Last week, this post from my friend C.Mom got my attention because I thought it meant she was expecting. Instead, she was sharing pics of her first bump as part of Rockin The Bump, a link-up courtesy of the blog Things I Can’t Say. Well, since I am currently rockin’ a bump, I thought I’d share photos from both of my pregnancies. 36 weeks pregnant with my son. He was born 2.5 weeks later. (I love this photo!) Approximately 12 weeks pregnant with baby #2, rockin’ the bridesmaid dress I’ll be squeezing into this fall. Actually dress will be brown. And today, 32 weeks and counting… … [Read more...]
My Gestational Diabetes Diet
June 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Its been two weeks since I started testing my blood sugar four times a day and following the diet my OB recommended. I’ll admit it; I was in denial that I actually had gestational diabetes, especially when I struggled with low blood sugar the first few days – that was awful! I felt weak and had trouble concentrating. But then I got the hang of the diet and my blood sugar stabilized (for the most part). I began to feel better, have more energy and I can tell when my blood sugar is crashing or soaring (the later is literally a sugar high and it doesn’t feel good.) My diet isn’t typical for diabetes, at least not in my experience (several of my family members have type 2). I’m not counting carbs but rather servings. In a day, I’m allowed 10 servings of carbs, 10 proteins, 5 fats, 4 nonstarchy vegetables (i.e. not potatoes, peas or corn), 3 milks and 3 fruits. I max out the fruits pretty quickly but not the others, especially the milks – cheese products count as proteins. A typical day … [Read more...]
From Running to Prenatal Yoga
April 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I miss running. Its been months. I scaled back my running in December when the morning sickness kicked in but kept training for Francie’s 5K in March. My plan was to walk/run it with a friend but ended up walking it with my husband instead because my hip wasn’t in the game. I wanted to run so badly but I’m glad I didn’t. Walking that 3.1 miles totally kicked my you know what. I slept a lot the next day. And then, on the Monday following, I received news that forced me to shelve my running shoes for the rest of my pregnancy. Following my ultrasound at 18 weeks, the doctors discovered that my placenta is low-lying. That means its potentially in the way of a natural delivery. So no more strenuous activity and lots of fingers crossed that it moves out of the way as the baby grows. I asked my doctor if prenatal yoga was ok – I was looking for a physical activity to help with the stress and the aches & pains – and got the green light. I took a prenatal yoga class during the second … [Read more...]
Joining the Club
February 17, 2011 by 5 Comments
Many years ago, way before I had my son, when I was just a single gal with married friends starting families, it annoyed me when those friends insinuated that I just didn’t get “it” because I wasn’t a mother. That I couldn’t understand what it was like to be one until I joined this exclusive club myself. Ok, maybe not. But then explain it to me. I could certainly empathize(or maybe its sympathize) that becoming a mother was indeed a big change. Yeah, not so much. I was naive. It is one of those experiences that you just can’t fully comprehend until you’ve lived it yourself – the monotonous first days, weeks and months; having to take care of ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING for this tiny, human being from the big things like feedings and diaper changes to the little things you take for granted for yourself like clipping fingernails; watching the sun set on a long day, being bone tired, and realizing that the work day is not over yet, not by a long shot. And I wondered, why had one that no one … [Read more...]
