Mrs. KPShubert - Calendar

Just in case y'all wanted to keep up with what week we're in with this baby and when my OB appointments are (were too) I've set up this Keep and Share calendar with all that... Well, I've only added the even weeks up to week 20 so far.   http://www.keepandshare.com/calendar/show_month.php?i=804960&lang=   It's totally public to view so no worries on that front.   Better get back to work, love y'all!

Mrs. KPShubert – Diabetes & You... no, wait that's & Me

It has come to my attention that at least one of my friends was rather freaked out when I divulged that I was pregnant and have diabetes – I think partially because it was thought that I had gestational diabetes.

I do not have gestational diabetes – I have type 2 that was already under control before I conceived. This is not to say that having diabetes is something to sneeze at or that I wouldn't encourage research if you are so inclined – but it's not something that is either so rare or dangerous that it never happens or is never successful.

As it stands I am (technically) a high risk pregnancy. Not only because of the diabetes but I am overweight and I have had multiple miscarriages before this baby. In the beginning when I went to see my OB for this pregnancy he informed me that I'd probably be seeing him once a week for the first couple of months.

After that first visit I went back a week later, he told me to come back in 2 weeks. I went to that appointment yesterday and because my diabetes is so well managed at this point he said to come back in a month. I'm not worried.

I have to call him in a couple of weeks to report in to his nurse (Barbara) but other than that I'm doing very well. :-) I know the risks and I'm not willing to put myself in the position of having a 15 lb watermelon instead of a sweet baby <8 lb!!!

Earlier I said I'm technically a high risk pregnancy – yes I'm in the category but because I'm being so closely watched it's less likely to be an issue than if this was a problem that crept up on me and we were trying to play catch up later.

Okay, if you have any questions, concerns or comments please feel free to leave them here or e-mail me lrshubert@yahoo.com or you can post/message to my Facebook!

Oh – and I'm sad because I found out that the smell of cucumber makes me gag something fierce… *sigh*

I better get back to it… Love y'all!

Mrs. KPShubert - Maternity Clothes

If you see my FB posts you might know I bought a couple of outfits of maternity clothes from a resale event recently. They're really nice (for work) clothes and are super comfortable!

I have a couple of pairs of pants for work that have been rather large on me for some time now, so I'm missing one day's worth. Currently, as in until I get one more pair of pants and today specifically, I'm using a pair of pants that make me realize just how comfortable those new clothes are! I haven't had the chance to change out of work clothes today and I'm really regretting not making the time. :-( I'm not hurting myself or the baby I'm just uncomfortable... *sigh*

I'm glad that I haven't totally rid myself of a few favorite pieces that have gotten loose in the last few years - I'll have a decent wardrobe without buying too much more! Hmmm, now that I think about it I have to wonder if I have a coat that will fit me in January?!

I better let y'all off this ride for now, please keep all appendages inside the ride until the vehicle comes to a complete stop. Love y'all!!!

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Mrs. KPShubert - What's in a name?

Last Thursday (I think it was Thursday) I went to the library nearest Anjoli's school before I picked her up. I didn't stop to get anything specific but I thought I'd check out the books on pregnancy - surprisingly I found one on "plus-sized" ladies and pregnancy.

After perusing the section I thought about other baby things, but since I'm not a first-timer I thought most of the titles weren't for me. I stopped at baby names and I picked up 2 books there too! :)

I really like the Baby Names For Dummies book - even though it's formatted in a strange style (for me at least, never having read a "For Dummies" book before) - it really has a lot of useful information and the index of names in the back is easy enough to navigate.

I'm not sure how Mr. will react to me publicizing my lists but I'm curious about your opinions - dear as you are to me. So here goes!

