Glucose test was normal but teenager woes again :(

I had a prenatal appointment this morning and my glucose test results came back fine, I'm happy about that! Baby's heartbeat was 131bpm and my blood pressure was normal. Also I've lost 3 pounds since my last appointment (at which time I'd gained 4 pounds) so for the past 25 weeks I've only gained about a pound. My doctor isn't concerned about my weight loss instead of weight gain as long as I'm eating healthy which we've been trying to do. My snacks are usually a small bowl of fresh fruit or some cottage cheese. Occasionally I'll have a handful of potato chips or a few pieces of dark or milk chocolate. I'm trying to only buy good foods so when the urge to snack strikes, my choices are mainly healthy. I've also started having a glass of milk and sometimes a cereal bar just before bed to hold me over till morning. I'd noticed that I'd wake up around 4am just starving but my bedtime snack has been helping with that. We've also tried to cut back on processed foods like chicken strips or frozen pizzas. It doesn't always work but we're trying :)

My teenage son seems to have gone back to his old behavior. He hasn't gone to school in 2 days and he hasn't been home either. I knew where he was the other night and he'd promised me he'd go to school yesterday and come home right after, but he didn't do either of those things. He never called or came home last night. It really upsets me, but there's not much I can do. I just have to wait for him to call or come home and reassure him that I love him and want him to make more responsible decisions. My husband and I have discussed what the consequences will be when he does come home and I'm hoping my son will understand and accept them as well and try to turn himself around and do better. I spoke to my doctor about this today and she suggested giving him a few weeks then making an appointment with her again if I feel he should see her. He's already seen her twice about his behavior problems so she's familiar with it.

Husband and I start prenatal classes next week! We'll be attending every Thursday for 5 weeks starting March 4th.

As far as baby names go, we're really leaning toward Nathan. Here's a list of names that we like though:

Evan
Joel
Joseph
Sean
Aaron
Eric
Grant
Nathan
Nathaniel
Keith
James
Jacob

Husband actually said today that he likes the name Nathan. It hasn't been easy to get him to say "I like that name" about any name, haha ;)

More later!

Glucose Testing

25 weeks and 2 days!

I had my glucose test today and baby has never been so active. So much sugar! I'm ready for a nap but baby isn't!

Everything is going well. My carpal tunnel started acting up again so I started wearing my wrist splint at night and it seems to help. I'm also noticing that I'm not sleeping well again. I wake up almost every time I have to change positions, which is often. I think I'll have hubby rotate the mattress, maybe that'll help with comfort. I bought a few new pillows today so maybe those will help as well. I've started having to sleep with one between my knees and one in front of me that I can hold onto. I saw a body pillow at Walmart a few weeks ago but it didn't seem much longer than a king size pillow so I passed on buying it. I also saw this strange body pillow at Babies R Us called a "Snoogle" but $70 was not something I was willing to spend on a pillow! We'll see how my new pillows work out.

We're still discussing baby names and I'm working on an updated list. I'll post that soon!

More later!

It's our anniversary!

23 weeks, 4 days!

My husband and I are celebrating our 4th anniversary today! We're going out to dinner this evening and then maybe heading to the movies this weekend sometime. It's even more memorable because my husband felt the baby move for the first time this morning!

I took a nap this afternoon which I haven't done in a while. Usually when I decide to nap I end up laying in bed for half an hour before sleep comes but I was asleep by the time my head hit the pillow this time. And I feel refreshed when usually I feel even more tired when I wake up.

My carpal tunnel seems to be getting a little bit better. I'm wearing a splint at night and I'm not waking up much due to pain in my arm, but I'm finding my fingers are more numb during the day. I have a hard time hand washing dishes, but I won't complain about not being able to do them! Hand writing is still out of the picture; I can barely hold a pen. At least no pain though!

More soon!

6 month mark and more news!

I've officially started my 6th month!

I've got some more news to share with everyone!

I was adopted when I was 5 days old and have been searching on and off for my birthmother for nearly 25 years. The past few weeks I've been on the searching wagon again and this time, it worked. I found someone that I believed to be my uncle and I was right. He forwarded my email to his sister, my birthmother, and on February 5th I received an email from her. We have corresponded a few times over the past few days via email and we're taking it very slowly for now. She is happy that I found her so I'm hoping we can build a friendship.

It's all very emotional, especially since my emotions are on overdrive from the pregnancy, but I am very very happy. I'll post here any updates :)

Everything else is going good. I had my hand on my belly this morning and actually felt baby kick my hand but as soon as I told hubby to touch my belly, he stopped moving. Of course! I'm excited though that my hubby will be able to feel it soon!

More later!

End of 5th month!

22 weeks and 3 days! I'm in the last week of the 5th month.

Things are going good. I actually slept almost a full night last night which I haven't done in weeks. The pain in my arms isn't too bad anymore but my right hand is very week and I can't pick things up or write very well.

Baby has been very active and has even woken me up a few times during the night. It's awe-inspiring still to know that there's a little person inside me and I absolutely love feeling him move. I get a profound sense of joy, truly speechless :)

Not much else to write at the moment!