Baby Update!

As promised, I am going to do better with updating the blog. :) I went to the dr. yesterday for a check up. The dr. and I had decided to do my glucose tolerance test a little early so I had it done yesterday. For those of you (boys) who may not know what that is, you have to fast and then drink this sugary drink and then have your blood drawn to see how your body responds to the sugar. This is to rule out gestational diabetes. I had heard horror stories about how awful the stuff tastes, but it really didn't taste nearly as bad as I thought it would. But, I now fully understand why the dr. usually does the test later on after the morning sickness has passed. I'm just thankful it stayed down. I was really afraid it wasn't going to...that much sugar on an empty and weak stomach was not so good. I'm thankful to report that I just recieved a call from the dr.'s office saying the test came back normal. This was such an answered prayer!!

I must say I have been lucky with the sickness. While my stomach is a little weak in the morning, I usually don't have any problems. I do, sometimes, have trouble at night. Poor Jamie isn't getting very many home cooked meals. I have trouble smelling the food cooking, or I will cook it and then decide I can't eat it. And, then sometimes, nothing at all sounds appetizing to even think about eating. So, dinner meals have been slim around here. I guess that would explain why I had lost 4 pounds when I went to the dr. I was so shocked by that because I ate good over the holidays!

As for the baby, he/she is doing great. This was our second ultrasound and I was so thankful Jamie got to be there for it. Heartbeat was strong at 168 bpm. This time it actually looked a lot more like a baby. The baby was very active (my guess is all that sugar I had just drank) so we got to see the baby from a lot of angles. On the profile, we were able to see the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the hands and feet have developed. The baby even waved at us in one picture. :)Dr. says all is good and for that we are incredibly thankful. We appreciate all the prayers that have been prayed on behalf of Baby G. We conitnue to pray that he/she will continue to develop and grow into a healthy and happy little baby. Next appt is Feb. 8th, which is when they will "begin" to determine whether our little bundle is a boy or girl so we are looking forward to that. Look for a post soon!