Almost Week #29...

I'm all smiles in the pictures but there are days that are not as comfortable as others at this point.....Although I recently told Jeff that I feel very guilty when I complain because this pregnancy has been very easy so far.  We have crossed the third trimester threshold and I know it's going to get much harder, but here is where my head is at on that topic.  There are a whole lot of people who would hope and pray to be in my position; expecting a baby in less than 12 weeks and enjoying all of the good things that come along with pregnancy. Starting with the obvious, I find myself thinking "We made this." We made this little man man (as we call him) who is battling with the walls of my uterus as we speak, and who has already changed my perspective on life in so many ways and he isn't even here yet! I know I have only chipped the very corner of that ice berg.   Then, there are the questions that people ask, and watching the excitement in the eyes of complete strangers when they look at me and simply ask, "Boy, right?"  (I still don't understand how people get that one, no one has ever asked "Girl?")  And who doesn't love to talk about babies? People love to talk about their kids, their grandkids, their birth stories etc... and they love to ask questions about me.  Only a few strangers have reached out to touch the buddha, but I don't mind so much.  Babies are miracles and the love and smiles I get from friends and strangers alike is okay with me...It makes some of the harder days a whole lot better.  It puts everything back in perspective.  Best of all, being pregnant and being in sales is a nice combination. If I'm gonna be out for the entire first quarter of 2009, I had better work my pregnant a$$ off to ensure people remember me and my company before I go.  

Testing.....Testing.....So I get to go for a Glucose screening test tomorrow morning for Gestational diabetes. In other words, I get to drink a nasty sugar drink to see if my blood sugar freaks out and my insulin is able to Regulate.  Well....God bless Jeff who has chosen to attend this appointment with me, but by 9am, with no breakfast except for a sugar cocktail on a hypoglycemic stomach? I wouldn't want to hang out with me. Hopefully I pass the test, I've been studying.