Hailey and I

Dr. Appt....

I went to my monthly appointment yesterday. Good news~ I've lost 2 lbs! May not seem like much... but most women are gaining weight at 7months of pregnancy instead of loosing it. I had originally only gained 10lbs up until now. Which means, I've only gained about 8lbs total. I'm very happy about that. My blood sugar's are staying in control so far. And, Dr. West commented that "If I continue as I am, I'll come out of my pregnancy lighter than when I began." That would make me very happy! He then smiled and said "your daughter is going to be bigger than you were." Yikes! Hailey could be a big baby. I was just over 7lbs myself. Aaron was just over 8lbs. That means we will likely be induced. We'll see... still have almost exactly 2months to go. I'm not going to worry about that right now. I'm focusing on trying to get things in order before our little bundle of joy arrives and the holidays creep upon us.

Amy "tagged" me... now I get to share 7 random/weird facts about myself. I would have done it sooner, but, I wasn't sure how to get it on my computer. I don't think I did it right... oh well :) That may help explain my first fact about myself:

1. I have always struggled trying to figure out how to work the computer! I've learned a lot blogging and from my handsome husband, Aaron.

2. I hate spiders. I don't like to squish them... instead 409 works great! Plus, it cleans my wall at the same time :)

3. When I was younger, I use to irritate Nici (on purpose sometimes). She was so funny when she got mad! All 3 of us girls shared the basement in my Dad's house. One night, Nici told me she would "pull my hair," if I didn't stop what I was doing. I didn't believe her... so I kept it up. Sure enough a minute or two later... here came Nici and with both of her hands, she pulled my hair! It only took a couple of seconds before we were all rolling around our beds laughing!

4. If I was a millionaire, I would adopt as many kids I could handle from foster care.

5. As a child, I loved to create my own recipes. I put jello, ice cubes, and water (i think?) in the blender one day thinking it would taste so good... little did I know it would turn into whole bunch of red foam. I don't recommend that recipe!

6. I was in two car accident's and went to the hospital in two ambulances the week of my 21st birthday.

7. Since Amy "tagged" me, I'll share a memory I have with her... those who knew us well while growing up know that Amy and I "had our challenges." I was one of those kids that use to complain when my siblings were "touching" me in the car. I will admit I still like my space. One day, Amy's leg was next to mine squished in the back of our car. I decided I'd had enough. I took the lotion bottle next to me and hit the top of her hand with it. I felt horrible after I did that! I'll never forget it. I don't know if I ever told Amy "sorry," but, it's never too late, right? So... I'm sorry for hitting you with the lotion bottle that day. :) I don't know if you remember or not, but, I've never forgotten it and have always regreted doing it. I love you :)

I'm "tagging:" Diana, Kim, Miho, Angela, Lorri, Jen, and Jeni *some of you don't have a blog yet~ I'm "tagging" you early :)

So busy...

There's so much going on with Aaron and I. I've been on my new diet now for nearly two weeks. A lot of people have asked me how I am doing. I just want to tell you I'm doing well. I'm adjusting to planning my meals, testing my blood sugar 4x per day, and learning to decline yummy treats when they've been offered to me. My blood sugar seems to be staying in control. That is such a blessing! We're praying for a happy and very healthy baby and delivery. I go back to the doctor on Tuesday. I might have even lost a few pounds. :) Well, It's late and I really should be asleep. I just wanted to let everyone know things are much better now and Thank everyone for the nice well wishes.

Today was a record early snow fall in Idaho since 1969!

Diabetes...

I got the results back from my Glucose test this week. Tomorrow I have to go back to the Doctor, again. Unlike my sisters, I wasn't quite so lucky. The Glucose test came up positive for Gestational Diabetes. I thought for sure I would have a negative result since both Nici and Amy did. But, guess that wasn't in the cards for me and Hailey. Unlike most who spend their pregnancy enjoying cravings, I will spend the rest of mine on a very strict diet. I'm really looking forward to meet Hailey :). It's been a very long 7months so far. Pregnancy has not been my friend... we're all very happy I only have 3 more months to go. I wonder sometimes how on earth did grandma sorensen do this 13 times?? I'm very grateful she did.. I love having such a large family! Well, I'm trying to get my bedroom organized and "thinned out" so I can move more things from the girls bedroom to our closet. With only 3 more months to go, I still have alot to do in the girls bedroom. As some of you know, we're moving in probably February or March to Las Vegas. We're going to stay with Connie while Aaron goes to school. That is our plan... as long as the economy doesn't go too crazy. We have alot going on and keep very busy. We'll sure miss all of our family that is here in Boise!!! It will give me many excuses to come home to visit. Will write more soon~ have a great day! :)