Last Day of Work

It was such a bitter sweet feeling leaving A Dog's Life! today. The end of one chapter and the beginning of another. I am going to miss the dogs and especially my co-workers. I am very excited to be a stay at home Mom and I will always have the wonderful memories that I will never forget and I am very thankful for the opportunity.

37 Wks Belly Pic

Baby Shower

Such a lovely turn out and Kendra was spoiled rotten!

New Stroller Combo & Baby Shower!

Today is my baby shower and I can barely contain myself. It should be a great turn out and I can't wait to see everybody! I will have pictures and details of the shower later today or tomorrow. Yay!!! On another note, we just received Kendra's stroller and car seat in the mail and we absolutely love it! The infant car seat is super easy to get in and out of the stroller and base and I think it is going to be perfect for us.

36 Wks Prenatal Visit

I met another one of the 5 midwives today, She was a nice lady but I wouldn't say we clicked like the other midwives. Just a different type of personality. I was up .5 lbs with a total weight gain of 22.5lbs. She was very happy with the gain and said Kendra was still measuring perfectly right at 36 weeks. Her heart was definitely racing for her, up to 150 this time! She is still head down and even though I thought they were doing the Strep B test today they will be doing it on the next visit. I guess that is all for now. Kendra has definitely been kicking my bum. I think she just may be a professional wrestler at birth :)

34 Wks Maternity Pics By Branchlight Photography

 Here are a few of the maternity pictures taken by Erik's mother, Aloma Anderson. She is a professional photographer that is here locally in Vancouver. I love them!

34 Wks Prenatal visit

I went in today and met another one of the Midwives at the Vancouver Clinic (There are 5 total I have to meet). She was very nice and told me that Kendra should be the perfect size! Yay! Diabetes won't get ME down. I have put on a total of 22 lbs so far. I was up to 160 on the dot. Things sounded great and I scheduled out my appointments for the rest of my pregnancy. After another two week visit I will be going in every week. Sounds good to me. Once the baby shower comes I will want to get this show on the road!

33 Weeks Maternity Pictures By Jasmine Challis

Jasmine Challis is one of my best friends and a professional photographer in Chehalis, Washington.  Here are a few of the pictures we took today. I love them!!!

32 Weeks Belly Picture

She is supposed to be as heavy as a pineapple this week. I don't feel that much heavier....

31 Weeks Prenatal Visit

I went to Kaiser this morning and had my appointment with a new midwife. I let them know that I would be transferring back over to The Vancouver Clinic after August 1st but needed to be seen anyway. I hadn't been in for a regular appointment since the beginning of June so I was starting to worry about my precious Kendra. She measured right at 31 weeks exactly which is great! They weighed me and I was up to 158lbs. That means I have gained a total of 20lbs. so far. After my appointment I picked up the instruments for my diabetes to be able to prick my finger and I have another appointment in the morning for them to show me how to use them. It sounds like a pain in the bum.

Mommy Mobile

We finally traded the 2006 Jeep Wrangler for a family car.  This is our new  2007 Jeep Patriot. I absolutely love it, what do you think? *Lily loves it too!

Insurance Approval-FINALLY!!!

We just received our letter. Insurance through Regence BCBS was finally approved for August 1st. Yay, I get my regular midwife back. I will still be going in to see a Kaiser midwife on the 20th because I haven't been seen in over a month but will be right back to the Vancouver Clinic with Kate Fields on the 4th of August. I am so Excited! Finally something is working out. What a load off!

Now, I just need to get my employer to pay my bills.

I Have Gestational Diabetes!

My mom took me to the 3hr glucose test today. Well, I Failed!

Here were my levels:
Fasting level- Need to be lower than 96 I was 72
1 hour level- Need to be lower than 181 I was 196
2 hour level- Need to be lower than 156 I was 166
3 hour level- Need to be lower than 141 I was 104

GD puts the baby at risk of being macrosomic (weighing over 9 lbs,) which may cause shoulder dystocia, higher chance of cesarean section or other medical interventions such as vacuum or forceps assisted delivery. A child born to a mother with GD also has an increased chance of developing juvenile diabetes and the mother has an increased chance of developing type two diabetes later in her life.
I stole all that info.....I have to be put on a diet of low to no sugar content and prick my finger just like a normal diabetic person. It's crappy but whatya do? I will find out more on Tuesday when I have my appointment with the dietitian. (My poor Baby)
I want Cake.......
On another note, I weighed myself on my home scale and it said I was up to 156lbs. Which means I have only gone up about 5 lbs. since The beginning of June. I hope my scale is right.

31 Weeks Belly Picture

I was approved to take my 3hr. glucose test through Kaiser. My Mom will be taking me in tomorrow. Cross your fingers that we pass!

Another Problem With Insurance!

Well, once again my effective date is being pushed out. I apparently didn't send them all of the correct paperwork. If I would have had a good insurance agent they would have helped me fill it out and also would not have given me a 30 minute deadline to fill out 50 pages. So I had to cancel my 3hr. glucose test. My new effective date for Regence BCBS is August 1st. I am hoping Kaiser will get me in for the test this month and just start back up with my original midwife next month. We shall see.

29 Wks Belly Pic

A Belly shot of us at Long Beach, WA for the 4th of July!

Long Beach, WA - 4th of July Weekend - 29 Wks

The whole group for the 4th! 
I am 29 weeks pregnant & Holly is 26 weeks pregnant with Ahna Jean!

Daddy, Mommy, Kim, Holly, Erik, Masen, and Bippe

28 Weeks Belly Picture

I need to tan my belly!

Insurance Problems!

I have dual insurance coverage through my work (Regence BCBS)and Landon's work (Kaiser Permanente). This is very exciting for us because we shouldn't have to pay anything throughout my whole pregnancy and delivery of Kendra. However, over the past few months my employer has had problems with Regence BCBS and they completely canceled our insurance out of nowhere. The Vancouver Clinic never checked to see if I still had coverage at my last appointment so it was never canceled. Our rep for Regence told us that they would jump back on the band wagon and fix everything including our lapse in coverage (6 months). Unfortunately this didn't happen and I have to depend on my employer to foot all of my doctors bills. So in the meantime, I have new individual coverage starting on July 1st so that I will still be able to see my regular midwife. It was very difficult to find a new plan that would take me due to my pregnancy but it has all seemed to work out so far. I really don't want to lose my midwife. So for me.... Dual coverage is the way to go.

Glucose Test-FAILED!

I went in for my 1hr glucose test for gestational diabetes and Failed. Aargh!  I will be going in soon for another test which takes 3hrs. I am not looking forward to it but we do what weve gotta do, right? I was only over by a few points so hopefully I won't have any more problems.