Thank you Lord!! I am in shock! I passed my 3 hour glucose test!! I am just so relieved that I won’t have to do that impossibly difficult diet and pricking my finger 4 times a day!! Thanks so much to all of you who said a prayer on my behalf! I know it’s a little thing, but blessings- even the smallest ones need to be acknowledged!
I think I’ll have a cupcake to celebrate!!
So we went to Memphis with the intention of just buying a few newborn things and just having a good time browsing. But every single store we went into was having a fantastic sale and I got much more stuff than I had intended! Baby girl is set for her first month! I keep thinking we might be in the hospital for awhile, and I want her to be able to wear her own stuff. We were so unprepared when we had Stratton. I may have gone a little overboard, but it makes me feel better to have some stuff ready. . .just in case! And hey isn't my peace of mind worth something too? By the way, my new favorite store is Itty Bitty Bella, oh wow they have the cutest stuff! I could have spent a fortune in there!
We really did have a good day. And Jarrod took me to Bonefish Grill which I love! Their crabcakes are the best I've ever had anywhere! And a trip to Memphis just wouldn't be complete without a trip to Gigi's for cupcakes!
Well, I think I have officially “popped”. I noticed this morning how wide I am getting! Ugh. It’s depressing. Even when I know it’s a good thing, and that means I’m healthy, it’s still hard to look in the mirror and see such a wide silhouette! My friend Carla, who had her baby last week, returned my maternity clothes she had borrowed yesterday and it couldn’t have been better timing! I was running out of options (and getting tired of wearing the few things that did fit)! I got a new pair of jeans Friday at Gap in Little Rock and I have already worn them 3 times! They are comfy, and look nice which is fabulous!! I like that I am starting to look visibly pregnant, and not like I just put a little weight on! Maybe people will stop giving me judgmental looks when they see me clean my plate!!
And even though I look fabulous [haha- yeah, not so much] and seem to be feeling pretty good, I still failed the one hour glucose test. I got the call Tuesday morning. I was hopeful that I’d pass this time, since I passed the initial one I had a few months ago, but it looks like I may be on the road to a diagnosis of gestational diabetes again. Ugh. So I have another 3 hour glucose test on Monday. I was lucky that my Dr. in Little Rock arranged for me to have the 3 hour test here in Jonesboro! That would have been one long day if I had to go to LR for it!! I’ll have to go in “fasting” -no food or drink after midnight Sunday, and they’ll give me some more yummy [not so much] stuff to drink, and then they’ll draw blood after one hour, two hours, and three hours. I’m not at all hopeful that I’ll pass this one. I knew the chance was really high for me to have it again from the start, so I might as well just get over it and start to deal with it. My guess is that if I fail this one, they will send me to a nutritionist , like before and I’ll just be put on a diet of very little carbs and sugar and have to check my blood sugar 4 times a day. We’ll see though, who knows. As long as I don’t have to give myself shots of insulin all the time, I’ll be ok!
So, we’re having a girl. {breathe in. . . .breathe out. . . } It’s starting to sink in. And so far I have remained pretty calm about it. I have ordered a few things for her but all in all I am keeping my composure. . . for now! I ordered this diaper clutch, bib and burp cloth set on etsy.com yesterday, I think I will get them monogrammed when they come in, but HOW CUTE are they?! You know I love me some pink and green!!!
Update on a name. . .she’s still Fred. Actually now it’s “Fiddle Fred”, according to Stratton. When we ask him what he wants to name the baby he’ll say “it’s Fiddle Fred, ok?!”. Not okay. We’ve narrowed it down to three names. Maybe we’ll figure it out soon! It’s just so hard!!
Stratton is going to spend the weekend with my parent’s and Jarrod and I are planning on finishing up the Target registry and if I feel up to it, going to Memphis tomorrow to do a little shopping, and eating! Then we’ll go to HR on Sunday afternoon for my uncle’s bday lunch and pick to Stratton up. I am hoping the weather stays nice and cool like it is today! It’s wonderful!! I’m not ready for summer!
I can’t believe he’s already 2?! It just doesn’t seem possible! Jennifer and Daniel had the ENTIRE family out to celebrate! Jennifer did such an awesome job with the decorations, Mickey Mouse Club house themed! And the cake was adorable!! I wish I had gotten a picture of it to share with you, it was so cute. We had a great time! Stratton had loads of fun! I had my small camera and it didn’t take any good pictures in the house- bummer.
We tried to get a shot of all the “great” grands with Memaw, but you know how that goes!
Landon, Avery, Kylie, Archer & Stratton!
Poor Archer! He looks miserable! And you gotta love his boots! He got those from his other aunt for his bday and immediately had to put them on! So cute! Notice my child- again with no shoes!
2 of us taking pictures and 2 trying to keep the kids attention! And a lot of spectators laughing!
After a lot of people had left, we sat outside on their back porch (no bugs!) Anyway the boys had a couple of balls they were throwing and chasing, and getting quite hot and sweaty! First they both shed their shirts, then Archer started pulling off his pants, and of course Stratton had to do it too! But he’s a lot faster than Archer as you can see! And about 2 seconds after I snapped this picture he decided to pull down his undies as well! I couldn’t get a picture of that, as we were all laughing so hard we were crying?! I mean we were out in the county, but really?! He is such a mess! And apparently Archer and Stratton already have a secret language. They just jabber and “talk” to each other, but it makes no sense to any of us?! Silly boys!
