Hi All~

Got my glucose test results back. I got an 81. The healthy range is 80-139. I don't really know what it all means, but am I almost dead since mine was 81? How weird. I don't think they sent me the results when I was pregnant with Lily.

Baby Girl has been kicking and moving around a lot lately. I can tell she is getting bigger. I'm starting to get those kicks during the day that take my breath away because they are so unexpected and fierce.  I am also getting really tired. Probably a combination of having a toddler, working two jobs, being a wife, and then not getting enough sleep at night. My hip has also been hurting when I walk. I am turning gimpy already!!!

This weekend is the huge baby sale in Castle Rock. Ugg. It's seriously agony to go because of having to get there early to wait in line (by myself since my friend backed out on me for the second time in a row) and then fighting the crowds of deal hungry moms (like me) to get good deals. I have a list super long of stuff to get, and will need a trash bag to haul it around till check out time, where I will proceed to wait another 45 minutes to pay. I don't know why I do it.........

We have a middle name for our baby. We've actually always had it, but I think we've silently agreed. Now if we could just pick a first name I'd feel a little better!

Misty

Hi All~

I ended up surfing the web and found a website called pregnancypiercings.com and ordered a belly button ring made especially for pregnant women. I've had it in almost a week now, and boy can I tell the difference. It feels much better because it basically just keeps the piercing open, rather than stretching me out all over the place.

On March 6th I had my 28 week appointment where they did the glucose test. I must have drank the liquid way too fast, because for a good 30-40 minutes following it I was so sick to my stomach. I spent some time in the bathroom just in case I would throw up- it was that bad.  Other news to report- my BP was 106/64 and now it seems as if I've gained 20lbs since getting pregnant. Next time they want to see me is at 32 weeks. Holy cow, things are speeding up now. And we STILL don't have any leads on a name. Poor girl. Anyway, back to the appointment- Lily sat on my hips facing me while I was laying on the bed and she heard her sisters heartbeat. David arrived just in time to hear it too, so that was nice.

After this Prep for Parenting class ends (this Sunday) David and I will switch from doing that homework on Saturday nights to brushing up on our Bradley knowledge. The time is closing in on me, and I need to be ready-physically, but especially mentally.

With Love,

Misty

Hi All~

I need some advice. I have a belly button ring and this pregnancy it feels like it's being pulled way too tight. I've heard there is such a thing as pregnancy belly button rings. Where can I buy one at and do they really work? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Today at the gym a girl was telling me that she got an epidural with her first (because she had insurance) but her second child she didn't have insurance so the epidural was going to cost her $2,000. She didn't want to have to pay that much money so she decided she would do it without the epidural-- and she even had to be induced. She said she was on the pitocin drip for 12 hours and still made it. So my question (if anyone will answer it) is: If you had to pay $2000 out of your own pocket, would you get the epidural or tough it out to save the money??

Here is something I keep forgetting to write about- David and I are taking a 6 week class called "Prep for Parenting." It's usually taught by churches but I am taking it at a friends house who is teaching it on behalf of her church. It's a bibical approach to parenting a 0-5 month old and how to get them on a healthy routine from week 1. Now, here is why I took the class. Lily didn't "sleep" through the night until 8 months old. I was still feeding her once at night. We did do a good job of organizing her days with the eat, wake, sleep cyle and her naps and bedtimes were consistant. So I do not know where I went wrong with her still being an eater in the night, but I am determined to do better this time. I will not have the stamina to pull that again, I need my sleep more than ever before. The class also outlines other areas, especially how important the parent relationship is- as in David is first, my children are second, and they need to see mom and dad interacting and loving each other, so they feel secure. It's kind of basic, but can easily be forgotten in today's fast paced world. There is more stuff, but there is also three more classes, which is more of what I've been waiting for, as I know lots of the material already from having one child already.

Last- I updated this month's pregnancy reflections-

With Love,

Misty

Hi All~

Thank you to everyone (Mom, Dad, Julie) who offered up names. Dad, all the weather related ones were great....is that why my name is Misty, and then we have a Wendy in the family too? I can only imagine what Mom was dealing with when you guys were picking out baby names........ David and I are seriously no closer to having a name. Last Saturday night as part of our date night we went to Barnes and Noble and hunkered down with their baby names books. Our rule was only say the name out loud if you're serious- otherwise all we do is say the dorky or dumb names out loud and laugh over them and we never get anywhere. Well, we stuck to our rule, however David didn't like any of the ones I liked and vice versa. This really is agonizing. And mom, I disagree with you, when you see a wrinkly, vernix covered wrinkled body with blood all over its head it never looks like a (fill in the blank). So we have to have something in our toolbox of names.

Moving on- We bought the closet organizer for the girls room (yes, on our date night) and David has already installed it in their closet. It'll be perfect. Lots of room to hang clothes, plus shelves for bedding, changing pad covers, diapers etc. Next project- wash the 0-3 month clothes I already have and get those in the dresser drawers and clean out the dresser drawers of the bedding and misc stuff and get it organized in the closet. I do need some baskets in the closet. I also have made a list of the clothes I need to buy for 0-3 month (Lily was born in fall, this baby in summer, not all matches up seasonally). I also need to buy more cloth diapers. I am torn about what kind. I won't go into it all here because that would either bore or confuse a lot of people. But I need more. And guess what? After doing cloth diapers so far for 17 months, I wouldn't turn back. By far the best way to go, nasty smelly poop and all.

Working out is going like this: 60 minutes on the ARC Trainer- 30 of it doing their cardio at Level 6 and 30 doing their hill interval and Level 10. Then 15 min on treadmill, trying to jog between 8-9 minutes, broken up between walking sessions. I haven't really been lifting anymore (Yes mom it's okay to exercise while pregnant. Paula Radcliffe (famous marathon runner from London) run up until the day before her baby was born- her last run was 5 miles).

Last, my baby can open her eyes now and blink. According to baby websites she also looks exactly how she will look when she comes out, but will be a little plumper. That is exciting. And if for some reason she was born today she would have an 85% chance of surviving.

With Love,

Misty