Joys of pregnancy

As most of you know this is going to be baby #3.. Boy has this been a totally different pregnancy than my others.. Maybe it's because we live in a different country or maybe because I'm almost 5 years older than when I was pregnant with my first. But everything is different. Not Necessary a bad different just different.

I developed Gestational Diabetes which means:

• I test my blood sugars 4 times a day with just a little finger poke.
• I need to watch what I eat & eat 6 times a day
• need to ensure I get regular exercise

I am also slightly anemic & my way to deal with this is to EAT lots of ICE... it's pretty bad when your preschoolers remind you to bring your cup of ice where ever you go. But it seems to help with my hydration. So it's very rare that you see me without a large tumbler full of ICE.. Its' so bad that the other day at the mall we had lunch & they offer free refills & I went back & just asked for a cup full of ice.

I have also developed my GRANDMOTHERS ankles.. I loved my grandmother VERY Much & always wanted to be just like her but I really didn't wish to have her large ankles at this young age! Oh well hopefully these too will go back to normal when my body delivers this baby!