Boy or Girl

So I am about 17 weeks now and that means we are getting close to the gender reveal Ultrasound around 20 or 21 depending on when I get it scheduled (Which I will do on Monday).  But since it's getting close I thought I would put a poll to see if people think Pineapple is going to be a girl or a boy.

So cast your vote to the right there! And I will reveal it in a few weeks.

Gestational Diabetes, Rhogam Shot and an Ultrasound....What an appointment!

Today was my monthly appointment for 28 weeks. I knew it was going to be a long one, but it really tired me out....

Here is the run down of my day
7:30: Making Eggs for breakfast, really wanting some juice, but since I had the test this morning I passed on it
9:20: Drank 10 oz of my LOVELY 50g Sugar Fruit Punch drink. I had to get it down in 5 minutes and at first it wasn't so bad, but by the end I wasn't liking it too much.
9:45: Left for my appointment. I had to drive to the Waconia Clinic.
10:25: Had my vial of blood drawn...shortly after that I found out that my Hemoglobin was good at 12 1/2 (normally it's much lower, so that's good news, no extra iron) but my glucose was a 136....Unfortunately I needed to be 130 or under...which means I will have to have another one - see below
10:45: After sitting for awhile waiting I went to the Ultrasound Room to have my 4th (Yep 4th) Ultrasound of Peanut. Boy she has gotten big. She showed her face, barely...just like last time. The tech that was running it was still learning and while she was quick to notice that she doesn't have a cleft lip (the entire reason we were there) she didn't get a good profile pic or another pic of her face. They did however get her heartbeat  - which was a great 147bpm. and they double checked that she was a girl - yep still a girl :0)

11:20: Went to meet with my Midwife.  It was the normal talk. We will be reviewing the birth plan around 36 weeks. Next appointment she will give me all the information to start working on it, although Mike and I already have started it.
11:35: Got the painful Rhogam Shot. It wasn't too bad, it was a just a little burning...and after that I was finally done and got home around 12. Long morning.

Since I failed the 1 hour Gestation Diabetes test I have to go back next Thursday for a 3 Hour. I have to fast for 8 hours before the test which luckily is in the morning. They take my blood sugar level before it starts after fasting. Then I have to drink a lovely 10oz orange drink which has 100g of sugar in it. Yep you heard that right 100g. Then 1 hour later they take my levels again, I have to wait another hour and then tested again and then one more hour and test again. The crappy part is it's not a finger prick but a full vial of blood drawn out of the arm. I will have to bring a snack for afterward since I won't be able to eat anything until almost noon. If two of the three numbers are high then I will be diagnosed as having Gestational Diabetes and have to monitor my sugar. Which means I will have to cut out the carbs....probably not a good thing that I am known as a Carb Queen.

Peanut is a Girl!!!

It's a....

....I can't say yet....But soon!!

Our little peanut almost didn't cooperate, but the tech moved them around enough that they opened their legs up. they were crossed and under their butt :)

Everything looks wonderful! I even got to see their little hands and fingers even...all but like 2 of the fingers were stretched out. Peanut is laying across my belly (at least at the time). I have to go back in 4 weeks for another ultrasound to see the Diaphragm, lips and heart, she couldn't get a good look at all that stuff. which is fine with me! I am measuring a bit behind, but nothing major, I am at 18 weeks 2 days. instead of 18 weeks 6 days. I was just so excited that DH was able to be there. He was his usual, not too excited, but he was glad to see the little one. Now we are just waiting to hear (hopefully by the end of the day) if he will have to fly out to DC or not tonight or tomorrow. Hopefully not! if he doesn't I will be posting Wednesday night...but we will definitely be on a team. Will post a picture later!

9 Weeks

Well it's 9 weeks....Hard to believe I think we are going to have the big reveal with everyone next week. I have my first appointment with my midwife on Monday and I am excited and nervous at the same time.

I am sort of at a loss of what to write. Not much has changed since last week, except the fact that I don't have any more nausea. Which is awesome!! I have started working out a little more on the Wii fit which is fun, except that it yells at me because I am overweight and not losing and then asks me why I keep overeating :)
My back is really starting to bug me. It's my lower back and I just am not sure what to do about it. I have been trying some different exercises and Mike has been a doll and rubbed it out for me a few times. I am not sure if Volleyball on Monday did me in or what. I will have to talk to my Midwife on Monday about it and see what she says...

Oh and I am predicting that this is a boy and not a girl, but guess only time will tell. I am going by some old wives tales but that's what I am going with....now just waiting until 20 weeks until we can get an Ultrasound to see peanut's gender.