I have loved being pregnant... for the most part. I haven't been too too sick or crazy (Dylan may say otherwise). I love feeling little Dallas kicking inside,
I love getting ready for him by setting up the crib and buying tons of cute things.
I love having Dylan read to my tummy and take care of me. He is so sweet and always wanting to do a craving run for me 
and putting my tennis shoes on now since I can't bend. It is so cute and has been so fun being pregnant. it really has, but the only time it started being really hard was when I found out that I have Gestational Diabetes. YUCK! It has been such a rollar coaster in every way. First of all diabetes brings more complications for the baby. My blood sugars that I check 4 times a day are supposed to stay within 80-120 and they were... for a while. It is SOOOO extremely frustrating when you are following exactly what your dietition allows you to eat and even though you're so hungry ALL the time you do it because you want what's best for your baby, but no matter what your sugar levels get worse and it's harder and harder to stabilize. I was eating like 12 grapes for breakfast or 1/2 a banana or 1 piece of dry toast, and dinner was 1/4 a Cup of pasta. It was miserable so my doctor decided that my diabetes was getting worse since any little thing i ate would spike my sugar level and she put me on Metphormine which is a pill form of insulin. I was instructed to take that 3 times a day, which i did, and it worked... for a while again. I hate hate hate checking my blood because i get so scared that it will be high because I feel like a bad mom and it breaks my heart. After a couple of weeks it was decided by my doctor that it is necessary I give myself insulin shots twice a day while continuing to take Metphormine 3 times a day. That was a whole new trial for me to overcome but after doing this for a few weeks now I am so happy to say that my blood sugars are stabilizing. It took a little while for the doctors to get my insuline units figured out. I was put on too much NPH at night time and it would cause me to wake up in middle of the night feeling SO weird and shaking uncontrollably and blacking out because my blood level would be so low! It felt horrible and scary. But it finally is getting so much better! it is worth giving myself shots in the stomach just to have the peace that my sugars aren't high and affecting my baby. Infact weekly Dylan and I go to the hospital to do a "non-stress test" to check the baby's heart rate and movement and my contractions and they say that the baby is doing so well! Oh my goodness does that news not make it all worth it?! We are so happy and I can eat more now which means we all win! :) We get to meet our son soon and then this will be over. I have a list of things I want to eat once the diabetes is over. so far the list includes a cinnabon, pumpkin cheescake from the bakery in Chesterton, a frozen hot chocolate from Dairy Queen, and PASTA AND BREAD!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't judge me when I gain weight right after, it doesn't matter though because I will be a happy camper.
I love getting ready for him by setting up the crib and buying tons of cute things. I love having Dylan read to my tummy and take care of me. He is so sweet and always wanting to do a craving run for me and putting my tennis shoes on now since I can't bend. It is so cute and has been so fun being pregnant. it really has, but the only time it started being really hard was when I found out that I have Gestational Diabetes. YUCK! It has been such a rollar coaster in every way. First of all diabetes brings more complications for the baby. My blood sugars that I check 4 times a day are supposed to stay within 80-120 and they were... for a while. It is SOOOO extremely frustrating when you are following exactly what your dietition allows you to eat and even though you're so hungry ALL the time you do it because you want what's best for your baby, but no matter what your sugar levels get worse and it's harder and harder to stabilize. I was eating like 12 grapes for breakfast or 1/2 a banana or 1 piece of dry toast, and dinner was 1/4 a Cup of pasta. It was miserable so my doctor decided that my diabetes was getting worse since any little thing i ate would spike my sugar level and she put me on Metphormine which is a pill form of insulin. I was instructed to take that 3 times a day, which i did, and it worked... for a while again. I hate hate hate checking my blood because i get so scared that it will be high because I feel like a bad mom and it breaks my heart. After a couple of weeks it was decided by my doctor that it is necessary I give myself insulin shots twice a day while continuing to take Metphormine 3 times a day. That was a whole new trial for me to overcome but after doing this for a few weeks now I am so happy to say that my blood sugars are stabilizing. It took a little while for the doctors to get my insuline units figured out. I was put on too much NPH at night time and it would cause me to wake up in middle of the night feeling SO weird and shaking uncontrollably and blacking out because my blood level would be so low! It felt horrible and scary. But it finally is getting so much better! it is worth giving myself shots in the stomach just to have the peace that my sugars aren't high and affecting my baby. Infact weekly Dylan and I go to the hospital to do a "non-stress test" to check the baby's heart rate and movement and my contractions and they say that the baby is doing so well! Oh my goodness does that news not make it all worth it?! We are so happy and I can eat more now which means we all win! :) We get to meet our son soon and then this will be over. I have a list of things I want to eat once the diabetes is over. so far the list includes a cinnabon, pumpkin cheescake from the bakery in Chesterton, a frozen hot chocolate from Dairy Queen, and PASTA AND BREAD!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't judge me when I gain weight right after, it doesn't matter though because I will be a happy camper.
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