I have done the post late this week :( As the days have been steadily progressing, I have been so fatigued and nauseated, having a lot to do for school assignments as the semester gains momentum and the result has been for me yearning rest almost every waking moment.
So here we are 29 weeks pregnant and still counting. The Lord has been good to us. My vitals have been good and Baby Joshua has been very active, he has a steady heartbeat of about 150 beats per minute which the obgyn said was excellent. His kicks are getting more and more stronger and very visible from the outside. Sometimes you can think it is an active volcano in the belly just waiting to erupt.. lol! I think baby Joshua can enroll in a kickboxing contest already :o)
According to my last prenatal appointment last week I have added 8 pounds so far from my pre pregnancy weight... in the weeks ahead I need to add an average of about 1/2 to one pound a week....We can't wait to meet this little bundle of joy we have come to love so much. I just love the way Jonathan talks to him.. it is so sweet :) I love the bonding.. I think this is what I will definitely miss about my pregnancy:(
In the last week I went for my 1 hour glucose tolerance test to see if I have gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is a special type of diabetes that 5% of pregnant women develop, somewhere around the 28th week of pregnancy. Although it is not the same disease as regular type 1 or type 2 diabetes, it involves much of the same symptoms - and puts post-pregnant women at a higher risk of developing type 2 later in life. Because it is “gestational” only pregnant women develop this type of diabetes, and it usually disappears after the placenta is delivered during the last stage of labor. If uncontrolled, gestational diabetes can put the woman and unborn baby at severe risk - from unhealthy fetal weight gain (a “too large baby”) to preeclampsia (where the mother’s blood pressure shoots too high and early delivery is the only cure).
I have also been busy this week doing something for our little miracle. When I was a little girl, my Mama always knitted and crocheted sweaters, scarfs, hats, skirts e.t.c... I always loved the stuff she made for us so much! So, when I was old enough, my Mama showed me how to knit, crochet and saw using a sewing machine. At the time I was learning how to do this stuff, I would make little ones for my dolls and I promised myself that someday I would lovingly do the same for my child... so it came as no surprise when I got the bug to knit and crochet something special for our little miracle. So we went over to Michaels with Jonathan and picked yarn, knitting, and crocheting stuff and got down to work..... So far I have done about 3/4 of the blanket for baby Joshua and I am working on the sweater. I will also knit little socks and a hat for him :) I hope when he grows up he will appreciate Mama's love and effort in making something special for him before he was born :)
Here is a picture of the "blanket in progress" :) I will post pictures of the completed stuff when they are all done (hopefully before baby Joshua joins us :)
Because my other top is now too small I will be taking my regular baby bump weekly pictures in this new top! Lol...... my baby bump is literary getting bigger every day!
We want to thank all of you who have been very supportive to us. Thank you for your unwavering support and prayers. Please still keep Jonathan, me and baby Joshua in your prayers.
Thank you for reading and see you all next week!
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