29 Weeks

Well, I didn't pass my first OR second glucose test, so I officially have gestational diabetes.  So far, I'm just monitoring my blood sugar and being very careful about what I eat.  I return to the endocrinologist this week to find out if I need to start insulin.  Thankfully, my blood sugar has always been within the limits, so I'm hopeful that I can avoid insulin for now.  (And will be avoiding Chick-fil-a as well, since the one night we tried that, my blood sugar was one point from going over the limit!)

I'm learning just how much I enjoy and depend on food as a treat, especially after a long day.  It's been hard to give that up.  But, it is short-term and definitely worth it! 

We had a sonogram at 28 weeks.  Babies looked great.  Baby boy has an estimated weight of 3lb4oz and baby girl 3lb1oz.  That means I have almost 6 1/2 pounds of baby in there.  No wonder I get constant comments about my size and how I must be about to pop.  People are shocked when I tell them I have two more months. And shocked when I tell them there are two babies.

My doctor indicated that he thinks these babies will come early, given their size and mine.  (My belly was measuring 37 cm, so about 9 weeks ahead of what a singleton pregnancy would). 

We had our baby shower this past Saturday.  It still feels surreal, and it's already happened and the gifts are sitting in my living room.  Yet, I almost can't grasp that it actually happened.  The girls from my group did a lovely job hosting the shower.  It was so fun, but I wish there had been time to connect with everyone there.  I felt so scattered.  One thing that was important to me was sharing our story of infertility, loss and now pregnancy.  I cried through the whole thing, of course, and I hope it was good for people to hear.  Regardless, it was good for me to remember. 

My mom is painting the nursery today.  I can't wait to see the progress.  And I'm anxious to start putting things away in there.  I should take pictures...I say that every time.  :)