I can't believe I am almost 30 weeks!! This baby is really coming. =) A LOT has happened the last four weeks. After my ER visit for dehydration I eventually went to the cardiologist and got lots more tests done which all came back fine. I am carrying really high, which cuts off my air supply big time, so I think all of this is to be blamed on BITO. =) I still get the racing heartbeat, but at least I now know it's nothing out of the ordinary. I failed my one hour glucose test, but passed the three hour one with flying colors! I was surprised, though, because I almost passed out twice in the first hour of the three hour one....I was told later that if I wouldn't have pushed through and finished the test, then they would have treated me as a diabetic. So, yay God! He really did sustain me through the discomfort. Not that passing out is ever fun...but now that I have come very close three times, I am starting to not get as freaked out and just breathe through it and do what I can to keep me and the baby safe.
I visited my doc today for a checkup and got a lot of good news. The passing out during the test was probably because my body doesn't like quick changes. I process sugar fine, as evidenced by my numbers, I just can't handle quick changes. No binges on sugar for me! My blood pressure was awesome and I am still averaging a weight gain of 3 pounds every 4 weeks. So many ladies stress about weight gain during pregnancy, but I feel really pretty and not fat at all. =) It's a cool thing. He found the heart beat easily, but he had trouble finding a spot where the heartbeat was loud, making him think that BITO was in a weird position, maybe breech. Obviously BITO has time to move, so I'm not getting too worried yet. =)
BITO is very very active these days. It is getting very hard to breathe at times because BITO is really high up and loves to roll. I can't complain, though, because it's a blessing to have minute by minute reminders that BITO is alive and well. =) I have my first shower in a week, and I am really excited! The last several weeks have been very eventful as far as my health, and so I am relieved to have some time to reflect on God's faithfulness through the good AND bad.
House hunting as been an adventure as well. We put offers on two houses, both sellers being unwilling to take anything less than the list price due to their own debt. We even offered the list price to the second guy, but he wanted us to pay closing too. There's just a lot of people in trouble now financially, so I guess we shouldn't be shocked. We just have yet to experience the "buyer's market." We are starting fresh tomorrow, looking at three houses in Kettering, an area that is still close to church and where several of our friends live. =) We are still as excited as when we first started, but a bit more guarded. =) There is a house out there for us, so we have no need to worry!
That's all for now!
Steph
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