweet little face, hands, toes, toenails and everything! Hopefully they will give us a DVD or pictures or something and I can post those on here. Speaking of the ultrasound, on that day I will be 7 months pregnant and starting my third trimester! Whoa! I had a minor freak out this weekend too about just how soon she will be here and how much there is to do! Scotty and I have something to do pretty much every weekend until she gets here. I am going to have to really get myself together and make a plan of what things need to be done. Guess that nesting thing is starting to kick in. I am really wanting to be as prepared as possible but there isn't too much I can do right now. So I have the stress of wanting to be prepared but the understanding that nothing can be done right now. It is a Catch-22.
Well - please be thinking about us this week as I do my glucose test. Until then - here are the pictures for this week!
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