First the bad news. . .
This is my constant companion now for the next eight weeks. I have to check my blood sugar levels four times a day – a fasting check in the morning before eating anything, then one hour after breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It’s not too bad. I found my pinkies are the best bleeders. 🙂 But holy smokes, the testing strips are expensive! $323 for the three hundred strips to take me through the end of pregnancy. The monitor itself only cost $13. The diet is not much different than how we normally eat. I just need to count and limit my carbohydrate intake.
The good news . . .
We are slowly trying to redecorate our living room and kitchen. No major changes in the living room, just adding some better pictures and other decor. My dad took this photo of the Salt Lake Temple. I should have gotten a close-up because you can really see the gold lettering that says Holiness to the Lord, The House of the Lord on it. We tried our hand at vinyl lettering with our Cricut as well. We chose this sentence from the first paragraph under Temple in the Bible Dictionary. I absolutely love it! And I have noticed a difference in the way we act because it is right there in big letters to remind us of what we are striving for in our home.
We’ll be tackling the kitchen next. Just repainting the cabinets and getting new knobs and probably painting the walls a different color too. Right now they are a mustard yellow. Hopefully the girls and I can tackle that job in the next week or two. We’ll be sure to show before and after pictures. It definitely won’t be anything fancy but it will be a big improvement – if not in function at least in looks.
And finally….there has been absolutely no change whatsoever in the weather. It has been rainy, windy and cold for the last couple of weeks. It’s going to be June in two days and it still feels like winter! My cold weather garden plants are loving it but we sure can’t plant anything else. Last night it was below freezing. Ugh. And I can’t even enjoy a nice cup of Spanish Hot Chocolate..
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I had gestational diabetes for all 7 of my pregnancies, so I know your pain!
I love the vinyl on the wall. Very beautiful.
I love the lettering, great idea. I know it is a pain dealing with the diabetes but you will find that you feel wonderful by following the diet. I now have type 2 and follow the d=same eating plan, it keeps my weight down and I feel great following it. Good luck with it, as disciplined as you are, you’ll do fine!
I had gestational diabetes with 2 out of the three of our pregnancies and was borderline with my other one. I learned a BIG money saving tip you should see if you could try. My test kit, strips and lancets were all covered by insurance when my doctor called them into the pharmacy as a prescription. I only paid around $5. I hope this helps you.
No fun with the diabetes stuff! But I do love decorating so I’m glad you’ve been able to do some of that. I’m sure ready for some drier and slightly warmer weather for a while. It is almost June!
I chime in with the others! I know your finger pain!!! I have done GD 5 times. Not fun, but do-able. I found the cheapest strips at Walmart on the Reli-on meter ($12 for the meter). And I found a few other things… check out Xylitol (a tree sugar with a VERY low glycemic index #) for baking. Add ground nuts to things to boost protien. You can also buy salt-free cottage cheese to add to tons of things to get the protien up. It makes a lovely cheesecake (nut crust, xylitol to sweeten…) with all that carb savings you can endulge in a little drizzle of … chocolate of course!
Here is a post I wrote about
my GD struggles. Hope it helps.
http://anona-mom.blogspot.com/2010/04/scarfinger.html
I had GD with my last pregnancy. No fun….Stick to your diet to avoid a huge baby.
I love that quote and my make it into plaques for my married children for Christmas. I’ve noticed that you get the bug to redecorate at the end of your pregnancies. Nesting?
Sorry I can’t say I know how you feel…but I feel bad for the lack of chocolate in your pregnancy!
LOVE the lettering. I have been taking photos of our temple here for just that same purpose. I am hoping I get one soon that I love. What a beautiful way to bring the spiritual into your home.
Sorry about your diabetes…complete bummer.
I love your wall and the statues on the piano. I saw those…somewhere that escapes me now…and they are so cute! I have some pictures from Temple Square this spring that I am using for a similar project. Sure beats hundreds of $$ at Deseret Book! 🙂
I hope all goes well with the pregnancy. We have the same weather here. I love it but its wearing thin. My sincere sympathies about the hot chocolate.
I’m so sorry to hear about your Gestational Diabetes!
I love the quote you chose from the Bible Dictionary. And how it looks by your piano and temple picture! You’ve inspired me.
I will keep you in my prayers and hope all goes well with your G.D.
I love the vinyl lettering on the wall! It looks great. Isn’t it so fun to make small changes to your house, that make big changes to your home?
Cinnamon and stevia help to stabalize blood sugar levels… (in case you didn’t know :o)
The wall looks FABULOUS! What inspiration! 😀
Yah, you don’t know me, but I had g.d. too and I feel for you. I love your vinyl lettering. I recently got temple pictures put back up in my kids rooms after they had gotten broken in our last move and it makes a huge difference!
Sorry about the blood sugar troubles! 🙁
But your home improvements sound great! I love your vinyl saying too.
Can’t wait to see your kitchen. 🙂
Glad you are staying well and impressed with the guts to walk away from Spanish hot chocolate. I experimented with some pretty tough diets while I was breastfeeding fussy babies and there is nothing like love for the child and their well being to keep you committed.
Thanks for sharing the lovely temple message and can’t wait to see what you do with the kitchen!
{{{Hugs!}}} I’d love to do some vinyl lettering at my house. What kind of cricut does the lettering? (I’m not interested in the scrap-booking-cutesy-shapes one. LOL!)
I’d love to see pictures of your kitchen, too! What color are you planning on using? (I’m hoping to paint my living room a happy light yellow!)
Happy gestating! ;-D