I came to the realization that today marks the start of month 8! Exciting and crazy at the same time. The realization that our sweet baby girl will be here next month is becoming a reality. We set up a crib, pulled out the bins of baby clothes, and started a list of a few needed items. Today also marks the home stretch of bed rest. 4 weeks and counting! I've put together quite the list of things I have planned once bed rest ends. Now I just have to hope that I have the energy and don't feel too huge to actually do those things.
On a great note, my OB said I was able to sit up more. Might not sound like much, but that also means I can get out a bit! My sweet husband can drop me off at the door of a restaurant for some much needed time out of the house. We have also been going on car rides over the weekend. Parking on the bluffs, rolling down the windows and enjoying a little bit of the beach.
Working through gestational diabetes has also been a trying and interesting time. I approached it like science. Read labels, added numbers and tried to calculate it all out, but it quickly became overwhelming. I realized that each persons body processes food so differently. What might work for one person, didn't work for me. Thankfully my awesome doctor encouraged me to just eat healthy, watch my glucose numbers and not worry about the rest. Woah. Such a relief! One benefit of these last few weeks is that my desire for sweets has finally been kicked. I grew up in a home were sweet treats were a daily occurrence, and this continued on into our marriage. Those first two weeks were hard. Everywhere I turned, I was tempted with pictures and recipes of tasty looking baked goods. I kept kicking myself each time I looked on Pinterest! I have allowed myself an occasional small square of dark chocolate or a few bites of my husbands ice cream, but for the first time, I don't crave it! It really does feel freeing. I've already planned for a milkshake after this baby arrives, but really hope to keep keep eating healthy, with sweet treats few and far between!
