Glucose Screening

Today I had my glucose screening to test for gestational diabetes. They make you drink this sugary sweet stuff and you have to get it down within 5 minutes. It's not bad a first, but by the time you get to the end of it, it's sickeningly sweet. I like to call the stuff Jolt for babies, because Wyatt started kicking about a minute after I finished drinking it.

I was then sent to one of the rooms to meet up with the nurse. They took my blood pressure (98 over 70). I thought it was low, but she said it was normal for the 2nd trimester. They then listened to Wyatt's heart beat...137bpm...healthy and strong. I started to feel kind of faint and queasy and told the nurse that I needed to lay down. After I felt a little better, I was sent to the lab for my blood work.

They have to take your blood at exactly one hour after you finish drinking the glucose solution. I remember thinking while I was sitting in the waiting room for the nurse to take my blood sample, "You better hurry up lady, because I feel like I'm going to be sick and I really don't want to have to do this test again." Fortunately, I managed to have my blood drawn without any hiccups and then headed to my car for a snack to get my body feeling normal again. It's amazing what a handful of walnuts can do for a pregnant lady!

The doctor said no news is good news, so hopefully they don't call me before Friday, which is when the results should come in. Otherwise, I'll have to take the 3 hour test which consists of drinking that icky stuff again (possibly a larger dose), and then having my blood drawn once an hour for 3 hours. Please cross your fingers that the first test comes back normal.

On a positive note, I've only gained 6 pounds :)

I'm a little bit country...I'm a little bit rock 'n roll

The other night we decided to have a little fun and play some music for baby Wyatt. We fired up the iPad and turned on some songs from several different genres. Turns out, baby Wyatt either loves country music...or hates it. But he would kick every time we played a country song. We played everything from Alabama, Jason Aldean, and Jamey Johnson, to the Black Crowes and some horrible rap song that somehow made it's way onto my play list. He stopped kicking the minute the rap song came on, but kicked again when we turned the country music back on. He also liked the Black Crowes, so in the words of Donnie and Marie Osmond, we think he's a little bit country and a little bit rock 'n roll!

Washington D.C. Trip

The last week of March, Joe and I took a little get away trip to Washington D.C. to do some sight seeing. Joe had never been before, and the last time I went was when I was 10 and don't really remember much about it, other than each state had it's own Christmas tree on the lawn of the White House. We stayed in Old Town Alexandria, the birthplace of Robert E. Lee. The first day we went to the Smithsonian museum of American History where we saw all of the gowns of the first ladies, Judy Garland's Ruby Red Slippers from the Wizard of Oz, and took a tour through all of the American Wars. On Day two we visited the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History where they have all of the dinosaurs on display and the Hope Diamond, a for sure crowd favorite. We walked up to the Washington Monument as well, but didn't go up to the top as it was too cloudy to really be able to see anything. My feet were hurting so bad, Joe made me stop and buy some appropriate walking shoes, so by day 3, I was ready to rock and roll again. We bought trolley tickets and rode through the financial triangle and past the Capitol. On the front lawn of capitol hill, there were people protesting of all things...circumcisions. I personally feel that there are more important things in life to take a stance on...wish I had the extra time that they must have as well. We hopped off the trolley at the Jefferson Memorial, then walked through the FDR memorial on our way to the Lincoln Memorial. From here, we walked up to the Korean War memorial and WWII memorial on our way to the White House...whew, 2.5 miles later, I needed a break! After lunch, we ventured off to Arlington Cemetery where we saw the eternal flame next to JFK and Jackie Kennedy's grave site, as well as the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers (there's 3 in there). The last day, we took the metro up to Dupont Circle and walked passed all of the different embassies, then met up with Joe's dad's cousin for lunch. He drove us through Georgetown and then we ate at a restaurant in downtown D.C. That evening, we met up with a friend of Ryan's for dinner at the famous, Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, VA. By the time we left to fly back home, I was spent. We had a wonderful time and I would definitely recommend going...especially when all of the cherry blossoms are in bloom! For a look at the rest of the pictures from our trip, you can check them out here:

Washington D.C. Trip

What's in a Name...

So Joe and I have come up with a name for baby Peters that we think will suit him well...

Wyatt Joseph Peters

Wyatt means "little warrior" and brave, strong, and hardy. The most famous Wyatt was Wyatt Earp (1848 - 1929) who was a lawman and gunfighter involved at the famous shootout at the OK Corral. These are all cool facts, but there are other reasons why we picked this name.

For one, the name Joseph is very prevalent on both sides of our family. Joe's name is James Joseph Peters, and his dad and grandpa are both William Joseph Peters. On my side of the family, my grandfather's first name was Joseph. We also like the initials W.J.P ~ which are the same initials of Wyatt's grandpa and great grandpa on the Peters' side. And finally, I've always loved the name and like that it's not super popular and part of the Hollywood baby name fads.

We know Wyatt will live up to his namesake and will definitely be one little warrior :)

Happy Birthday Hailey Girl!

Happy 6th Birthday Hailey girl! You are such a delight, companion, and awesome watch dog. Looks like some Frosty Paws are in store for you!!!

It's a......

BOY!!!!!

We found out today that we are going to have a beautiful baby boy! The first picture shows his little head, abdomen, and right arm. It also looks like this little boy is going to have long legs like his mommy and strong legs like his daddy. The 3rd picture is the proof that it's a boy. We are so excited, and Joe said he was pumped. He couldn't stop smiling the whole time we were at the doctor's office. We also saw the baby's heart beat (153 bpm) and he had the case of the hiccups...so cute! He was wiggling all over the place and then fell asleep during the ultrasound. The doctor said both baby and mom are as healthy as can be. My blood pressure this time was 125 over 70. Total weight gain...2 pounds. :) Baby is measuring at exactly 19 weeks and 3 days. August 13th can't get here fast enough!

Baby Movin', Mama Groovin'

(Photo Disclaimer: No, this is not my tummy)

So this weekend, Joe and I took it easy and did some things around the house...ie, cleaning. I also started a handwritten journal addressed to our child that talks about what we did each day and with whom, and talks about what's happening in the world, etc. so that I can pass it along when he/she starts a family of their own one day. I was taking time this weekend to get caught up in the journal and felt a definite flutter in my tummy. I've felt movement before, but they were one time occurrences and I passed them off as just normal rumbles of the stomach. But today was different, it was a constant flutter and it went on for about 5 minutes or so. So at exactly 19 weeks, the baby was just dancing away. I made sure to document that little movement in the journal as well! What a neat feeling, and even more special that tomorrow we find out if baby Peters is a boy or girl :) Any guesses as to what you think the baby is?