Boys:

      Seth
       David
       Samuel
       Benjamin
       Javier
       Rafael

Girls:

       Esther
       Michelle
       Maggie (or maybe Marguerite and Maggie for short)
       Noel
       Leah
       Belinda

I plan on giving this child a first and middle name so I’m thinking of including a family name like Guadalupe (or Lupe for a girl) somewhere in there – I know technically Rafael is a family name too – or maybe I’ll just use a couple of names from the lists above. Seth Javier Esther Michelle? :-)

Anyway, these are my lists so far. You’re welcome to comment or e-mail me if you’d like to let me know what you think!

Better get back to it, love y’all!

Mrs. KPShubert - Just a quick note...

It's just been one of THOSE Mondays... If it could go wrong it seems to have done so already. I'm really rather surprised that the e-mail I'm currently composing isn't smoking around the edges.

I have to say - I'm about to bust out crying for "no reason" and have been this way for the last 3 or 4 hours - though we both know it's "no reason" ...the reason - progesterone!

Oh, how one tiny hormone can make such a large impact on things - from a beautiful baby in the making to a crazy nauseated balloon of a woman! It slices, it dices, it even juliennes fries!

Anyway, I better get out of here - it's that time - love y'all!

Mrs. KPShubert - Kidneys are cool beans!

Yesterday I was minding my business and all of a sudden heard the voicemail tone from my phone. This was odd because I usually have my phone on vibrate at work - oops! I immediately silenced the phone and checked my message.

It was the lab tech lady from my OB's office - Gayle. I like Gayle, she's a little southern (belle) lady - heavy on the drawl. So I had to listen to the message 3 times before I really understood what she said.

And what she said was that my OB had the results for my 24 hour pee test and that the results were normal. :)

I was so thrilled - I could pee easier knowing (excuse the body humor & slight pun)!

Just wanted to share something not about puking & good news! Talk soon, love y'all!

Mrs. KPShubert - It's not easy being green!

According to my calendar (from the first day of my last cycle) I'm 9 wks & 3 days into this 9 months and if that's correct Jellybean is now the size of a prune - about 1 1/2 inches long.

Y'all know I'm not a slight girl - but I didn't think I'd be getting uncomfortable in my clothes this early. I'm like - really? Really???

I know it's uncomfortable to sit for long periods of time - like I'm used to - sitting straight up as the baby is now at the bottom of my tummy area and likes to remind me that I'm pregnant. :)

So I'm trying to sit back in my chair and have brought my keyboard - it's on a moving arm from under the desk - to more in front of me. I think this might work.

Yesterday and today I experimented with cereal and milk - and yesterday it didn't make me want to puke but the cereal was one of Anjoli's Kashi (with bananas) and it made my blood glucose over 120 (not much but enough that I thought twice about eating it again). So today I brought one of the Bear Naked types (with berries) to work and it was interesting - and did make me want to puke. I did finish the bowl but it was close. The berries were the "problem" - I'm an okay fan of berries normally but apparently I'm not a fan of freeze dried ones at all!

I had to check the ingredients to make sure (afterwards) that there weren't any strange sugars or chemicals in the berries - nope. Bear Naked is one of those we-don't-use-fake-stuff companies and that's one reason I like them... too bad. My bg after that experiment was 148 - awful compared to what I was hoping and where I should be. I may have to go back to chocolate cheerios or mini-frosted-wheats if I'm going to do cereal. Not that I wouldn't be okay with them - I love those - but I'm afraid that now I won't love them so much as want to hurl them. That's not to mention how my bg will be affected by them now. :(

If you can't tell I'm trying to get to a place where I can eat the same few things each day and get reliable numbers for my bg and not want to throw up - as the title of this blog suggests... It's not easy being green!

I bought some lean pockets (whole grain crust), a couple of cans of black olives and some broccoli/cheese single serve frozen cups. I'm hoping these will be good for my tummy and sugars. I feel like I'm doing a puzzle... if I stick this piece here and then turn the other piece around - did I make a picture of a puppy or a jumbled mass of puke?

We'll know soon enough! :-D I'd better get back to it - love y'all!