Tag: Health
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How I Survived my Pregnancy with a Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis
My glucose test in October was high (my count was 153 and it needed to be below 135), but then my three-hour glucose test was a pass with only one count — my 2-hour test — falling above passable level. After passing the three-hour test, my OB explained we would need to take another test…
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Recap on Weeks 29-32 of Pregnancy & GD Update
Today, I’m actually at 31 weeks pregnant, but the next week is busy so I’m showing up early. The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of information and emotions. (In case you missed it, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes at Week 29 – you can read my first update here.) Since my…
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Recap on Weeks 21-28 of Pregnancy
With increased fatigue and decreased memory, the last eight weeks are being recapped together. Today, I am officially in the third trimester! This is both exhilarating and scary to say — exhilarating because Dean will be here soon and scary because Dean will be here soon! I am definitely feeling the highs and lows of…
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Recap on Weeks 17-20 of Pregnancy (Plus Our Gender Reveal!)
Time is FLYING! It feels as if I blinked and am now half way through my pregnancy. And all I can say is, “Wow.” Throughout the last four weeks, Grant and I celebrated Thanksgiving, enjoyed a quiet long weekend at home, made big progress on the nursery, and marveled at our 20-week ultrasound where we…
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Recap on Weeks 13-16 of Pregnancy
I am officially done with my first month of the second trimester. 16 weeks pregnant — a place I had only dreamed about reaching in the past. And though this last month was nothing compared to my first trimester, it still brought some unexpected twists to my life. Since I did not share much about…
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Our Infertility Chronicles: Treatment Update
Following my last post on our fertility journey, I completed bloodwork and the results came back — our issue seems to be hormonal. This was the news we had hoped to hear. My estrogen and progesterone levels were so low that they were classified as “post-menopausal”. So before doing more tests we would attempt hormone…
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Our Infertility Chronicles: The Journey to Where We Are Today
Disclaimer: This topic is not what I’ve posted about in the past. However, I know writing is a form of release for me, and that others may be suffering from the same health issues and mental state. Perhaps my story may help someone else, or at least let you know that you are not alone…
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Coping With COVID, Murder Hornets, and Closed Wineries
Coronavirus, murder hornets, economic instability — oh my! What an odd time in which we are living. 2020 has not been the start to a new decade that anyone expected. In the United States, the majority of the country has entered into some sort of “quarantine mode” with many businesses closing their doors/offices and forcing…