Thursday, February 25, 2010

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!


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