I had an appointment on Monday with a Perinatalist. This first appointment was just a consultation but basically they will be my diabetic OB specialist. Thankfully I will continue to get to see Patti as well. I had to sit through a "class" on Monday morning where I learned the diet they want me on. There was some variation from when I met with the dietician last week and it wasn't for the better! This OB specialist is being more strict on me. It didn't matter to them that my numbers were GREAT, they give all their patients the same criteria. So, now I'm "suffering" a little more but today I'm feeling pretty good about it. I do feel better when I eat better and this is definitely forcing me to eat better! One thing I've found I absolutely cannot eat is white bread...I made this mistake on Sunday to test the waters so to speak and my blood sugar went to 142, 2 hours after lunch. It's typically only in the 90's or a little below...sometimes a tiny bit above so that was very high for me. Well today at work we had Blimpie's provided. I had a sandwich that was about 3 inches...half of a 6 inch sub. That's ALL I ate and my sugar was 123 after lunch. It's supposed to be under 120 so it wasn't too high but for my usual levels it was high. According to the perinatalist, that's what they are monitoring...how my OWN numbers compare to each other from day to day. So, we will see what they have to say about that when I fax my numbers in Friday. I'm sure I'll have to fess up to the white bread scandal.
I've been overly emotional lately...I think yesterday was the first day in several days that I haven't cried on Cliff's shoulder at some point. All the reality is setting in and I can't even explain where the emotions are coming from, but they are just there. One thing I've learned from having so many good friends that have babies is that it's totally normal. I won't say who, but I have a friend who is a complete non-crier on a normal basis and I can remember her telling me that she'd cry her eyes out just because. :) Thanks for admitting this to me, friend...because it helps me feel more stable.
I don't think I've posted that Judy Burpee will be keeping the little one when I go back to work in July. He'll be about 7 months old then and I know he will be in good hands! Judy kept Stephen and Cory as babies and me as a child. She was like a grandmother to us and I just love her so much. I'm very excited that she's keeping him but even more excited that she offered the other day to come to our house and keep him everyday. This will be SO wonderful!!
We still don't know who will keep him when I go back in Jan for the remainder of the school year. My dad has offered to take a day a week off to keep Walker from Jan to May when I return to work, so I fully intend to take him up on that. :)
Well, this blog is really very random and not really an "update" so I think I'm going to nap for a while before church. More soon! Oh, I totally forgot to mention above that I go back to the perinatalist next Friday for an ultrasound. They will check Walker's size and make sure he isn't getting too big. I also have an appointment next Thursday at my normal doctor's office so I'll update with more "fun" info at that point.
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