Just a quick update

Checked my blood sugar 1 hour after dinner as I was told to, it's now down to 132! So, maybe it just takes a bit for the better diet to work?

Yay! Found my diet soda!

In the order of preference.

Love me some diet Dr. Pepper and Diet Pepsi isn't bad either. Diet Coke... tastes like diet coke... I am quitting sugar first, then I'll work down the caffeine more than I already have. <3

Day One of GD tracking...

My numbers are horrible. :( I woke up at 114, it should be less than 95. I had a totally diabetic friendly breakfast... my numbers 1 hour after were 177, my highest reading yet.

Tracking my blood sugar levels.

I thought the finger sticks would be horrible, but they're not and I'd do anything for this Peanut... now if only I could get this blood sugar level under control. I've just started though, so I am not going to judge myself, only try harder.

12 week belly pic...

Nothing to exciting. Just my fat butt. :p

Gestational Diabetes

So I had my 12 week OB appointment today, everything went great.. aside from the early Glucose Tolerance Test. Apparently mommies to be who have PCOS are at a much higher risk of developing GD (Gestational Diabetes) and are routinely tested early. In my case at 12 weeks. I failed. :(

However, this is just a bump in the road and I plan to get over it with finesse. More doctor visits, daily glucose monitoring. (Sticking my finger 4 times a day.) and possibly insulin if I cannot control it with diet alone. It's all okay though, because it is going to be SO worth it come July. Mommy loves you so much Peanut!

I found this blinkie, it's perfect.

Oh! And of course the doctor listened with the doppler and found Peanut's little heart beating away at 160 bpm. <3

Oh and here is a pic of the "fantastic" *gag* stuff I had to drink for the test today...

Ish!

12 weeks!

I can't believe I am officially 3 months pregnant! Only one more week until I am officially in my second trimester... amazing. I really thought that time was going to crawl, since I found out so early, but it seems to be flying by.

Here is what FF has to say about Peanut this week...

Your Baby This Coming Week

Your baby is about the size of a peach and is growing rapidly. Crown to rump, your baby measures 2.6 to 3.1 inches (6.5 to 7.8cm) and weighs 0.5 to 0.7 ounces (14 to 20g). Your baby's legs are longer than her arms and her skin is red and transparent. Her eyelids are fused together and won't open for about four more months. Her arms are long enough to reach her mouth and she may begin to place her thumb in her mouth. Her sucking reflex, however, is not yet developed. The tissue that will become your baby's bones is being laid out, especially around her head and her arms and legs. Some ribs may be distinguished at this time. The nose and chin are more prominent now. Your baby will begin to practice breathing in the next few weeks as her chest rises and falls in mock breathing motions. She will also swallow small amounts of amniotic fluid which will be passed as urine. Your placenta is providing all of your baby's needs for nutrition, oxygen and waste disposal, though the amniotic fluid will become more important later on. All major components of the body are formed and now must grow and mature. From now on, your baby's development will consist primarily of organ maturity and growth and body refinement.

Merry Christmas!

Peanut and I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Peanut even got his/her first Christmas gift, or any gift, ever today! Nana Whipps bought an adorable unisex sleeper for Peanut and it should fit right away too!

Thank you Nana Whipps!

Peanut and I stayed up late together last night.

We watched the solstice lunar eclipse together. I made sure Peanut was paying attention by listening to that sweet little heart beating away at now 160 bpm. Anyhow, I found an awesome video of the eclipse and thought I'd share it here for those of you who might have missed it, and because it's something Peanut and I did together. Granted, we do *everything* together right now :P.

Anyhow, here is the awesome time lapsed video I found on the interwebs today.




 Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse from William Castleman