Week 11

02 Oct 2013

So I'm going to try to write a bit more since I am pregnant. No guarantees though. Super busy these days. School has started and we are in the final stretch! We're almost half way through Rob's second to last semester!!!!! Hallelujah! Can I get an Amen!? Oh seriously, May canNOT come fast enough! I'm so ready for him to be done, and have a really big boy job! That would be the day right!?

Anyway, so the last couple of weeks have been R-O-U-G-H, rough. I have been absolutely exhausted and sick almost 24/7! I mean it has been ridiculous! Get up, go to work, come home, try to stay awake until I put Autumn down to bed, lay in bed feeling absolutely sick, and hope to fall asleep before 10 pm.... It doesn't seem like much, but it has been exhausting. I haven't worked out in probably 2 weeks and it is KILLING me! Running makes me feel absolutely wonderful. Running and I have a love-hate relationship. Running makes me love myself and who I am, but I sure hate running! I hate sweating and the hard impact on my knees. Anyway, that aside, I miss working out, even if it is on a machine at the gym.

My pants are already no longer fitting. I got myself a baby bump band thing to help hold up my pants. I haven't pulled out my maternity pants yet because I'm a little afraid that may not fit because I was a whopping 30 pounds heavier at the beginning of my pregnancy with Autumn. I simply don't think they will fit. I'm waiting until I am bigger just to make sure before I go and spend money on clothes that I don't need. Especially since we are a bit tight now that Rob is in school. (Seriously, he needs to be done!) But we will soldier on and make things work.

I had my second checkup yesterday. The midwife that was checking up on me before the doctor came in couldn't find the baby's heartbeat with the little (for the lack of a better word) microphone ultrasound thing. Cue the stress. So we went down the hall to the ultrasound just to be sure. And there it was in all of its glory, waving at me with a little heart beat! *Phew* Then my doctor came in. Seriously, I like this one. I know I have always said that I would never go with a male doctor for ... you know... the girly things, but man! This doctor sure has me reassured and calmed then when I was seeing midwives with Autumn. And what's great is that he sees me as knowledgeable and capable of taking care of myself (as far as diabetes is concerned) that he's just kind of watching me rather than treating me like I'm a fragile freak of nature that needs 24/7 monitoring. I was a little afraid of getting a doctor like that. But I was afraid that he would be more hand off than I would like. But that's not the case either. He listens to me vent about things that are totally common and doesn't roll his eyes at me and tries to rush out of the appointments. So all in all, this guy is great! I am seriously happy to have him as my doctor.

So Dr. J came in and took one look at the ultrasound and said, "Well it looks like you're going to be pregnant for a while!" While that was not only funny to me, it was also very reassuring as I have had a higher risk of a miscarriage. Though we are still not going to publicly announce until the end of the month I think. I mean it is Halloween and there are a ton of ideas of announcing Halloween style.... so That is in the works. Anyway, so Dr. J informs me that it is time for my 24-hour urine collection.... YAY! So I got that completed today.... Man I'm not sure if it is a combination of being pregnant and diabetic, but I did not know that a person can pee over 3 liters in 24 hours! I mean seriously! 3 liters! That was probably TMI, but that is what my life is.... constantly in the bathroom. Sometimes I think, "Seriously! I cannot possibly be peeing again! I peed an hour ago!" YAY double whammy!

Anyway, I'm gonna keep soldering on here! 2 more weeks until I am officially in my 2nd trimester! Oh goodness it cannot come soon enough!