3 Hour Glucose Test...Fun, Fun!!

Yesterday I had to be in The Woodlands at 8:30 am for my 3 hour glucose test. Jacob decided he would drive me because I didn't know how I would handle not being able to eat past midnight and then give blood 4 times. We got there at 8:30 and they took my first blood draw and gave me that WONDERFUL orange sugar drink. It actually tasted good this time, probably because I was starving and super thirsty. I don't think I have ever felt more hungry or thirsty than I did yesterday just because I knew that I couldn't have anything. Then the next 3 blood draws were at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30, 2 times in each arm. I'm glad Jacob went with me because I wasn't able to leave the doctors office during the testing so it made time go by faster to have him there to talk to.

I will have the results in a day or two so I will keep everyone posted.

Jake is walking!!

Friday afternoon when we picked Jake up from daycare they told us that he had been walking everywhere. We went out to visit Christine and Kanin that evening and Jake loved playing with his friend. They "talked" non-stop to each other, stole each others toys, played hide-n-seek in Kanins tee-pee and walked. Jake was worn out when we left there!

He would only take about 6-7 steps and then realized that he could get what he wanted faster if he crawled so he would sit down.

As the weekend went on, Jake got more confident and now...we can't get away from him! If I'm in the kitchen, Jake is in the kitchen pulling at my pant leg! If one of us goes to the restroom, Jake is in the restroom with us!

He is growing up WAYYYYY to fast! I guess that could be a good thing since Jaycie will be here in 10 weeks if not less.

Glucose test results came back elevated

I don't think it's a big deal but the doctors office called and said that glucose screening test results came back at an elevated level, which means that I could have gestational diabetes. Only 4% of pregnant women get this. I didn't have it with Jake so I'm thinking I probably don't this time either but I have to go Monday morning at 8:30am to do a 3 hour test. This should give them more accurate results. I can't eat anything past midnight Sunday night, they will draw my blood as soon as I get there, then I have to drink that orange sugar drink, they will then draw my blood every hour for 3 hours. I can't leave the doctors office during the test. As most of you know, I don't do well with giving blood so giving blood 4 times in 3 hours without eating...probably not a good thing!

It won't be long...

My little baby will be walking soon. I don't know if I'm excited or nervous! On one hand it makes me sad because he is growing up so fast but then on the other hand, he needs to be walking before Jaycie gets here. He started taking a step or two here and there about a week ago, until he realizes what he is doing and then he will sit down and start crawling. Yesterday when I walked into daycare, Ms. Amanda said that he took about 6-7 good steps to get from his toy to her rocking chair and then she said "Yea Jake!" and he sat down. Of course he wouldn't do it for us when we got home and wanted him to. Then at Gradens ball game last night he was playing on the ground with a ball and stood up and took about 2 steps and then fell but got back up and did it again. Maybe when he can walk and get to where he wants to be faster, it will get easier. We will see!!

Life with an 11 month old BOY!!

Saturday afternoon Jake was being horrible! I knew he didn't feel good because although it's normal for him to throw a fit, he was just acting like he didn't feel good. We came to realize that it was his tummy after he started passing A LOT of gas and then he would be happy for a little while again until more was building up. We fed him some of our steak at lunch and apparently the spices didn't sit well with his belly. Poor Baby! We finally got him settled down and in bed about 9:30pm and I thought surely he would be down for the evening, NOT...about 3:30am he woke up screaming. I waited about 10 minutes and he still wasn't back asleep so I made him a bottle, fed him and when I went to put him back in bed...I noticed, he didn't have on a diaper! What in the heck?! So I felt around in his bed and it was soaking wet and his diaper was on the floor. I guess he decided to take off his diaper and pee in his bed! How does an 11 month old think of this?!

Then last night (Sunday night), Jake was exhausted from swimming and playing at Papaws house all day and went to sleep about 5:30pm. How awesome!! I was tired also so about 8pm we went to bed.
10:30pm: Jake is up crying! Jacob wanted to go get him and I told him not to bring him in our room or he would be up all night wanting to play.
10:40pm: Jacob and Jake are standing beside our bed looking at me. I asked Jacob if he didn't hear me tell him NOT to bring him in our room and his response was..."he is just being so sweet!" Jake has learned to give kisses and hugs and he knows exactly when to do it to get his way.

In 11 months, Jake has NEVER slept in our bed until last night. Way to Go Daddy!!! We are going to have a monster that gives kisses to get his way.

28 week dr appt

I had my 28 week check up this morning. As soon as I got there, they had me drink that awful Glucose Test orange drink in 5 minutes or less. What a wonderful breakfast!! I had to then wait an hour to have my blood drawn, so they did my normal check-up while I waited. Jaycie was wild, it took the nurse probably 5 minutes to get a good heart rate because she kept kicking and moving around (probably from the straight sugar drink that I just had to chug). Hopefully this isn't a sign that she will be as wild as Jake. I don't know if I can handle TWO wild monkeys!!

Her heart rate was 141 bpm. My blood pressure and measurements were normal. Unless any test results come back abnormal then I will go back in 3 weeks for my 3-D ultrasound (June 23rd). Then I start going every 2 weeks after that. We are getting closer!!

And the Horrible Mom of the Year Award goes to...ME!!

Jake has been super fussy and whinny the past few days and likes to throw a fit when he doesn't get his way or we are trying to make him go to bed. I'm convinced that he is NOT going to have a temper when he grows up so I've started giving him pops on his bottom. He acts like his world is ended each time and it makes me feel horrible but...we gotta start sometime and I've been told that 11 months isn't to early! He probably can't even feel the pop but he knows he is in trouble and that alone makes him upset. He makes the most horrible face and then I just want to kiss him and make him feel better. This parenting stuff is WAY harder than I ever thought it would be!

Here is why I get the Award! This morning Jacob was playing with Jake and held him with his head hanging down and I saw that his first top tooth has broken through. Which probably explains the fussiness we have been going through. My poor baby hasn't been feeling good and I'm popping him for it! Things like this make me never want to spank him again until he can talk so I know if he is hurting or just being bad.