Teatopia

Baby Boy better stay put!

I think I neglected to mention that James is leaving town tomorrow for a week in San Francisco on business. Am I nuts to let him go? Maybe, but we've really debated about it and decided to take the chance. Because I have GD, I've been so closely monitored, and there's no indication of any contractions (not even Braxton Hicks) or any other risk factors, so we're hoping to have a full-term baby. Besides, this is James's first business trip with his new company and it might look bad for him not to go. Please pray for me while he's gone. I have my parents just minutes away (and my sister, grandma, and other extended family) so I'll have lots of help while he's gone. I have some projects lined up to do while he's away, like painting the letters for baby boy's name to hang on the wall (I'm still ordering something from you, Chas!), and also finish registering to help keep track of what we need.

I had my first "above the limit" blood sugar reading the other night, which really made me upset since I made it my personal goal to stay in the good range. Oh well. It was just once. It really showed me how much I am controlling my diabetes with diet. We ate out Italian, and for some reason, I thought eggplant was really high in protein (gotta balance protein and carbs-- V. important) but it actually isn't at all, so I basically had a dinner of just carbs and no protein. I only went 5 points over, but still, it messed up my track record, so now I'm all paranoid. I keep reminding myself it'll soon be over and that all my numbers pretty much have been good, if not too low. On the list to eat after baby boy arrives: Caramel fraps (Venti sized), fettucini alfredo, lots and lots of grape juice, a hot fudge sundae, and then it's back to being on a good diet again. :-)

I also forgot to mention that MF moved yesterday to South Carolina. I feel really sad about it, especially since she'll miss the birth of our son, but God always opens a window when he shuts a door. I've become really close to the co-organizer of my mom's group, and James has become tight with her hubby. They have a son who's a few months older than Olivia, and they adore each other. They hug and hold hands and it's so freaking cute! Also, she just had a baby boy who will be right around the same age as our little man, so hopefully they'll be buddies, too. They're a great Christian couple, and thanks to my friend, I have a whole new wardrobe of maternity clothes. It was like Christmas going through all the stuff she brought over. I was so sick of all the clothes I had since I wore them with Olivia and haven't bought much new this time. Last time we had two incomes, so I shopped a lot.

Well, off to shop online for some boyish cloth diapers and then it's off to dinner. James leaves early in the morning, so we need some good family time tonight! Midwife says no hanky panky though. Don't need ANY postuglandins ripening my cervix while he's gone!