July Bumpdate

Well, I'm a little late this month...  It's been a little hectic around here.  Better late than never, right?

 7/1: 22 Weeks.  Still feeling great!  Feet and ankles are starting to swell, which is no fun.  I also discovered that I can no longer fit into my heels.  Sad face.

 7/8: 23 Weeks (and looking funky...).  Had my first random belly rubber this week!  I was getting lunch at Subway, and was rubbing my belly because I was starving, and the worker asked if I was hungry or pregnant.  I told her I was hungry, and pregnant and she proceeded to get all excited and leaned over the counter and fondled my belly.  It was slightly akward, but a little fun at the same time that I actually have enough of a belly to rub.

 7/15: 24 Weeks.  Had my glucose test this week... Also, it looks like I might be sucking in a little bit in this picture... not sure why my belly is so small.

 7/22: 25 Weeks.  I had a doctor's appointment this week, yay!  I love getting to hear Ginger's heartbeat!  I also found out that I failed my glucose test... BOO!  So she sent me back to do the three hour glucose tolerance test.

7/29: 26 Weeks.  This week I went back to do my three hour glucose tolerance test... which I also failed.  So, my doctor let me know I have gestational diabetes.  I met with a gestational diabetes specialist at a place called Sweet Success, where they went over a special diet for me.  They helped me know what to eat, when to eat, how much to eat, what foods I can eat together...  Its a little overwhelming.  They also gave me a glucose monitor to test my blood sugar levels 4 times a day.

This month was a bit emotional with the anticipation of the results from my glucose test, then having to go back and do the three hour test, and then learning that I have gestational diabetes.  So far, I'm feeling discouraged.  I have been trying SOOOO hard to follow the diet and have been super duper strict with what I'm eating, and I just can't seem to get my sugar levels to be consistently at what they are supposed to be.  Its only been four days since I met with the specialist and got the diet, so I'm sure it will get easier once I get the hang of it.  At least I hope it will...

On a more positive note, I feel better about myself these days (appearance wise) than I have in a long time.  I feel more confident and oddly enough, more beautiful.  I am infinitely more comfortable with the way my pregnant body looks than I ever was with my non pregnant body.  A lady at church came up to me last week and told me I was the cutest pregnant lady she had ever seen.  I'm not so sure about that, but I think that the way I've been feeling about myself is showing through more and more.  I never thought I would feel this way about myself and the way I look, so I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts :-)