NO SUGAR! BAD SUGAR!

Uggg so recently I've been dealing with some issues concerning my health during pregnancy.
I went in for my 1 hour sugar test right before Mike and I took off on our little mini vaca..
When I got home my OB's office called to tell me the results.

The cut off for a pregnant woman being in a safe zone is a reading of 130; mine was a 201.
So we skipped the 3 hr test and went straight to being diagnosed with gestational diabetes..
A couple days later I had my first appointment with the endocrinologist.

I need to mention here that I was majorly stressing out on the way to the appointment. It was one of those "WHY ME?" moments that so many of us have. Also let me note that on the way to the doctor (about an hour before being seen) I ate a half of one pop tart, and drank half of a pomegranate tea.

When I was called back to a room I was informed that my BP was up, and then attacked with a ungodly amount of questions. (another couple of things that added to my stress level that morning).
The nurse checked my sugar levels, and it was at a 178. Her reaction? "OMG, That's high!" "what did you eat?" So now I'm freaking out!! thinking I've got diabetes, my sugar is crazy, I ate the wrong things, my blood pressures up... at this point I started to get a little "hot flash" of sorts.

The nurse continued through my obvious discomfort in showing me how to give myself a shot, and explaining how the doctor might want me to do this multiple times a day... She was speeding through everything, and before I knew it I was on the verge of passing out completely..

This is where I stopped the nurse and told her "I think I'm going to pass out." she looked at me like I was crazy. "Why, are you afraid of blood.?" I told her no not normally and she just kind of ignored it at kept rambling on!! I had to stop her again and tell her, and she finally got me a cold compress, but did not stop with the info giving at all.. talk about overwhelmed!!

After I felt better I was seen by the actual doctor.. She stressed me out by letting me know the risks to the baby, and she didn't help by not giving me a food guideline to follow at all..

I filled my scripts and started my insulin the next day.. Not as bad as I though, and neither is the poking my fingers. I've been following what I thought to be a good diet, but my sugar levels are still off some days.

today I met with a nurse and a dietician at the hospital. They helped reassure me a lot, and I am now more confident that I can keep this under control.. As long as I follow my now new meal plans and keep an accurate record of my sugar readings throughout the day, my doctor should be able to adjust my insulin levels to stabilize everything.. It defiantly helped hearing someone say that it wasn't something I did wrong, or that I can control. I was sooooo stressed over all of this, and I know stress isn't good either, so I'm glad my mind is eased a little.. Plus I'm happy to report that I have managed to keep my levels in the normal ALL day today!

Crafty, thought I'd share :)

For the past two days I've been working on things for the shower. Getting gift baskets started, doing some crafts for prizes and the tables.. Some of the crafts I like so much I thought I'd share with ya'll!!

First I decided to make small prizes for one of the games that will have more than one winner. We had an excess of baby food jars (from a stash I found in my old garage rafters) and I liked the idea of the "baby theme" with them. We bought a few fragrances of bath salts, also cleaned and DE- labeled the jars. for this project I also used the following

Spray paint
ribbon
glitter
spray adhesive
printable labels                                Here is the result

Spray painted the lids, then used spray adhesive and a sprinkle of glitter

 Filled the jars, ties some bows, and customized and printed the lables

 They ended up turning out great!!

Here is something great that I discovered about the labels!! You customize them online, and then just print them, By going to www.avery.com/print (which was provided with the purchase) You can get all kinds of templates for any size label, and customize them however you want to... So I thought, what else can I use this feature for, besides just this one thing.

I needed to print out some little inserts for the invitations, with tips about the hall location. By going to the site I could use any template for labels I wanted, and print a full sheet on card stock instead of pre-cut labels.

This is what I was able to create!!

But I'm just thinking ahead, how useful this site will be for save the dates, registry information, direction inserts in any type of invite.  the sizes and possibilities are endless.



Ok last craft of the day.
For this one I needed the following
Themed sheets of scrapbook paper (got them for 50% off of 59 cents at hobby lobby)
cup cake paper cups
blank stencil sheets
free online print out of design.

I printed out the outline for 2 different flower shapes that I liked from Google Images,
Then I cut them out and traced them onto the blank stencil sheets.
I then cut the flower out of the blank and ended up with my stencils.

I labeled my stencils 1 and 2 and also marked which side needed to be up, it was a tight fit on the paper, and it all needed to be uniform.

On the back of the scrapbook paper I traced out one of each flower, and then did A LOT of cutting.

those are 2 of the many "baby" themed designs that I cut

The next steps just required me to glue (I used Elmers glue stick) the cupcake cups into the middle of each flower. 

These I will use to scatter on tables at the shower and fill with pretzels or chex mix for the guest... I for one think they are super cute.

Our windy Baby Moon!!

       Since my last post things have been happening rather rapidly. Aiden is a kicking monster now-a-days. Mike finally got to feel him kick.

Mike and I went on what some call a "baby moon" which is basically a little getaway just the two of us, to get some quality time in before all the focus is on baby. We went to the Western part of Michigan. Silver lake, Ludington area. It was a very nice trip, except we ended up being there on a weekend that wanted to torture us with cold and rain.
The First day we spent shopping and antiquing in a small town called Pentwater. We bought the baby a few things. Some stuffed animals for his room (when he ever gets one) and a book by a local author about teasing. Also visited a candy shop, and shared some shave ices together (in the car) in the rain.

             They were delicious! 

Later that afternoon we ventured up to the Little Sable Point Lighthouse in Mears MI. It was freezing and the wind was kicking, but it beat sitting in the car or in the (at this point) soaking wet tent.

Note the date on the pics is WRONG

should read 6-1-2012, but I didn't notice until to late

Later that evening around 7pm the sun came out for the first time in nearly 16 hours. and ( thank heavens) the rain stopped. We dried and cleaned everything up around the campsite (did I mention we had a tent?) and around 9 pm headed to Lake MI to watch the sunset. It was mike's first time to this lake, and the sunset was beautiful.

Lake MI sunset from Sliver Lake State Park

We spent a pretty cold night huddled together on an air mattress in our tent, and were up bright and early to get the day started. Luckily day two came with very minimal amounts of rain. 

First thing on our agenda (since it was weather permitting) was to get on a dune ride. Which Might I ass was the first time either of us have been on it, and despite the cold and the wind it was VERY fun.

We even decided that we would for sure come back when Aiden was older, and make it a point to tell him he'd already been on this ride when he was in mommies belly. 

Mac Woods Dune Rides

The rest of our amazing day was spent in the town of Ludington. This weekend happened to be the 1st annual western Michigan Lighthouse Festival. So we hit a local arts and crafts fair, and then Headed to Ludington State Park (this is where the recreation pass on our license plate worked wonders, I highly recommend getting one)

The sand dunes here were particularly neat, the road basically cut through them. and for a few miles stretch you could pull over anywhere and walk a few yards right to the lake. We definitely didn't waste this opportunity. I even go my toes in the sand.

We also took a bus ride up to see the Bis Sable Point Lighthouse (normally only open to hikers). this was also really cool. 

Western MI lighthouse festival.

Ludington State Park

The next morning we began our 4 and 1/2 hr trip home. Me sore from the air mattress, and both of us tired from the cold and wet. but we are definitely happy that we went!! It was a beautiful trip..