Sick day at home...

Today was suppose to be Eli's first day back to school since December 20, 2013! But he had a tough night coming down with a fever and then icky tummy this morning. We just found out that school is canceled next Monday, January 6th due to expected exreme low temps. So that will put him at about 2 1/2 weeks out of school when he finally goes back on Wednesday, January 8th. Aside from being sick today, it was a pretty fantastic winter break!

Farewell, 2013!

2013 was a wonderful year full of memories and blessings I will always hold dear in my heart. We have so much to look forward to in 2014... It's going to be a great year!

A WILD cold night!

On one of the coldest evenings of the winter we headed out to the WILD game with N's mom, step-dad and siblings. After the game as we were walking to the car when Eli told us "I hate winter! When are we going to Florida?!" Not soon enough, buddy! 

Happy 56, Dad!

Happy Birthday, Dad! Eli, my Dad and Danny (my sis' boyfriend) are ice fishing on Green Lake today. I think some sledding and hockey will be played today as well. What a great way to spend a birthday!

Eli's 1st curse word...

Eli just said his first curse word, thanks to Home Alone 2... Horse's ass.

25-weeks down! 15 to go!

25-weeks along and about 15 weeks to go! Baby is about the size of a rutabaga weighing about 2 lbs and abou 9 inches long. 

I am currently fasting for the glucose screening. I failed the first test. The cut off is 140 and I was at 152. Hopefully it was just all the oranges I ate that morning. Anyway, for the 2nd screening you have to fast for 8 hours before your appointment... AND the appointment is 3 hours long! The fasting today is obviously the least of my concerns, but if I do have gestational diabetes, I will do everything I need to to keep manage it properly.

Gestational diabetes starts when your body is not able to make and use all the insulin it needs for pregnancy. 

It affects the mother in late pregnancy, after the baby's body has been formed, but while the baby is busy growing. 

Untreated or poorly controlled gestational diabetes can hurt your baby. When you have gestational diabetes, your pancreas works overtime to produce insulin, but the insulin does not lower your blood glucose levels. Although insulin does not cross the placenta, glucose and other nutrients do. So extra blood glucose goes through the placenta, giving the baby high blood glucose levels. This causes the baby's pancreas to make extra insulin to get rid of the blood glucose. Babies with excess insulin become children who are at risk for obesity and adults who are at risk for type 2 diabetes.

Us-ies...

I was trying to take a picture of Eli and I together before our Sundsmo Christmas tonight, but Eli thought it would be funny to block me out...