Bread, How I Love You

It has almost been a month (3 weeks and counting) since being diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes (GD for the rest of this post).  And most of it isn't hard.  Watch your carb intake, plan out your meals, take your Blood Glucose (BG) when you're suppose to, eat your meals when you need to, and avoid your triggers.

Easy, right? For the most part.  Problems? I can't even look at bread, fruit, any kind of sweets, or most dairy products without it shooting my BG up. 

Not fun.

So, to make this more fun process less depressing, I have started to make a post pregnancy bucket list.  It's all the things that I really want, but can't have right now.  And once the baby is here, I'm going to have it (God willing!) to celebrate the new life in my arms.

Some examples:

• A Pop Rock from Sushi Burrito
• A cookie dough cupcake from Clemson Confectionery
• A medium rare steak with mashed potatoes (another trigger), mixed veggies, and garlic bread
• A coffee & chocolate chip ice cream milk shake from Bruster's
• And the list goes on... 

Silly?  Probably.  It is making the lack of fun foods easier to handle?  Yes. 

I'm now in the end of my 21st week.  Only 19 more weeks to go til my due date, and I know that I can make it!

The adventure awaits,

Cana

When Miracles happen

So, when I started this blog, I was stilled overwhelmed with finding out how physically abnormal I was (Kind of like a land Narwal, but cuter).  The doctors had given me all the worse case scenarios and I was trying to figure out how to survive the pregnancy emotionally and mentally, and not just physically.

It was a lot.  But a lot has changed (well, not physically).  I've made it to 21 weeks, and there is no signs of major complications like they were expecting.  Plus, I'm not on bedrest yet!!!!! I feel like throwing a party to celebrate that.

Best yet?  I've started feeling my little boy.  While most women tell me it feels like butterflies, to me, it feels more like thumb thumps in my stomach.  It's weird, but I love it.  It lets me know that he is doing well, and that we are going to do more than we were ever expected to do.

So when a miracle happens, we celebrate!  We share.  We continue to calmly expect that God will continue with us through this adventure.

With whatever journey you're on, celebrate the miracles.

The adventure awaits,

Cana