I have been a bad blogger lately. So much going on and so little time to sit and write it all down. This post is going to be all over the place, as a result. It also might be a little long and have a lot of pictures, but I labeled everything so you can skip over parts that don't interest you. I can't believe that I am due 1 month from today!!
Work Baby Shower
My co-workers threw me a baby shower last week and they pooled together to get me the B.aby J.ogger C.ity S.elect stroller! It converts to a double, if necessary, which was why I registered for it. It was so nice of them to get me that since it wasn't cheap. We all met in one of the office conference rooms and they had cake and fruit salad. Unfortunately I didn't get to have anything after my last shower cake disaster. My boss got me 2 oatmeal cookies with raisins for later with a meal (that didn't turn out well either, I'll explain later). Check out the cute cake! It was half chocolate and half vanilla with butter cream frosting and fondant. The top part of the cake came off so one of my co-workers wrapped it up nicely and put it in the freezer for me to have when I can eat cake again. :)
The Nursery
I can finally say that it is coming along nicely and basically done except for the armoire, which we still do not have. I have no clue when it is going to come in or if they are going to end up refunding us our money. I guess time will tell. Until then, baby has no place to hang his clothes or store some of his belongings. Here are a few pics of the nursery!
I love this glider! It was only $499 w/ the ottoman!
My one splurge was the 3 pics from R.estoration H.ardware, which cost almost as much as the chair. :-o.
We got the convertible crib, which converts to a full-size bed!
Proud of my storage from C.ontainer S.tore, only $9 each. :)
Maternity Photos
I was really on the fence about these for a number of reasons. First of all was the cost. Most of the photographers that I looked into were so expensive and that was just for the actual shoot. They tacked on a ton for prints and even more for digital copies. I ended up finding someone through a friend of mine and this photographer ended up being great! I was also on the fence because I just felt weird to be having my picture taken by someone else. Ultimately, I decided to have them done because I wish that my mom had them done when she was pregnant with me. I would love to look back and see photos of her pregnant. She can't seem to find any. This little guy will have a bunch. :)
Gestational Diabetes
I would say that I have been able to keep things under control for the most part. My fasting blood sugar is still unpredictable. Some days it is good and some days it is a little higher. I am currently taking 12 units of H.umulin N at bedtime (or rather 8 hours before my scheduled wake-up time). I saw my endocrinologist this morning (have I mentioned that I love her??). She thinks that I am doing well. My A1C was 5.2. I told her about my disaster with the 1/2 of an oatmeal cookie with dinner. Basically, I had a very low carb dinner of baked salmon with sautéed kale w/ sliced almonds. I added the 1/2 of a cookie as my treat with dinner. This half a cookie made my 1 hour and 2 hour pp readings high. I was so upset and annoyed that I thew out the other 1 and 1/2 cookies from my boss. I told the endocrinologist this and she was so nice. She gave me a fast-acting insulin pen (N.ovolog) and told me that if I wanted to have a cookie every now and again or go out for dinner that it was ok, since I was so strict. She told me to take 4 units before eating a higher carb meal and to NOT FEEL GUILTY. She also said that at this point the baby's organs are developed enough that having a high reading once and again is not going to do much to cause the baby issues. She told me that I was doing a great job and she expects me to go back to normal after the baby is born. I hope she is right. I have a follow-up scheduled with her for 6 weeks post-partum.
Pregnant Co-worker
So she FINALLY told me, on her own, about a week and a half ago that she was pregnant. I asked her why she waited so long and she said that she hadn't told anyone at work other than my boss and her "supervisor", the co-worker who I had been talking to about about that she hates. We talked for a while and she mentioned the whole NT scan issues with the down syndrome markers. She said that even though the results from her tests came back ok, that she was kind of depressed. I told her that I struggled with some depression issues around the same time along as her. She was surprised that I did since I had such a tough time staying pregnant, but I think she appreciated my story and felt better about her own situation. One thing about me is that I don't hold grudges. I am always open to patching things up. Even though I was really pissed that she hadn't told me anything, I am over it. I feel like I have my friend back again, which is nice. Now when we see each other in the bathroom we can talk about our pregnancies rather than my pregnancy.
Work
I have decided to start working from home, exclusively, the week after next. I am already working from home 2 days a week, which is nice, but I am getting to the point where walking to and from the train is getting to be very long and very painful. I have started transitioning my work to others, which is hard for me. I hate feeling like I can be replaced so easily and I shudder to think about the condition of my "space" when I get back. I manage a small area of the company, pretty much on my own. No people, just an application and an audit-controlled process. I am the only "expert" on the subject. I am sure things will be ok, but it is tough to let go.
More Jealousy Issues
My husband is still on the C.ross F.it kick and now has entered a competition, which spans five total weeks. I sort of had a freak-out on Sunday and ended up making him cry. He spent the morning going to pick up the glider and then installing the baby seat in the car. He then went off to his X-fit competition, which we said would be fast. 3 1/2 hours later, he comes home, while I had spent the last 3 hours going to the grocery store, cleaning, washing clothes, getting the nursery ready, etc. I was so pissed that I just barked at him and didn't ask him how he did. Then I ignored him for several hours while I continued my housework. The crying came into play when I tried to strike up conversation after cooling down. The truth is, I am still jealous that he spends so much time at that place with, amongst others, lots of 20-something girls, so I brought that up, again. He thinks that I don't support him and that I am fixated on making myself believe that he gives a crap about any of the girls that he works out with regularly. He said that he has always been there to support my races (he has sat through many a 5k, 10k, 1/2 marathon, 30k and marathon), which is true. Ugh I felt like a terrible person because he really does support me and I don't support him enough. My hormones in combination with my physical un-fitness have turned me into a raging bitchy lunatic. He cried, I cried, but we patched everything up. This is why we work so well together. We communicate. He did awesome at his competition, too. He got the best score at his gym. :)
Speaking of Running...
NYC Marathon 2013, here I come! After 3 consecutive fails in the lottery, I am a part of the last group ever that gets guaranteed entry in the 4th year after failing the lottery 3 times in a row! They were thinking that they might have to cut my group due to the hurricane disaster last year causing an overflow of 2012 registrants, but apparently my group was lucky enough to get in. I have my work cut out for me following the birth of this little guy, but I am so excited to have a fitness goal to look forward to. This will be my 3rd marathon!
The Baby!
Saved the most important for last! I had an appointment yesterday with MFM (35 weeks, 3 days), which included another growth ultrasound. I was so nervous since last appointment they had him measuring in the 83 percentile. Well this time he is measuring in the 64 percentile, so I was thrilled. This is about a week ahead. Apparently I had a much better radiologist this time (one of top two high-risk radiologists in the country). The baby's biophysical profile was 8/8! His head is down and facing my back and he was very active during the scan. He had his hands in front of his face and his feet right up near his head. My fluid level was normal. I didn't get an internal check this time, but I did get a GBS swab, which I have no doubt will come back positive based on how I seem to fail just about every test. I am prepared for that. My no-IV request might not become a reality, but oh well. My blood pressure was good and my weight was up. I was up to 146, which is up 26 lbs. Looks like I am heading for at least 30, gulp. I asked the doctor about how long they would let me go before inducing me and he said he would like to wait until 40 weeks, unless some other complication arises. He said that if things haven't progressed by 40 weeks that we'll talk induction dates. I have a feeling this guy is not going to come early. I think he really likes it in there.
I posted another pic of him here. I have no idea what the ultrasound pic from yesterday is looking at. So help me out if you know!
Wow that was a lot to write. I think I am caught up. Now I have to pack my hospital bag, which will be the subject of a future post. :)
