So, I'm now 30 weeks pregnant. I had a little scare with my 1hour glucose tolerance test 2 weeks ago. I failed miserably. My blood sugar was 160. Normal is 90-110, and 200 would have been a definate gestational diabetes diagnosis. Because I failed the 1 hr test, I had to go to the hospital at 7:00 A.M. on a Saturday morning to do the 3 hour test...which is sooo much worse by the way because you have to be fasting when you go in. I was miserable and felt light headed and nauseus so they had me spend my 3 hours sleeping in a relaxation room. The would come in once an hour and draw my blood but other than that, after I got to lay down it wasn't so bad. But, I passed the 3 hour glucose tolerance test! I'm so happy because if you have gestational diabetes your chance of having type 2 later in life, dramatically increases.

We have come up with another name to take into consideration for the baby, and we were able to eliminate one of the names on our list...so we are pretty much no closer to picking a name as we were 6 months ago. This is going to get interesting.

Cecelia started squirtball. She's pretty good at catching and throwing but she needs to work on hitting the ball. Aaron has been working with her quite a bit. It's pretty darn cute.

Cecelia got her hair cut the other night. About 3 inches taken off, so her hair is just below her shoulders. This is great because it's so much healthier than it was now, and if we hadn't done this then her hair would have just sucked up all the chlorine and sun all summer and would have been even more damaged.

Cece's last day of school is tomorrow. She had a field trip last week to the Downtown slides and her teacher's father's firestation that he works at. I try to go to as many of her school events as possible. I don't know how first grade teachers do it. God bless them. After about 10 minutes on the bus, I was ready for a nap:)

The biggest news of all on our home front is that we decided to build a home! A hearthstone to be exact. The house is a 4 bedroom, 4 bath with a walk out basement. The neighborhood is Kingsbury Hills which means that Cecelia will be switching schools. Unfortunatley the house won't be finished until mid-October. Which means that we will be cramped in the condo with the new baby for 3 months. We are so excited to be homeowners but it's pretty scary at the same time. It's such a large purchase and so much responsibility. We really wanted to find a home we could grow into and I think that with 3,000 square feet we will have the room we need for our growing family.

The next 4 weekends are filled with fun. This holiday weekend we plan to do as much as the weather will allow. Next weekend is Rachels bridal shower, the following weekend is her bachelorette party in Kansas City and the following weekend is my baby shower. Time is flying and we before we know it Kiley will be here for the summer too.

I haven't updated this thing in a while. It's probably because I'm exhausted when ever I have a chance to actually do this. These days are filled with lots of having to get up to pee in the middle of the night, sciatica, lower back pain, calf muscle cramps in the middle of the night and swollen ankles. All as I'm just starting out my 7th month of pregnancy! Niether Aaron or I have any clue how I am going to make it 3 more months! This little pumpkin is also moving sooo much inside my big belly. I'm beginning to feel heels, elbows and knees coming out of my sides. My best friend Jade who has a 9 month old daughter has given me thousands of dollars worth of baby clothes and gear. I feel so blessed to have such amazing family and friends!!! We still have yet to agree on a name, but we have a few ideas. I joked with Aaron that if he doesn't get on board with my choices in names that I may just sign the birth certificate and name her when he wasn't at the hospital.
In other news...Cecelia has finished the swimming season. She passed to the next level, like we knew she would. She also has only one more week left of gymnastics. They did testing at the end of last month and Cecelia has been passed from beginner girls to intermediate level. I may be biased because I'm her mom, but I really feel like she excels at whatever she tries...some girls have all the luck! We also signed her up for softball this summer. Games are on Saturday mornings and she will have a practice one night a week throughout June and July. I'm excited to see her try this new sport.
I'm off orientation next month. I'm excited but so nervous! Critical care is serious stuff and I'm a little scared to be on my own but I know that I am surrounded by a very supportive nursing staff to help me when I have questions.