Merry Christmas everyone!!! So here I sit at my gestational diabetes test, I have downed the dreaded liquid, no where as bad as I envisioned. Really tasted like the Orange "juice" we got as kids out of the big Orange McDonald's cooler after a sports game. I didn't have a problem drinking it in the allotted 5 minutes I was given, took about 30 seconds, wouldn't want to drag it out longer than that anyways. Boy oh boy does it make baby kick though...fun to sit here and feel all the activity.
Today marks my 180 day of pregnancy or so says my daily app. That means after today I will be in the double digit count down, really is amazing ho quickly things are flying by. Kyle asked if we could go baby shopping this evening, start collecting some essentials for bringing munchkin home. Shower date has been nailed down, grandma has her plane tickets, things are starting to take shape. My sister and mom are coming up next weekend to help me decorate and finalize the nursery decor, can not wait.
For the holidays, Kyle and I made the long road trip down to southern California, so great to spend time with the family and just relax. My dad`s mom isn't doing so well so it was especially nice to visit with her for Christmas eve, another fabulous dinner with the Irgens side. As is the tradition, we spoiled one another again this year. My grandma's living room was consumed my presents. Next year I imagine the recipients will be slightly younger in age and not quite as impressed by the massive pile of goodies, but the following year, oh goodness!!! The doggies enjoyed their vacation as well, walks multiple times a day with a morning run behind a local church with my mom and dad.
So along with progressing in weeks toward delivery and meeting our new family member, my belly continues to expand. I swear this baby is standing on its toes and stretching as far toward my ribs as possible all while sticking its little booty toward my belly button. The skin on my mid section is stretched just about as tight as it could go, after every meal I tell Kyle I feel like I am going to rip open. And if you missed my confession on Facebook I am pretty sure my nice innie belly button is a thing of the past, at least until baby has arrived and I get to do some crunches. But these things are a small price to pay for the sweet baby we will get in April.
Next milestone for me...continue cooking baby and visit doctor regularly. Ultrasound will be at 32 weeks so a little while to wait on that.
One last thing, I am writing on my kindle, so if something doesn't make sense please ignore for now, I am going to proof read from home this afternoon, thank you.
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