This pregnancy is getting so close to the end!!! This week at my dr. appointment they got me on the schedule for July 7th to be induced!! Oh happy day!! So that is just 5 weeks away!! The only negative about it, we have to be at the hospital at 5:00 a.m.! I actually don't see that as a negative (since I'm the one who happily said "I'll be there!"). Jayson is not excited about it, but hey, the sooner it starts, the sooner our little baby will be here!!! I'll just make sure he has some of his favorite snacks and let him go back to sleep for a little bit in the morning and he'll be a happy camper! I get to be induced at 39 weeks because I have gestational diabetes with this pregnancy and that can make you have bigger babies. Well, since I already have a history of big babies (Dawson born at 41 weeks was 9 lbs 8 oz and Creed born at 39 weeks was 9 lbs 3 oz) my wise & sweet dr. thought it would be best to do it at 39 weeks again. Yeah! But I don't think this little girl is going to be that big. I just don't feel as big with her as I was with the boys. So we'll see what happens. It has been a real learning experience having the gestational diabetes. I've met with a dietitian and was taught how to test my blood sugar and I have to keep a food journal of everything I eat. I thought I was going to hate the food journal, but I love it. It's been really good to see what I put in my mouth all day and how that affects my blood sugar. And poking my fingers 4 times a day isn't that bad either. Dawson hates to see me do it. He's so tender hearted and hates thinking it hurts me. I try not to let him see it, but sometimes he does and he always says "don't do it mom. don't hurt your finger." But it doesn't hurt. I've done a pretty good job of keeping my blood sugar under control with just diet and so I'm not going to have to take insulin. And as soon as the baby is born, I'm done with it. I do have to make sure I take care of myself (eat healthy & exercise) forever now because I have a 50% chance of getting Type II diabetes later in life. So that's a pretty motivating reason to stay healthy. At first I was really upset that this had happened but now I've realized that it has been a blessing in my life. It has reminded me how amazing our bodies are and that I need to take better care of mine. Jayson & I figured out the other day that this month we've been married for 5 years, that's 60 months of blissful marriage! But I have been pregnant and/or nursing for 47 months of that time (not so blissful for my poor husband - he really is amazing!!)! And I have not been as active as I should be!! So that is something that I plan on changing.
Enough rambling on & on about that - I am just so excited to get little Avery here!! We can not wait to have her join our family. Creed is going to freak out to have to share me with another kid and I think Dawson will be okay and will probably help out a little bit. We are so excited to see how this little girl fits in with us. July 7th just can not come fast enough!
