32 Weeks . . . OMG!

The end goes SO fast! Good thing cause I am ready! I read that by now, the baby weighs 3.75 pounds (or the size of a jicama) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. Well, two weeks ago is when the specialist guessed that Frank the Tank, I mean Liam, weighed 4 lbs 5 oz. Wonder what he really weighs this week!? It also said that I'm gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, he'll gain a third to half of his birth weight during the next 7 weeks as he fattens up for survival outside the womb. BUT when I went to the doctor yesterday I learned that I hadn't gained a pound since our last appointment. He didn't seem alarmed by this and it's OK by me! I am sure it has something to do with the diabetes diet and not eating out much (and of course NO sweets!) Liam now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). His skin is becoming soft and smooth as he plumps up in preparation for birth.

Yesterday was our normal doctors appointment. The doctor doesn't seem to think that I am going to make it full term. Maybe just a week or two early. Which is only 6 weeks from now. Oh my! Also, yesterday I faxed my sugar levels to the specialist. I have been on the diet for one week. I did the best I can and didn't cheat once. If I did make a mistake it was because I don't know what I am doing. The nurse called and said I did a good job controlling my numbers with the diet but she was concerned about the fasting numbers (when I take my blood first thing in the morning after sleeping and before any food). She said they were still to high. She was going to talk to the doctor and call me back if they decide to put me on insulin. If I didn't hear back from them, which I did not, then continue the diet for another week and then they will reevaluate. I have an appointment there with another ultrasound (yay!) on July 9.

Enough about me . . . Mom had her surgery last week and everything went really well. She was in the hospital from Thurs - Saturday night. She is in some pain but able to get relief from just one painkiller. She is doing better than last time and might even make it to my shower on Saturday. Yay!! What a relief that she is doing so well.

Our bathroom renovations started last Thursday. We are doing one bathroom at a time (well, we are doing nothing, but they are doing one bathroom at a time). They started in the hall and gutted the entire bathroom. There was a lot of moisture and some mold behind the tiles and then the wall paper wouldn't come off, so we have all new walls. The bathtub should be in today. I will share pictures soon. We still need to get granite countertops picked out, as well as, lighting, mirrors and toilets. Lot to do!!