January 2, 2010

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had good holidays.  Mine have been relatively quiet.  I have time to catch up on some rest and get some things done.  This is great emotionally since that nesting syndrome has kicked into high gear lately.

I made it through Christmas better than Thanksgiving.  I think Thanksgiving prepared me for Christmas actually.  My sugars have been pretty stable lately.  I don’t really seem to be suffering any major side effects of pregnancy or diabetes right now.  I am very thankful for that.  I really only have minor aches and pains from my growing belly.  I am 6 months pregnant now and can’t believe it.  In ways I wish it was April already and in ways I can’t believe I am really pregnant – UNTIL – I get this ENORMOUS kick in the gut.  Whew, I have a little soccer star in there.  This one kicks me all the time.  I can’t believe how active it is. I am also only a couple of weeks from the third trimester.  Wow, it has passed quickly. 

I have been really on the watch out for any signs of diabetes problems, especially since it would be the time to test for Gestational Diabetes.   I figure that now would be the time that some of the side effects would start showing if there were going to be any.  As far as my health, I haven’t noticed anything.  I am not gaining an abnormal amount of weight.  I think I have gained about 5 pounds through the whole pregnancy.  I am not having any kind of swelling which might indicate preeclampsia.  My sugar doesn’t seem to be spiking abnormally either.  Oh and I don’t seem to have any urinary tract problems.  These are all things I have read to watch out for.  I will have to wait for my visit to the doctor to see about the health of the baby.  I think everything is okay because the baby is active and I am not suffering any side effects.  I hope to hear the same from the doctor.  I go to the doctor on Tuesday and will find out something.