Really?!?!

I know it has been a while since I have written on the blog. Almost two months, in fact. In early December we got the news that Tori had been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. This means that while she is pregnant, her body doesn't absorb sugar the way that it should. It was only showing up after she slept. Her blood levels would be a little high. So Tori, being the incredible woman that she is, took the problem head on. She changed her diet, we started taking walks after dinner each night. And, right before we went up north for Christmas, she managed to have 3 out of 4 days where her blood sugar had normalized.

What we were trying to avoid was insulin. If Tori had to go on insulin, the likelihood that we would be able to keep our goal of natural childbirth would go way down. At the first appointment after the diagnosis, Tori got an extension because she was trying so hard. After a few days of struggling up north, she was able to get it regulated. Once Dr. Marshall saw this, he told that she only needed to test once a day instead of three times a day. Tori has actually lost a bit of weight during the last few months because of her dieting habits and the exercise.

I know that it seems like we continue to have bad news, but you would never know it from talking to us. We went through a period of depression with this diagnosis, but it was brief. Since then, Tori and I have been steadily working towards the birth. We still just can't wait to meet this little boy. Speaking of which, there are still no signs of any problems with Jack. He is normal in every measurement. Even his legs that were a little shorter have caught up with the rest of him. Boy is he going to be a cute kid!