31 1/2 weeks!

Here's the scoop, because you're enquiring minds want to know, right?

This week has been all about David moving and turning. At the last sonogram, he was in the breech position, butt down, good measurements and so on. Last night, during Eric's bonding time with the baby, I was telling him how D's activity is the most intense that it's ever been. How I had a feeling that he was making a drastic change to his position. Sure enough, at the sono today, Dr. Albert confirmed he is now in the head first position. He's taken his post and is preparing for departure. He's about 4lbs and seven ounces. All bones and organs measure on the higher side of average, which makes sense with gestational diabetes. Dr. A said David was moving so much, it's difficult to get a reading on the umbilical cord flow. Somehow he slowed down enough to allow the Dr. to get a good measurement. Cord flow is great. Amniotic fluids are perfect and all is well with the heart rate.

As far as Mom's health, not so great, but manageable. Some of the things we're focused on right now is steadily creeping blood pressure, steadily creeping blood sugar levels, no weight gain, and general emotional swings. My daily medical regiment is all consuming. Something had to replace the all consuming nausea, don't you think? Here's how it goes:

Morning: Take urine sample for key tone readings, whatever those are, record results.
Test morning fasting blood sugar levels, record results.
Remember to eat a low carb-sugar free bfast.
Mid morning: Take 5 pills in one swallow without gagging.
Remember to eat a low carb-sugar free snack.
Test blood sugar, record results.
Midday: Take lunch dose of three pills, without gagging.
Eat whatever lunch I find time for, in a reasonable portion.
Mid afternoon: Test blood sugar, record results.
Remember to eat snack.
Evening: Eat balanced dinner, which my dear husband usually prepares.
Take blood pressure, record results.
Late evening: Test blood sugar, record results.
Have small protein centered snack.
Inject 4 units of human insulin into my stomach wall. (Side note: I cried like a baby the first time I had to do this and Eric sat dutifully by coaching me on, counting down to the "stick" and just generally being supportive.)
Take 4 pills without gagging.
Take 2 to 3 Rolaids for sound sleeping.

That's it. Not too much. On the upside, I'm sleeping well, with the exception of occasional acid reflux, bathroom visits, and leg cramps. I'm working like a fiend, and often have trouble tearing myself away from the office.

We're seeing the Dr. twice a week now and a sonogram every other week. The Dr. also calls me every few days for my recorded results of everything. Oh, the monitoring went well this week also. Dr. P laughed at David and all of his activity. She says, "It's the best sign of a healthy baby." Eric says he gets butterflies in his stomach when he thinks of how far we are now. Talk goes in the direction of urgency to complete the nursery and potential child care services. We've set up our childbirthing classess at the hospital, finally. Our likely delivery date will probably be during the week of March 7th to the 15th, if all goes well. We'll be in our 37th or 38th week, do the math, that's only six weeks away! Yikes!