31 Days to 30 & an Ultrasound

Travis' 30th is this Saturday. To celebrate the big 30 I have given him little gifts all month. Each day he opened a small present like playdough, bouncy balls, gumball machine, water balls, candy, etc. Every week he got a bigger gift. One week he got his reserve repacked for skydiving. Another he got a game of golf with his dad. He also got a day at the driving range and a watch. This past weekend he got to go skydiving for the first in almost 4 years. He use to skydive all the time in college and after. He was an instructor for skydiving even. He would look up at the sky every once in awhile and say, "Today would be a perfect day for skydiving." But he wouldn't go. First of all, he needed to get his reserve repacked and the closest drop zone is a little over an hour from us. Anyway, I finally got him up there! :) He did a recurrency jump (since it had been so long) with an instructor and then he went up in a 12 way. That basically means he was one of 12 people who planned a jump together and made formations together in free fall. He did so well and we had a great day! Here is a picture of me pushing him out of the mock plane, his first landing and practicing with the 12 way. We have a video of his second landing, but it isn't working right now. I will post it when we figure out what is wrong. Enjoy!

Today we went for a 4D ultrasound, but Jayden was being a brat! She is in the perfect birthing position, but that doesn't make for very good pictures. She was face down, head down and the only part of her body that she made VERY visible was her girl parts! Ugh....doesn't she know that is what she is NOT suppose to show off?! Oh well...we are going to try again in a couple of weeks. We are handling the diabetes just fine and dealing with the shots. We have (yet again) changed the dosage and we hope this helps to even things out. My numbers are either really good or really bad...so we will see. Jayden is 5 lbs 7 ounces right now, so she is right on target. We learned today that with the diabetes, the babies lungs develop slower. So...we are going to try and bake this baby until 39 weeks and then induce. We are still looking at July 7th for the due date! Yay!!

Showers and Doctors

We had our first baby shower this weekend. It was so much fun! Everyone was so generous and the hostess were so sweet! We ended up getting a lot of clothes and most of the bigger items. I'm sooo excited to get my little baby into those cute little outfits! :)

I went to the doctor today and the visit was good. My blood sugar numbers are really good and they are even lowering my insulin dosage! They measured the fluid around the baby and it all looks good. They usually start to put you on the monitor, to watch the baby's heartrate and movements for about 20 minutes, at 34 weeks, but since I am on insulin they started me this week at 32 weeks. 7 weeks to go at the most!!! It is so nice to know that the baby will be here by a certain day...

Next week we get to go have the 4D ultrasound done! Yay! Travis is really looking forward to verifying that our baby is indeed a little girl...and not a boy. :)

And We're Back!!

I know it has been a long time since I last posted. I'm sorry! Things around here have been a little crazy.

I have been diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. At first we were trying to control it by my diet. After a week of that the doctor decided I needed insulin. So then I started giving myself insulin injections twice a day (at 5pm and 9pm). After one week of that, my numbers were still too high after lunch so they changed my dosage and I started giving myself injections once in the morning and once at night. Two days later, my blood sugar started crashing after breakfast and I was getting dangerously low. They changed my morning dosage again and it seemed to work a lot better. At my doctor appointment yesterday, the doc said that my numbers still aren't where he would like to see them, so he drew some blood for an AC1 test (I think that is what it is called). When we get the results from that he will decide whether I need to start taking some oral medications along with the insulin injections. Good news...I only have 8 more weeks at the most (we are inducing at least one week early).

Overall, I feel great! I have been having some brackston hicks contractions. They say the last two months are the most uncomfortable...all I have to say to that is...AMEN!!! I'm so ready for this little girl to join us on the outside!

Even though I am getting a little impatient...we have so much to look forward to in the next few weeks. We have our first baby shower this coming weekend and then another one in June. In two weeks we are going in for our 4D ultrasound. I am so excited to get to see her again and Travis is in some desparate need of verification that we are indeed having a little girl...not a boy! He is pure entertainment during this process! :)

That is about all I have for now. I will try and be better at keeping the blog updated. I hope you all are doing well!