Week 29

Last week Eric and I went to Hawaii for a last vacation hurrah before there are three of us. We had a wonderful time and it was nice to just get away and relax. We’ve both been so busy as of late that getting away seemed like the only way to actually have more then a 2 minute conversation that didn’t revolve around work, baby or the house. And we were so happy to meet up with my cousin that lives in Oahu. I haven’t seen Megan in forever and it was nice to have dinner with her while we were away. So all in all it was a great trip and I would highly recommend Hawaii to anyone that has never been there. It can be expensive, but there are definite ways to pinch a penny and still make it a glorious vacation.

Now back to baby news. Tomorrow I have my last monthly Doctors appointment. Now that I am 7 months along I will see the Dr. every 2 weeks. Tomorrow I will also have my glucose test to determine if I have gestational diabetes. I believe everything will come back normal, but between 4-7% of pregnant women develop this condition, which makes it the most widespread of all pregnancy ailments. However most of the time it is the easiest to control. Making good food choices and light exercise can help control your insulin production and keep the diabetes at bay. That’s good advice for everyone, pregnant or not, but something that I have been paying more attention to since I became pregnant.

I’ve been feeling really great recently. The heartburn is still out of this world horrible, but other then that I think everything is going very well. I still have slight swelling at the end of the night and I get tired rather quickly at times, but nothing I can’t control with some preplanning of my day. So there really isn’t much new to report, which I believe is a good thing. The only thing that I seem to be constantly experiencing is a little anxiety about becoming a mom. I think this is normal too, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t unsettling at times. I had a dream last night that I had twin girls that aged 13 years within seconds. This was completely normal to me. They had long hair and were very sweet. I told them because they were old enough they could choose which name they wanted of the ones that Eric and I picked. They chose and then I couldn’t remember the one girl’s names. I know it began with an A and I felt bad because I kept asking her what her name was. And she couldn’t remember either. I felt like an awful mom because I didn’t know them at all and then I couldn’t remember one of their names. This was not a good dream and I know it has to do with the stress I am feeling about this huge impending change.

But I am in my last trimester, so we only have a little while to go. I can’t believe I’m in the last leg of this pregnancy. I think I still am carrying tiny, which I am pleased about. Everyone seems to want me to be bigger then I am. But as long as the midwife says that I’m fine I’m not going to worry about it at all. I’ll talk to you all next week. There is only 1 pregnancy rendering this week.