Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving all!! I know it is a day late, but the wish is still true! Well, I failed my 3 hour test too, so it is finally official, I have gestational diabetes! I am disappointed but again, not surprised. We have our next appointment on Monday, so I will try to update after that. Hope everyone had a great holiday and enjoyed their time with family and friends!

Update on the update

Well, it looks like the update on the gestational diabetes I gave was not quite right...maybe. I have been waiting to meet with the nutritionist and wanted to know what to eat before I go see her, so I emailed her and got a response that said she is out of the office until the 1st of December, so I just kind of did my own adjustments on my eating based on my past experience with Weight Watchers and what Dean's mom is doing with her diet. So, after talking to a friend today, I decided to call and see if I should be taking my blood sugars. After talking to the nurse and her talking to the doctor, she said she would call in the glucometer and supplies. She called back a bit later and said that without the 3 hour test failure she couldn't code it with gestational diabetes and insurance wouldn't cover it. The same would happen with getting the consult with the nutritionist, so it looks like I will be going tomorrow for the 3 hour test. So, maybe I will pass and we won't have to worry about it after all! I will let you know the latest as I find out...hopefully it won't change between now and when I go into test in the morning! :)

29 week photo

Ok, I finally got a picture taken. I labeled it 29 weeks, but technically it was taken 1 day before I was officially 29 weeks. Sometimes I don't think I look that big, but then I see myself in a photo or catch a side view in a mirror or whatever and all I can say is WOW!!! I feel good and really am happy with my weight gain so far...still just hard to be happy with a big belly!

Test Results...kind of!

Well, I was going to take my test tomorrow, but when I called to ask a question about my medication on that day, the nurse said that I won't be taking the test. Because I am still taking medication for insulin resistance (due to the PCOS) and had a high result, I would no doubt fail the 3 hour test, so there was no point in going through the test. So, I guess I officially have gestational diabetes now and will be meeting with the nutritionist to get a diet plan and learn how to use the glucometer to test my sugars daily. So, that is the latest that is going on here...I will keep you all posted on how things are going. Love to all!!

28 1/2 week dr. visit

Well, we had another doctor visit today. Things are still going good...blood pressure still normal, nothing that gives him any concern. Both babies had strong, healthy heartbeats...can't ask for much more than that! I took my 1 hour blood glucose test today and unfortunately I failed it...so I will be going back this week for my 3 hour test. Hopefully I will pass this one and things will all be ok, but we shall see. I am not really surprised by this only because I have had borderline results in the past when I haven't been pregnant, so I knew it was definitely a possibility. So, I am planning on going in on Thursday morning to get it taken care of and hopefully move on. We are getting anxious for the arrival, although if I let myself think about how close it really is, I tend to panic. (Shocking, I know) I know that logically we have time to get things all together, but some days it feels like we are down to the wire! I know I keep saying I will post a pic, but I promise to post pics soon! :) Take care all and when I know my results I will let you all know!!

Hello from Oregon...again!

Hello. Just thought I would give a quick update on how things are going here in Portland. We are finally unpacked and settled in. The babies room is the last room I have to get organized, but that will be fun! :) Dean has been working at Intel, which isn't his first pick for a job, but it is only 10 minutes away from the house and it is work! :) So, he has settled into his routine quite nicely! Buster is still adjusting to apartment life, but getting better at barking at every little noise! Now the only things he barks at are other dogs, cats, and the occasional person going to their car. Now that I have the house in something resembling order, I am going to relax and start getting the babies' things organized. That is about it from our neck of the woods...we have another doctor's appointment on Monday, so I will update again then. Take care everyone...Love you!!!

26 1/2 week doctor visit

Hello all! As promised, I am here to update on our latest doctor visit. Unfortunately we don't have any pictures to share, but it was all good news again. I show no signs of pre-term labor and both babies are growing right on target. They want the difference between the twins to be less than 20% and ours are around 3%, so they are doing great. Aubrey is still just a little bit bigger then her brother, and she is still in line to be first out. They did try to mix things up this time and switched sides, but found their way back to "normal" by the end of the scan. I think they were more or less horizontal instead of vertical, but it was still shocking to see that they move that much! I am still doing good as well, my blood pressure is still very normal and aside from some little things that he is going to keep an eye on, things are fine. Now the goal with us is to get things settled here in Portland and get into a routine. It was really nice being so close to the doctor's office, 20 minutes vs. 1 hour in a car is much better!! That about does it! I emailed out our new address today, but if I missed you let me know and I will update you too! Love you all!!