It's getting close! 33 wks today, meaning there's just 5 to go until July 23rd.
My blood sugars have been a bit wonky which I am attributing to the fact that I've cheated ALOT on my GD diet in the last few days, so I'm now being more strict and hopefully they will return to normal otherwise it's Insulin time for me. Goodbye ice-cream and hello salad.
Yesterday my ankles swelled up for the first time. Very attractive. Actually it was only the one, and it wasn't very noticeable. I don't recall any swelling with D, but it's normal anyway unless your face / hands swell up and are accompanied by headaches and an extreme rise in BP in which case you need to get checked out for Pre-Eclampsia. Anyway, the swelling had gone this morning after lying down all night.
Mosquitos are loving me. Apparently pregnant blood is very tasty, and I got bitten 3 times yesterday while eating outside at the restaurant. 3 lovely big unsightly red bumps on my legs which will no doubt take forever to disappear!
We have another hot day today but so far the hot weather is not bothering me too much. The day last week when it was over 100 and very humid was hard going but otherwise I'm quite enjoying being out in the sunshine and not puffing and panting with discomfort as I thought I would be. I'm not so keen on being in enclosed spaces without much air... the HRC last week was horrendous until they put a big fan on to move the air around, but mostly I'm feeling good so far. Maybe I will even be able to stand a couple of trips to Heart Lake with D once school breaks up next week (argh).
Posted by katie at June 14, 2004 11:25 AM