We have a couple of baby updates...
First, I had an appointment on Thursday to check my blood glucose levels. I was careful not to eat after 8:00 the night before, but I still ended up with blood sugar levels too high. It doesn't mean that I have gestational diabetes (most people have a false positive on the first screening), but it does mean that I have to go back for the looooong glucose test next week. I'll have to take a 1/2 day off of work to have blood drawn four times every hour-once after fasting overnight, then 3 times once per hour after drinking the disgusting sugary juice drink :( Uggghhh!! I also had a pretty large weight gain at this appointment...I guess that's what traveling for a month will do for you! Luckily, I am still only at a 28-lb. total weight gain so far (much better than with Aiden), and I have actually lost 2 lbs. since my appointment Thursday, probably just due to eating normally again!
The second bit of news is that we have decided on a name...Lucy Elaine! I realize not everyone is crazy about the name, but most people I have told like it a lot...plus MOST importantly Ryan and I both think it is a cute name. It comes from my dad's grandmother, whom I've heard was a very spirited woman, and I've been compared to more than once!! Elaine is my and my mom's middle name, so we are carrying on that tradition as well. I always think of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" when I hear this name, and I think we are going to stencil a line from the song on her bedroom wall: "Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes"
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment