Our little active Monkey!

Ok well I didn't post an update because I wanted to see my Dr first. So we went to get my ultrasound on Wednesday and Evelyn was NOT cooperative! She was moving so much! At one point the tech couldn't get an accurate messurment of the amniotic fluid because she was kicking so much it was making waves! Then at another point she was on my right side and once the tech touched my stomach, Evelyn moved clear to my left side! We were trying to get a good picture of her face, but she was covering her face with her fists! I can definatly tell she is my child! Eventually she did kind of cooperate and this is what we got...

It was so amazing to see her move around! We could even see her open her eyes and then she smiled! Right now she weighs 2 lbs 6 oz which is the 52nd percentile. She looked GREAT and the doctor said we have nothing to worry about! My cervix is doing alright too. They said I am not showing any signs of preterm labor so we can just relax! The only thing the doctor is concerned about is my exhaustion and stress level. I am hoping that once tax season is over I will be able to rest a bit. Right now I am working 6 days and it is killing me! At least I know our little girl is doing good!

Oh Sugar, Sugar

Well I guess it was inevitable. When I took my 3 hour glucose test, my sugar was 180 after 1 hour. Anything over 180 means diabetes. So per the doctor's orders, I am checking my sugar 4 times a day and just trying to control it with my diet. So far my sugar has been awsome! :) No problems what so ever! So far I am not worried about diabetes.

I go back next week to get my ultrasound to check my cervical length and then go to my regular checkup. Joey and I have faith that little Evie is alright, but we are just concerned about how much work I am doing. I feel alright, just exhausted. Tax season is almost over so maybe I will get to rest then. Right now I am trying to work as many hours as I can safely work so that I can try to make up for not working when she is born. That means working late and on Saturdays so I will be MIA for the next month or so.

On a happier note, Joey is almost finished with Evie's room! He has one more coat of paint to go and then the chair rail! I will post some pictures when it gets all done.

I don't have too much to post right now since all we do is work and then come home and veg out! BUT we are going to see Elton John on Thursday! YEAH! :) I will post some pictures from that and then I think as my due date gets closer, I will have much more to say! So stay tuned! :)

update on my update!

Well on Monday when I went in for my checkup I had my glucose test. Everything was fine. I felt fine, but about 3 hours later my blood sugar crashed and I felt terrible. I was shaking and sweating. I ate my lunch and tried to rest for a little bit and felt a little better. Well Tuesday evening the nurse called me to let me know that I had failed my first glucose test and needed the 3-hour glucose test next. (BLAH) BUT she also told me that my cervix was beginning to shorten a bit and I needed to be off my feet for the next three weeks. After the 3 weeks I would go back for another ultrasound so see if it had gotten any worse. So of course I think the worse and begin to freak out. All I could think was I had done something wrong and I would end up going into labor early. I was preparing for boring, constant bed rest.

Well I talked to the Dr and told him that it was tax season and really wanted to see how much work I could get away with. Well the outcome was I am able to go back to work -yeah! I can't believe how happy I am to go to work. The only catch is that I have to take it easy. I can't get too stressed out or do too much. If you see me at work you would know why this was an issue, but I have to do what is best for our little girl. If in three weeks it has gotten any worse then I will probably be sitting at home for a while. Please pray that everything is alright and that God gives me the strength to really know when I am doing too much.

I went back today to do the 3 hour glucose test. So now that I have 4 new holes in my veins (yuck!) all i can do it wait for the results!

On a happier note, joey is almost finished completly priming the baby's room. We may have all the color and the chair rail up after this Sunday! YEAH!

24 week checkup

We went to another doctor's appointment this morning and I had my Glucose Test. Everyone told me that the stuff they made you drink it awful, but I had no problem. The check up went great and we heart her little heartbeat again... that has to be my favorite part! They drew my blood for the Glucose test and also wanted to get a liver function because of my Gilbert's Syndrome, but the doctor doesn't think that will be a problem. Then we finished registering at the hospital and took a short tour. It if wasn't real for me before, it sure is now! There was just something about signing consent forms for little Evie that just make my heart skip a beat! :o)

Of course I had to go to work when we were finished with everything. It is only Monday and i am already begging for the weekend! Maybe the week will go by quickly.

I have to be honest - I am not really paying attention to what I am blogging here. I have my feet up and I am watching "The Sound of Music." I'm already giving Evie a lesson in classic musicals! I have a feeling she will be able to read music long before she can read a book! LOL!

OK I will have to blog a little more later this week. I can't sing and type at the same time! Oh my pregnant brain!

I had a good reason!

Ok well I haven't updated anyone on what has been going on, but I have a good reason! This has just been an awful AWFUL week! It started last weekend. I was so ready to start getting the baby's room ready and Joey was off the whole weekend! (That hardly EVER happens) Well things didn't go as planned and I ended up feeling terrible. All I could do on Sunday was lay around and try to get some rest. The worse part was Joey was leaving that night to start training at another store. He wasn't going to come back until Friday night. I cried and cried. Joey and I have been together for seven years and we have never been away from each other that long. I decided to go ahead and work late Monday so I wouldn't have to be home alone. Tuesday is my normal day to work late during tax so that was two days working late. Well then I started getting sick again. Things are just too hectic during tax season and we are short staffed right now so that made it worse. I was worried I was hurting the baby by doing so much, but I didn't know how much better it would be with me at home crying all night. When Joey got home I was so happy, but then I ended up having to work on Saturday too so basically the 6 day workweek has completely worn by body out!

On to good things. So I said Joey was supposed to come home on Friday. Well on Thursday I was going back to work after my lunch break and I saw a black Civic with a driver that looked alot like Joey driving into Hillcrest. I didn't get a good look at the guy so I just thought it was some random guy. About 4pm Joey still hadn't called me and he was suppoed to get off at 2! I was getting worried since he wouldn;t answer his phone! At 5 I went ahead and left work since I still hadn't heard from Joey and by then I was really worried! Well imagine my surprise when I pulled in my driveway and saw Joey's car sitting there! He come home early and surprised me! I love my hubby!

Ok so right now we are painting Evelyn's room. We (meaning Joey) finished priming and the next step is the color. Tomorrow is my next doctor's appt. I am getting my glucose test and then we are going to the hospital to finish registering and getting a tour! Yeah! I am kind of excited that things are coming together! I will let everyone know how to the appoitment went.

On a side note: I have been asking everyone where their newborn slept when you first brought them home. I was thinking about putting a cradle in our bedroom for the first few weeks, but I don't want to buy one for such a short amount of time. Let me know what ya'll think and, if you know, where I can find an inexpensive one!

Oh yeah... as you can see from my statement earlier... we picked a name. So in just three short months Evelyn Grace Janoch will make her appearance! yeah!