33 weeks

So Sunday marks 33 weeks pregnant. I can't believe we are already getting to the final stretch and boy am I ready! Dan and I have been slowly putting together baby boy's room. His changing table is set up, I washed two loads of baby clothes and folded them, and we bought the crib. Dan should be setting that up this weekend. We also went and bought some diapers and wipes the other day. I got tons of diapers from friends at work so we have a lot of what we need already. Oddly enough we got so much shampoo and baby wash at Cailin's shower we are all set in that department too.

I have been feeling ok since leaving school. I still get tons of contractions both real and BH. The real ones only last for an hour but are still unsettling. I went to my OB once for them and she ran some tests and it wasn't labor and said I would just have to deal with them.

Since the GD diagnosis I have had more and more appointments. I have been taking insulin before bed which regulates my fasting number and has been working for the past two days. I also just started taking insulin before breakfast and that has also helped the last two days as well. My diet is great, I eat tons of veggies and protein and very little carbs. My dietician thinks the GD is purely hormone related but I still find it very very frustrating. Even though I keep a good diet my levels are high at random points. I now have three appointments a week: my regular OB, an U/S, and an NST/appointment with an MFM. The MFM is nice and I have seen him before when I had placenta previa. This weeks OB appointment is on thursday and it is a rather big appointment. The u/s last week showed baby was healthy but already large. Measuring 5lbs 12 oz, she was already talking about deciding to do a c-section since Cailin was large and had a scary delivery. Adding the GD to the mix creates another level of risk to the delivery. I am not very fond of having a c section but I would rather have that then have another scary delivery like Cailin's. I put the decision into her hands since I don't think I can make the right one. Either way, the second 37 weeks rolls around I will be giving this baby an eviction notice and will be doing everything and anything to get him out. This can also help me avoid a section.

Dan and I are having a terrible time coming up with names. We have two that we have been playing with but Im not super fond of either.

Cailin has made the switch to sippy cups and is doing ok with them. She doesnt like to drink much when she eats but she still downs 3 8oz bottles a day. She is also starting to walk a bit but only a couple of steps at a time. I dont want to pressure her but it is a goal of mine to have her walking within the next 6 weeks so she is mobile before the baby comes home! My poor girl has some sort of virus right now and is a little sick. She doesnt want to eat much and has had a fever for 2 days. Hopefully she will wake up fine tomorrow. I did go out and get some pedialite and more tylenol and advil for her just in case.