We found out we are having a little boy, and we are naming him Liam Charles. As of today, I am 28 weeks pregnant. Where have the last 28 weeks gone? I have no idea, but they are speeding by so quickly! I can't believe it's been almost 2 months since we've found out that the little fraggle is a boy, and we actually can accurately refer to him AS a him instead of an "it" or make a guess between he/she.
I went to the doctor this past week and they told me that I have gestational diabetes. I had the GD test back when I was 9 weeks along, and I was a-okay. I guess my hormones have since decided to not act correctly in the last 21 weeks. I know that its nothing that I could have done anything about, and that GD will affect pregnant women no matter what. Now that I know I have it, I can watch portions, no sugar, etc. I won't lie, though, I am nervous that something may end up being "wrong" because of the GD. There are complications that can arise during a GD pregnancy, including the high birth weight and if I were to deliver vaginally, he could get stuck and dislocate his shoulder and/or break his collar bone. I DO know logically that since I have this diagnosis now, that the OB will be keeping a good eye on me and Liam to make sure he doesn't get too big. The fears probably won't subside until he's here, though.
We go in on April 2nd for a growth ultrasound to see what his projected weight will be at birth. If it's over 9 pounds, then we will have to sit down and discuss having a scheduled c-section or have me go in early to be induced. I am hoping and praying that his projected weight won't be too high ... and if it is that we can re-do an ultrasound in a few weeks once I meet with the nutritionist, as I don't go see them until March 30th. I worry that the 2 days between the nutritionist visit and then the ultrasound visit won't be NEARLY enough time to get my diet in order the way it should be for them to get a clear picture of how big he may be. (And, lets be honest ... ultrasounds aren't the end all and be all and they could tell us that he's going to be 9 pounds and then he comes out being 6 pounds.)
On April 16th we go for the elective 3d/4d ultrasound. I'm so excited about this. I can't wait to see what they capture and then compare those images to what he looks like when he comes out!
I had a job interview earlier in March, and I was almost offered the position. I did the "right" thing and told them I was pregnant before they made an offer, which they were on the road to doing. They told me that it wasn't a good time for them to hire someone one that would need to take time off (which, technically, is illegal) but that when I gave birth and was feeling better to call them because they were re-doing their budget and also opening up another center in the summer so they would need to staff it. It's a frustrating feeling knowing that they were thisclose to hiring me - they told me I interviewed fantastically, I was at the head of the pack, they thought I had an innate sense of the position .. but because I am so pregnant they won't offer it to me. I can only hope now that the gentleman was SINCERE when he told me to call him back in August. It just seems like SO far away from right now. And in the meantime, I will continue to look for work, either for before he's born (which is such an improbability right now) or after.
