Birthday blessings... at work and home!

Yesterday was my birthday...was not very excited about it this year... But, I got to work and my whole desk was decorated, so that made me happy. Then they got me my favorite lunch (salad trio from Cafe Maxx - Cesar, chicken & cucumber) and then EVERYBODY came rolling into the office and they brought out a cake and sang me Happy Birthday. The cake had both baby stuff and birthday stuff on it so I was a little confused. Then they brought out my crib mattress... I don't think anyone else in this world has ever been so excited about a crib mattress but it was exactly what I needed!!! I was so worried about how I was going to get the crib mattress and they all pitched in and got it for me. Even the maintenance guys!!! Plus they got us cute hoodie towels and receiving blankets and onsies and a soft blanket. They gave me a little baby shower and a birthday party. It was a very special work day!
I left a little early to stop and get gas on my way home and ended up getting stuck behind a wreck and called Brandon all panicked. He kept saying he would leave and go get Karsen and to take my time... I had no idea he had already left early and was at central market getting my favorite dinner and flowers... I finally got home and he had it all ready- Chicken Parmesan and asparagus! Nothing could have tasted better. I have had a real love/hate relationship with food these days and NOTHING sounded good anymore. I ate my dinner and my nightly treat of frozen sugar free vanilla pudding and even had a great blood sugar reading. (I had been testing high at night so they upped my insulin again and this time it worked!)
I had such a great birthday and now we get to see Little Man today again at 3:30 and see how big he's getting!!

He's growing!.....

Just an update:
Went to the Ob yesterday and measuring 34 weeks (I'm 33 weeks). He's growing a little fast but not too bad. Still having a little trouble with my blood sugar. When I wake up its way too high, breakfast is perfect, lunch starts to drop but not too low and spike again at dinner. I'm starting to get more and more frustrated with my inability to control it no matter how much insulin I take, but I am trying very hard to stay positive. Maybe sometimes more positive than others but it is started to get discouraging... Oh well, I will pull out of my funk soon! Off to get round 2 of sonograms today!!! Maybe he will get me a good pic I can post this time... Last time I got some excellent footage of my amniotic fluid that look like big blobs of nothing. I am crossing my fingers for a profile pic!!

Lots and Lots of Sonograms

We had a sonogram appointment and endocrinologist's dietitian appointment yesterday.
The dietitian went well. They had upped my insulin a bit earlier this week and in the morning it still wasn't enough so she told me to up it another unit. And drink milk. I had not been able to drink milk because it put my sugar up too high, but she said just give an extra unit of insulin and drink it. Plus she wants me to eat more and more often... Really? Before I went in I honestly thought I had gained 5 + lbs, but I was down a lb. Woohoo!
After that I met Brandon at Presby for the Sono. I will omit the drama that went with that and just give the warning that the cafe in the lobby of the Margot Perot building at Presby of Dallas ONLY TAKES CASH. This can cause uncontrollable sobbing in 32 week, diabetic pregnant women that are already an hour late eating their lunch. But, as usual Brandon saved the day and brought me a wonderful salad from the Health food store next door to his store which now has me craving egg salad... so we went in for the sono and it well too. He is getting BIGGER. The dr. says he weighs about 4 lbs 11 oz and has plenty of amniotic fluid. BUT... I need to have one every week now. Has he never heard of a copay? At $30 a pop, 7 weeks worth that is $210 PLUS all my other doctors and the hospital deductable!! I had already met it for last year but this was a new calendar year...
Enough rambling....

Head down, 32 weeks and counting!

Karsen went to the doctor with me on Friday. He is head down. Thursday we go in for a sono, so we will see how big he is and what he has been doing in there for the past 14 weeks!

Baby's first (and last) Cottonbowl

We got to go to the Cottonbowl to see Tech play this year. Brandon got an autographed ball, parking passes, tickets to the brunch and 40 yard line tickets!!! We had a lot of fun until about the 3rd quarter. Tech started losing and my back started hurting so we left. But I was a champ other than that and he was moving around the whole time from all the excitement. I am not sure if I could have made it without the brunch, though. All that extra protien and clean bathrooms made it totally worth it!

Insulin... Insulin... Insulin...

Well, our trip to the doctor yesterday ended with an RX for 4 injections of insulin a day. I wish I could explain what a giant wuss I am when it comes to needles, but I don't think words can describe the wussiness. So, the thought of having to stick a needle in my stomach was truly terrifying. BUT... they made me do it in the doctors office to show I could do it. And it wasn't so bad there... Once I got home and had to do it was a different story. It took me about 5 minutes to actually muster the courage to stick myself and when I finally did it, I hit a capillary so it burned!!! Not as easy as the dr office.
It is truly not as dramatic as I make it all sound, it's a very small needle, but still!!! Needles!!!

Off to the Endocrinologist...

Well, my blood sugar has officially reached "out of control" status, so much that my OB has had my January 5th appointment with the endocrinologist bumped to this Monday. Everyday my blood sugar is higher and higher no matter my diet. It's kind of getting frustrating and a little scary at the same time. Keep us in mind this weekend and Monday as we find out what the next step is and whether it will involve insulin or not...