Anyway, in honor of Post 300, I thought I'd share these two pictures. They don't need much in the way of explanation, other than that she's got a new trike and a kickin' summer getup.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
In honor of 300
This is the 300th post in the three-year history of this blog. That amounts to close to one post every three days, so for all of you (OK, the one of you) who says I'm slacking ... well, you get the point.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Anni: GD? Not me
Anni fortunately has had a pretty routine pregnancy -- at least, so says the man who isn't carrying around the wildly active and frequently kicking baby.
She's been healthy, void of sickness -- save for some acid reflux -- and not as exhausted as I recall her being during the pregnancy with Elise.
But recently there was the possibility of gestational diabetes.
During one of Anni's routine check-ups, she had a blood draw and her blood-sugar level came in at 137. Anything above 129 raises a red flag, so Anni had to schedule a follow-up visit for the more extensive, three-hour blood lab testing.
She went in bright and early on a Monday morning after the requisite 12-hour fasting and got the testing started with the first blood check. Then she had to chug a glass of a nasty orange sugar drink before waiting an hour for the second blood check. That one, like the first, showed a normal glucose level. She waited another hour for the third blood check. The number was within the normal range again.
For the fourth blood draw, the needle was put in the hands of a medical student. How'd that go, you wonder?
"Ouch!" was Anni's response as the student struggled to find a vein.
Anni insisted she try a fifth time. Lil' Miss Med Student didn't want to try to stick Anni again.
But the student wasn't getting off the hook that easily.
"I told her that she had to do it because that's how she was going to learn and I'd be OK," Anni said later. "And she did it and she did fine. I'd like to say it was the teacher in me that made her do it."
Once again, Anni''s blood-glucose level came back within the normal range. With that, she was cleared of a gestational diabetes diagnosis and left the clinic with a few needle marks on her arms, an empty stomach and no major food restrictions.
"Bring on the cupcakes," she joked.
She's been healthy, void of sickness -- save for some acid reflux -- and not as exhausted as I recall her being during the pregnancy with Elise.
But recently there was the possibility of gestational diabetes.
During one of Anni's routine check-ups, she had a blood draw and her blood-sugar level came in at 137. Anything above 129 raises a red flag, so Anni had to schedule a follow-up visit for the more extensive, three-hour blood lab testing.
She went in bright and early on a Monday morning after the requisite 12-hour fasting and got the testing started with the first blood check. Then she had to chug a glass of a nasty orange sugar drink before waiting an hour for the second blood check. That one, like the first, showed a normal glucose level. She waited another hour for the third blood check. The number was within the normal range again.
For the fourth blood draw, the needle was put in the hands of a medical student. How'd that go, you wonder?
"Ouch!" was Anni's response as the student struggled to find a vein.
Anni insisted she try a fifth time. Lil' Miss Med Student didn't want to try to stick Anni again.
But the student wasn't getting off the hook that easily.
"I told her that she had to do it because that's how she was going to learn and I'd be OK," Anni said later. "And she did it and she did fine. I'd like to say it was the teacher in me that made her do it."
Once again, Anni''s blood-glucose level came back within the normal range. With that, she was cleared of a gestational diabetes diagnosis and left the clinic with a few needle marks on her arms, an empty stomach and no major food restrictions.
"Bring on the cupcakes," she joked.
Haggard the horribly tired
Anni was updating Elise's baby book late the other night, adding some photos and jotting some notes. We started flipping through the book when we came across this photo, which was taken about an hour after Elise was born.
"We look so young," Anni said. "Now we're old and haggard."
Time to lay off the ice cream
We were sitting on the couch tonight as Elise checked out Anni's 7-month-pregnant belly.
It was a nice family moment punctuated by the honesty of an observant 2-year-old.
Anni: "Does Mom have a big tummy?"
Elise: "Yes."
At that point, Elise turned to me and proclaimed: "Daddy has a big tummy, too."
Well, alright then.
It was a nice family moment punctuated by the honesty of an observant 2-year-old.
Anni: "Does Mom have a big tummy?"
Elise: "Yes."
At that point, Elise turned to me and proclaimed: "Daddy has a big tummy, too."
Well, alright then.
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