I am thinking... actually, I'm trying very hard not to think about all the things I need to get done this week. I've been taking some work outside with me every day, but more often than not, I'll confess that I usually just end up sitting on the swing watching the kids play and the clouds roll by. It has been so beautiful lately that I just can't help it!
I am thankful for... a healthy baby, slowly but surely figuring this gestational diabetes thing out, and for how refreshing a simple glass of ice water with lemon can be on a super hot day. I'm also thankful that I have "move a body" friends because I've definitely been depending on them lately.
Oh, and for being extended grace for a craft swap I was recently a week and a half late on! Shameful! (and perhaps a sign that there is too much on my plate right now).
From the learning rooms... we're having a dinosaur themed week and Jillian and I are finishing up these last few days of third grade. Speaking of dinosaur weeks, Counting Coconuts has a great June Dinosaur theme up if you're looking for prehistoric inspiration.
From the kitchen... I am learning just how creative one must be when coming up with meals that don't include rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, and all the other yummy, starchy high carb things I love :-)
I am wearing... an "I'm so crafty I make people" maternity tee on loan from my sister and red and white striped pajama bottoms.
I am creating... I'm so crafty, I make people!
I am going... to have 3 doctor's appointments this week. Good times, good times.
I am reading... my mom's copy of Spiritual Midwifery from 1985. Feelin' groovy.
I am hoping... that my Doctor and the dietician are right and I can get this gestational diabetes under control with diet and glucose monitoring. I'm also hoping my attitude improves. There's a lot of snark and sarcasm coming from me, I realize. I apologize for that.
I know this is small scale in the big picture, but that doesn't mean it is a whole lot of fun. As I said, my attitude needs some adjusting still.
(warning: mini rant coming up)
There is a lot of misunderstanding about what causes gestational diabetes and that has been hard to deal with. Hint: it isn't about how "horrible" your diet is as much as it is about how the hormones of pregnancy affect your pancreas. I can extend some grace because I didn't know much about this until a few weeks ago, myself.
But, someone recently said something to me along the lines of, "Oh, I don't have to worry about gestational diabetes because I take a lot of pride in what I feed my family and we don't eat much sugar." That really hurt my feelings. I guess the implication is that I have gestational diabetes because we do eat a lot of sugar or that I don't take pride in what I feed my family? Um, no. That isn't the case.
I don't think she meant to offend me, but she did. It didn't help that when I started to explain to her about the hormones of pregnancy and how they affect the pancreas, she cut me off and changed the subject.
I think I'm extra sensitive to it because, even though I know my diet wasn't the fault, I do struggle with feeling like it is yet another time my body has failed me during pregnancy. My skin is very thin these days.
In my case, I just barely missed the mark on the glucose test, but what caused the concern was how slowly my body was in coming back to normal blood sugar after such a low spike. My diet, while healthy, was pretty high in carbs like rice, pasta, and potatoes. A low-carb diet will hopefully help my pancreas and get the baby and I both safely through the end of this pregnancy.
The Accu-Check, my finger sticking friend four times a day
The other thing I'm hoping to get better about is being on a strict schedule. I'm not a by-the-clock person and don't even own a watch. However, my new diet and the glucose monitoring now require me to be a clock watching person. I suppose it sounds silly, but that is quite a challenge for me.
Also, I'm pretty sure that there has never been a more clumsy lancet user in the history of diabetes.
But enough of that rotten attitude!
I am hearing... three little kids building with legos in the living room. I'm sure the requests for swimsuits and playing outside will come any moment, which I will be happy to oblige.
One of my favorite things... whole days spent outside, sunny skies, happy kids. I love Summer!
Nickey Disco Doggie, watching the grass grow
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