Bad & Good News

Bad or good news? Which do you want first?   Let's go with the bad so we can cheer our selves up with the good!

Well, on Monday I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.  Not the worst thing that could happen, but still... not good! Gestational diabetes is basically diabetes that develops during pregnancy, then after you deliver it goes away.  I went to a 3 hour training on Tuesday where I learned more about gestational diabetes, learned how to check my blood sugar (which is NOT fun), and got a personalized diet plan.

So they gave me a meter and all the gear to check my blood sugar level every two hours after I eat.  It hasn't been too horrible, mostly just annoying, but I still wince every time I have to prick my finger.  What's more annoying, is that my blood sugar has been really low, not high, so I'm kind of confused. Are you sure I have diabetes, Doc? I guess I'll just keep following their plan and checking my blood sugar until my follow up appointment (in a week) and find out then.

The food plan they gave me isn't that bad either.  The nutritionist basically planned out how many grams of carbs I should be eating and when.  It hasn't been too different from how I normally eat (besides the regular candy binges I usually go on) but I think I can follow the rules for the most part. The hardest part about the whole thing is recording what I eat every time I eat and recording my sugar level.  I keep forgetting to write it down or I'm not home to write it down.  And I'm supposed to be eating every two hours, which comes up fast! I'm really hoping at my follow up appointment they tell me I'm not diabetic after all so I don't have to deal with the hassle.  But if it means a healthy baby, of course I'll deal with any hassle I have to!

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Now for the fun stuff! Kory actually got a day off on Monday!!!! During the whole four years he's been selling he has never been given a day off, so this was big news for us.  Usually we try to fit everything in on Sunday since Kor doesn't get much free time, but last Sunday we just relaxed allll day long! It was so nice to just sit around and be bums together :)

Then on Monday we went to the water park with everyone in the office.  It was so much fun and actually felt like summer!

The water park was a tinsy bit ghetto and didn't have very many slides for the guys but everyone still had a blast! It was the perfect refresher everyone needed :) 

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A quick baby update: Baby boy is still growing strong as ever! He's kicking harder every day and I can even see my belly move where he kicks now!

We still love the name Mac but now there's competition... Madden! I love Madden because it has two syllables and is really unique! Guess it's just Baby "M" for now ;)