My Incredible Shrinking Pregnancy!!

This is me at 31 weeks and a few days! All is going well with me and the baby, and last week was a really good week for me personally. I have been able to wear pants that I couldn't wear before I was pregnant because I was too big, and at my doctors visit this past week I found out that I have lost 5 pounds, (not sure how to convert that for you Aussies) so I now weigh less than I did before I was pregnant! Now I am anxious to know how much I weigh without the baby!
When I look at all this I guess the gestational diabetes has been a good thing for me because it has forced me to take a good look at what I eat. I now know what a good portion looks like, the importance of eating more fruit and vegetables, limiting the not so good stuff and getting in some exercise. I'm hoping that once the baby has arrived that I can continue on the road to losing more weight.
On Wednesday I had an ultrasound too and the baby looks good. She was constantly hitting the thing they put on your stomach, which makes me think she didn't really like the prodding and pushing. They were able to tell me that she weighs about 3 pounds 12 ounces (give or take 10 pounds) and that everything looked good.
My regular doctors visit went well too. She increased my dosage of medication in the morning and basically told me that I could still go on insulin before the baby gets here because my sugars go a little crazy at times. I also believe from now on in they are going to be keeping a close eye on the baby to ensure she doesn't grow too big. At the moment though everything is good!


These are a shot of the baby's bed. I washed the linen and set it up so I could see what it looks like. I think it's cute!! I also got a nice surprise this week when I received my first gift from my registry. My friend Jess who lives in England was able to purchase something off it and she got me the bouncer I had put on there. (Thanks again Jess!!) This weekend coming is my baby shower so once I see what I get there I guess I'll be shopping again to pick up what I don't get from my list! I'm looking forward to the shower. I bought myself a new dress today and I'm looking forward to catching up with everyone, especially my friends that I no longer work with. Also Dakota will be coming along with me so it will be good to see her again too!

The baby's first Christmas dress with my belly creeping in!!

I did a little shopping today and found the cutest outfits for the baby's first Christmas. I couldn't 't help myself and just had to get them. I'm sure I'll be taking lots of photos of her all dressed up for her first Christmas. Today I also got some other outfits and my first box of diapers, so I'm slowly getting there. I'm starting to worry a little that I won't be fully organised before she gets here.

Her secondary outfit, with again my belly encroaching on the shot! I didn't even realise it was in the shot!

As for John he's doing good and is still out to sea so I haven't spoken to him in almost two weeks. I'm hoping that I get to hear from him sometime this week, because I get incredibly lonely when we don't talk.

The weather here has been really up and down lately. It will be hot and uncomfortable for a few days, then cool and almost cold for a few more. Today and tomorrow we have the Santa Ana winds blowing about which is what helped to cause last years fires so our fire fighters are on high alert. At the moment there is a pretty big fire up near LA, so I'm hoping that doesn't get any worse and that nothing happens down here. Where we are situated we are very safe and don't have to worry about the threat of fire, but it still does get a little scary. Lets just hope that we manage to avoid the fires this year!