would you like some sugar with that sugar!?

27 weeks today
So today I had my glucose test. I was actually kind of worried about it. I have had a bit of a large amount of weight gain during my pregnancy (bit is an understatement, I dont care how many people tell me I look good... the scale dont lie!) So I was a little concerned that I was going to fail it. I like my sweets.. what can I say!

So I woke up after a semi-sleepless night (again) and tried the lovely fruit punch flavored sugar. It honestly wasnt as bad as I thought it was going to be. It burned a little bit going down, but I think thats because sugar things lately give me heart burn, but other than that it wasnt the worst thing ever!

I waited around for a while then headed to the doctors office. By the time I got there it started kicking in and I felt all jittery and icky. So they took my blood, checked me out, and sent me on my way. Babys heart is 145 bpm, Im measure big (surprise surprise) and I gained more weight (surprise surprise). So all in all, we are doing just fine! I guess I'm just going to have lots of work to do after this babe comes into the world to loose the weight I gained. Its a tad bit on the defeating side, and I really try not to let it bug me, but sometimes its just a little hard.

After the appointment was over I went home and tried to take a nap, but by that time the sugar had reached the baby and she was doing flips for about a half an hour... So I ate lunch instead.

I also got my hair cut this afternoon by a good friend of mine! I really just need something a little different, and lets me honest, who doesnt love going to the salon and getting someone to do your hair! It was great to catch up and feel pampered! She is having a little girl too just three weeks after I am, so its fun to talk about all our pregnancy troubles!

All in all it was a pretty successful day. I didnt get a call from the doctors office, so I am assuming that means I didnt fail. Thank goodness!

Now onto appointments every two weeks, and we have an ultra sound in 4 weeks. (which Zach will be home for!! I cant wait for him to see his little girl!!)

Trying to stay positive

Laying here awake at a quarter to twelve is not a real fun time. The last few nights have been a struggle in the sleep department. My theory.. Pink baby is just getting me ready for the lack of sleep I will probably get for the next.. Forever. "they" say the first trimester sucks because your nauseous, can't eat anything.. Blah blah. Which for me didn't really happen, I did however have issues with headaches which caused some sleepless nights. Then apparently the second trimester things are suppose to level out. Your suppose to feel better sleep better.. Yadda Yadda. Which it has been better, if you don't count the heart burn. (good thing it doesn't happen everyday) but now I am a week and a day away from my third trimester (I think ) and it already feels like its here!! My last doctors appointment confirmed that pink baby is probably going to be big. I've have a pretty large amount of weight gain ( enter sad face) and am measuring just a bit ahead, aka big baby.

I've been having lots more back/hip pain, which is making sleeping way more of a challenge. I'm lucky if I only get up in the night three times to go to the bathroom, some nights it's one every hour. Oh and back to the back thing, you know how most people have a dip/curve to their lower back.. ( well I did anyway) well now that's all filled out! Crazy, what the heck is back there?! It's crazy to think how jumbled everything gets in there!

I have my wonderful glucose test on Thursday, which I've heard such great things about.. I'm crossing my fingers I don't fail! Or throw up.

But if anyone wants to tell me how the heck I'm suppose to sleep for the next few months, that would be greatly appreciated.

Here are some pics, which is the reason most ppl look at blogs anyway! Haha

family time!

Well, well..

These last few weeks sure have been eventful!!

My sister, her husband, and my nephew came out to visit all the way from Iowa. What a long drive for a two year old.. but he was a champ and did very well!!

We did all the usual things

yellowstone/west yellowstone montana

jackson hole

mesa falls

bear world

it was a fun and fast few days, and call it pregnancy hormones if you will, but I had a really hard time after they left. It really hits you sometimes how hard it is to be away from your home and your family. Not a lot of my family has been out here to Idaho except my grandparents, so it was really nice to be able to show someone else where I have been living for the past 5 years. Not to mention it was a great time with my sister. Shes always been kind of my "mom-away-from-mom" and we never really had much of a chance to be just sisters, so the time with her and her family was really great to have... seeing as Zach and I dont really have any plans to move anywhere close to Iowa.

After they left to go back home, I had a day to pack up my things and then
I headed to Florida to meet up with Zach. It was a really long road to get there

first:

I took a shuttle to salt lake

waited 2 hours in the airport

took a 1 and 15 min flight to denver

then rushed to my next gate..hurry and got a sandwich..

then flew 3 hours and 20 min to Tampa. (with a 45 min wait on the plane because the wind decided to change directions screwing up the flight plan for all the planes...)

then waited 20 min in the airport to meet Zachary!!

then we headed to our hotel and stayed up wayy too late catching up and of course me having to eat again!

We had a really fun time in Florida. We visited some beaches just south of tampa and headed to Maderia which is the beach my family always goes to. Then we headed back up north to my moms. It was great to see her happy Florida house! We spent a little time in Orlando,  but mostly just hung out and relaxed! Zach got to go fishing with my uncle Al and got a little fishing fix until he gets back out here. We had a really fun time and really didnt want to leave! I wasnt sad to leave the humidity however! yuck... Thank you dry heat!

The traveling back was almost unbareable and I seriously thought I could cry on more than one occasion! But I made it... and then headed back to work the next day... lovely I know.