Week in Review ~ 1/7

We survived our first week after the holidays!  Sunday was a lazy day and we didn't make it to church.  We couldn't even blame a late night for New Year's.  Ned got up with Avery and I stayed in bed until 9 a.m. or so.  I can't remember the last time I've done that.

I have been pretty bummed about this eating plan they put me on.  I just feel hungry most of the time and not satisfied.  I DO love my carbs, but I didn't feel like that's all I ate.  I did enjoy the holidays (probably the entire month of December) but all I hear at the doctor's office is "eat, eat, eat" so that's what I was doing.  By Monday morning at 10, I had eaten all my snacks for the day and had to get an assistant to come in so I could eat the pork chop I had packed for lunch.  I can tell when my blood sugar is low, and it definitely was.  I made it through the day but didn't feel well until mid-afternoon.  I called my nurse practitioner at home, and she said I probably just need to eat more.  She really tried to help with some good suggestions, but I still don't feel like I have a good handle on what I'm supposed to do.  I think my biggest problem is that I wasn't given the chance to fail the 3-hour test, so I don't feel like they'll ever really know if I have gestational diabetes.  My nurser practitioner called Thursday night and said all my blood work came back fine.  They drew my blood 10-15 minutes after the finger prick, and it was already under the limit.  They also tested for sugar over the last three months, and that was fine too.  I haven't bought a meter yet, but I think I will after my appointment Tuesday.  I think if the results are fine, they will still make me stay on this eating plan, and I will check my sugar periodically to see how far I can push things.

Other than that, we all had a good week and it didn't seem to drag on too much.  Avery was happy to get back to her buddies at Jen-Jen's, although they were inside some due to very cold temperatures at the beginning of the week.

I had a hair appointment Friday, so my mom picked up Avery and she spent the night there.  I picked up crab legs and shrimp for Ned and me.  After that yummy meal, I went through a huge bag boy clothes and separated what I thought I could use.  We are still in need of a few more 0-3 month outfits and of course a few special outfits for leaving the house, if we manage to do that in the early months.  Since Avery was on a heart monitor for about 4 weeks, we only ever went to the doctor or my parents' house.  Hopefully this time our only hindrance will be the two children.

Ned got up and went hunting Saturday so I had a little time to myself.  Avery came home before lunch, and we ate and she took a nap.  When she woke up, my mother-in-law took us to her favorite furniture store in Rocky Mount.  I felt very much like Julia Roberts trying to shop in Pretty Woman.  I think if they don't carry Lay-Z-Boys, it's probably not a store for us.  We did find Ned a chair and ottoman that he loves and that I will hopefully love too.  While I was deciding, I had about 6 sales women, a husband, a MIL, and a hungry two-year-old watching me.  Dinner at Chick-Fil-A lifted my spirits since I could have nuggets, fruit, and a few fries.  I did miss my Coke and yogurt parfait though.  By the time we got home, it was time for Avery to go to bed.