Izzy's around the 5 pound mark!

We had another Dr. appointment last night and after squishing, poking, and prodding at my belly, Dr. Thorp guessed that Izzy's between 5 and 5 1/2 pounds at this point! We had another NST (non-stress test) done and she, again, was a rockstar and is VERY healthy! I had an ultrasound yesterday (sadly didn't get any pictures), but she yawned about 5 times and was continuously playing with her fingers and squirming around in there. There's not much room to squirm in there and it's going to get less and less now!
Only 43 days until the 4th of July - and we're anxiously awaiting the day we get to meet our little girl face to face!
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and stay safe!

WE GOT OUR HOUSE!

Our realtor called this morning and said that we received approval on our house today! We plan to close on June 4th (pending appraisal/inspection). For those of you math wizzes, that's EXACTLY one month before my due date! BUT, my plan is to get in their early, clean the place as best I can, then come moving day, we can get all the stuff in there, and will have a week or two to unpack and organize (like crazy), and get ready for Izzy to come home to our BRAND NEW HOUSE!

Here are a few pics of 742 Magnolia Avenue East, St. Paul! (I'm a St. Paulie Girl now....never thought I'd cross the river!) We love the house and will now be able to start hunting for daycare for Izzy and getting everything boxed up for the big move that first weekend in June!

On another note, I had plenty o' Dr.'s appointments yesterday and they all went very well. Izzy is as active as they come. I received another ultrasound (and will do so every week until delivery), and she was grabbing her toes with her hands and pulling them up to her head! She was moving EVERYWHERE and passed the 'Biophysical Profile or BPP' test in less than 3 minutes! They need to see three large movements from her, test her muscle tone and a few other things, and she passed in record time this time!

I was also hooked up to other monitors for a 'Non-Stress Test' or NST where they monitored her heartrate based on her movements, and she again, was a rockstar....the nurse practitioner even used the word 'rockstar' when looking at her print-out on the monitor. ( I love it!) I will be doing the 'NST' testing once a week until delivery - YEP, the Dr.'s are keeping me busy busy busy!
Onward and forward though, Izzy's a healthy and active little girl, and we are getting incredibly excited to meet her!

31 Weeks & Counting

Not much new to report, except Izzy's gaining her precious little baby fat by the day, and still moving around in there like she's a tiny little thing. She's around 3 pounds and roughly 17 or so inches by now. She's still doing summer-saults in my belly and letting me know she's healthy and happy in there, so that's good.
I updated my calendar with all of our Dr. appointments we have until July and I have, on average, about 2 appointments a week. (FWeeeew!) This week, we have an entire afternoon of appointments on Thursday with a diabetic consultant, the nurse practitioner and then radiology. Our Dr. has requested these 'baby monitoring' appointments for us (in the Radiology dept.) every few weeks to see how Izzy's growing (with the diabetes). I am hoping by 'baby monitoring' they mean we get an ultrasound every few weeks. I will be SURE to post those updated pictures on here if that's the case!
We're still waiting to hear more on our house in East St. Paul - hopefully we can be moved in before Izzy gets here - cross your fingers for us! (I'm going NUTS not setting up her nursery yet!)

Two Pounds and Growwwwing!

Izzy's around 2 pounds this week and a little over 15 inches long (from her head to her toes), according to my pregnancy books. She kicks a lot and tickles my belly which is the most comforting feeling in the world, knowing that she's doing ok!
We're working on our healthy food diet and she seems to be liking what food I'm picking out for her to eat. I lost 5 pounds this past week from the drastic changes in my diet (mainly eating much less carbs). So the Dr. suggested I up my carb count so I'm not continuously hungry and restricted from a lot of the foods I like to eat. (I even have to measure how much fruit intake I have, crazy huh?!)
We had a Dr. appointment on Monday afternoon of this week and the Dr. said with gestational diabetes she won't let me go over my due date by more than 4 days, and then she would have me induced. So at the very most, it will be 84 days until Izzy gets here! Starting at 32 weeks, I will be going into the Dr. bi-weekly to get hooked up to a baby monitor and they will check her heart rate and all other vitals they need to make sure she's doing ok in there. We will have another ultrasound at 36 weeks and we're on the downhill slide at that point!
Also, an FYI for those that have baby clothes they need to get rid of or clothes/highchairs/cribs/changing tables/furniture/toys/ or other items they are 'hunting for', please check out my friend Kim's website. She is putting on a ginormous sale over Mother's Day weekend at the Eden Prairie Ice Rink (rink 3), and we would love for you to attend or pass on the word to other Mom's/friends that are into 'recycling' gently used clothing and finding great bargains for your kids/neices/nephews/etc.! http://bloomington.jbfsale.com/ I'll be working the sale Friday, May 8th from 5 to 9pm, so stop by and see Izzy and I and find some good deals!

Diets or "Food Plans" and pregnancy don't mix...

This has been a trying week of dodging carbs and making sure my blood sugar levels stay within the range needed to keep Izzy and I healthy during this pregnancy. I have been starving all week. My favorite food / meal in the whole world is breakfast cereal. Who doesn't love captain crunch berries or honeycomb? Reeses Puffs? BRING IT! But those things are so chuck full of sugar, I can't even have a 1/3 cup with some milk for breakfast or my levels will go through the roof.
On the flip side, they say movement after eating, walking, the Wii, or any kind of 'not sitting around' helps your body to start processing things quicker and gets things going for your levels to stay where they need to be. So this week, Dave and I have golfed after dinner, walked most everyday after our meals, or played Wii fit. We've stayed busy! And thank goodness I have the energy to do all of this right now, or I would be dragging!
I have a follow up appointment with the dietition and diabetic nurse tomorrow for two hours in the morning. They'll go over my food journal from this past week, how my levels have been, and decide if my body needs medication to keep my levels in check or if I can continue on carb counting and doing plenty of exercise.
Izzy's been kicking away and doing somersaults in my belly all week though, it's comforting everytime I feel a little jab or jolt in my belly. We will officially be entering the 3rd trimester as of this Saturday! YEEEEAAAAH!