The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. G: April 2013

What a busy couple of weeks we've had! I'll hit the high points.

San Antonio Trip: Mr. G and I headed south to meet up with some of his college buddies. It was great to get away for a bit and see each of the couples new homes. I think Matt was most excited to see Bocephus, the weiner dog he lived with in college. If that dog could talk he'd have some interesting stories... though some are probably best untold!

First Trial: I testified in my first murder trial on the 10th. Pretty neat milestone in my career!

Pregnancy classes: We were a little disappointed by our childbirth and infant care classes. I suppose they'd be helpful if you had absolutely no idea which end of the baby was which, but we pretty much have that one nailed down. On our way to a Parents of the Year award!

Doctor's Appointments: These are getting old.

3D Ultrasound: We had our 3D ultrasound Saturday. It was absolutely wonderful! The sonographer was much better than the ones at the doctor. I suppose it's because it's not a medical ultrasound so she tells you all the fun things you like to know rather than just speed through the organs. Baby G was wide awake the entire appointment so we could see him open and close his eyes. She could even tell that he has decent amount of hair! I learned that our peanut has his daddy's ears (which are very unique!). During the appointment the sonographer told me that I was having a Braxton Hicks contraction. I have been feeling these sensations for some time but always attributed them to the baby moving. Guess I was wrong!

Other neat things: I painted my front door red (and I LOVE it). Matt is on a trip to San Diego (not so neat for me). We had our first couples poker game (and it was great fun!).

Upcoming events: Baby showers. Foreign exchange brothers visiting. Maternity pictures.

Mr. Bocephus

Belly pictures in the bathroom for Mr. G

"Before"

"After"

Little peanut <3

I love this little face more than words can express!

That is definitely an ear from Matt!

Only picture of his eyes open. He didn't want to move that hand!

A couple weeks ago I had the mother of all doctor's appointments. I had my glucose test, an ultrasound, and a normal check up scheduled the same morning. For those of you that don't know, the glucose test consists of drinking a sugary drink on an empty stomach (no eating after midnight the night before) and then getting your blood drawn an hour later. Then, you cross your fingers and hope your doctor doesn't call you in a few days to tell you that you failed. On a side note- I hate how doctors often do that whole "I'll only call you if something is wrong" thing. Being the over analytical woman that I am, if I never get a call I worry that the call didn't come through, that the doctor has the wrong number, or that my results got lost in space and I got skipped over! Well, not to worry about all that this time because I got the dreaded phone call. More on that later. The ultrasound part of my appointment went wonderfully. At our last u/s (around week 20) we were told our baby had a Choroid Plexus Cyst in his brain. Yes, my doctor said "baby", "brain", and "cyst" in one sentence. It's not as bad as it sounds though. It's very common and my doctor made me feel very comfortable with it. He said it would almost certainly go away on its own. This u/s was just to check that it actually did. Well, great news, the cyst was gone and Baby G looked perfect in every way. He measured 13.5 inches and weighs 2 lbs 8 oz. He is just slightly larger than the average baby (which is great because his momma loves chunky babies!).

The other interesting tidbit from my doctor this visit- I'm gaining weight too quickly! As of that appointment which was two weeks ago today, I had gained 25lbs with 12.5 weeks left to go. In a typical pregnancy, a woman should gain 1 pound a week for the last 13 weeks and gain a total of between 30 and 35lbs. You may have just done the math... My rate would have put me closer to 40lbs IF I got back on track and only gained 1lb per week. Anywho, I was told to simply watch my carbohydrate intake. I thought "No sweat, Doc. I can do that". I fell off the low-carb bandwagon two days later.

Let me just say how much I admire anyone who can do that Atkins diet. It's nearly impossible, virtually everything except meat and raw veggies has carbs, and lots of them. I basically became a carrot stick depository. I ate them twice a day for a week (it was one of the very few low carb habits that made it past day two). I don't even like carrot sticks.

Okay so back to the dreaded phone call. I just barely failed my one-hour glucose test which meant I had to go back for a second, more extensive, 3 hour test. For this one I have my blood drawn after fasting, drink an even more sugary drink, then have my blood drawn once an hour for three hours. It wasn't so bad although sitting at the doctors office for 4 hours isn't much fun.

I got the results at my doctors appointment today (yes, 3rd trimester pregnant women practically live at the doctor). I passed with flying colors. Thank goodness! And although my low-carb quickly had low-effort, the simple fact that I was even more conscious of what I was eating meant I didn't gain a single pound in those two weeks. I say that's a success.

Okay enough about doctor's appointments! Spring time means nice weather and baseball season- two things Matt and I love! This last Thursday we went with his folks to the Rangers exhibition game. I can't wait to take our little peanut to his first game! Then on Friday I took advantage of the day off of work to put some elbow grease into our home. I sanded, repainted, and added hardware to our bathroom vanity. I am quite proud of the results! I have since started doing the same to the guest bathroom although I haven't quite finished. Saturday and Sunday we celebrated Easter with each of our families. We are so blessed! :)

April events: More doctor's appointments. Trip to San Antonio. Childbirth class. Baby shower. Testifying in my first murder trial. 3D ultrasound.