Growth scan this morning. I'm in my 34th week and baby is measuring in the 85th percentile at 2.4 kilograms. That's pretty big! Chris said my blood sugar levels were looking good and that he would be "staggered" if I needed to be prescribed insulin. That said, he also said that, although we will monitor things, there is little doubt that I would need to be induced at 38 weeks (if on insulin) or at 39 weeks (if not on insulin). 39 weeks is Christmas week!
Next growth scan is in two weeks and then weekly visits after that - we are definitely at the pointy end of this pregnancy!
Seeing as the current car I am driving is a teeny hatchback from 2002 with a three star safety rating, we decided to get a new car with a higher safety rating and with enough room in the boot for a pram. Hubby spent many many hours researching cars and calling sellers and we spent a few days visiting dealerships and test driving. I am very grateful to him as I have zero patience for the car buying process.
We had, with the help of research and some very excellent and knowledgeable friends, narrowed down the list of potential cars to:
1. Nissan Dualis
2. Hyundai ix35
3. Honda CRV
4. Mazda CX5
5. Kia Sportage
There are pros and cons to each of these cars but we ended up with a 2012 model Mazda CX5 from a private seller for a GREAT price. GO HUBBY!
We pick him up tomorrow and I am very excited to be driving a fancy new car and to install the baby seat into him!
DH and I went out for date night last night (only 6 more weekends until we date nights become very hard! OMG). 2 hours after a huge Chinese banquet (my weekly cheat meal!), I test my blood sugar and it's higher than it should be (7.8) I was sad so DH agreed to test his blood sugar too, to support me. He offensively tested in the 5's and then was walking around with a tissue pressed to his finger saying, "I have a WOUND!". LOL - I have to stab myself a minimum of 4 times a day you big baby! It's lucky men aren't the ones who have to go through pregnancy and childbirth - the human species would have been a goner!!!
We are trying to train our fur-kids before Baby comes - this includes:
1) no dogs on the couch
2) baby toys are not dog toys
3) getting them used to baby sounds (we downloaded them from the internet)
4) Mummy carrying around the faux pretend baby (see above pic) and trying to do things one handed.
5) pram training - taking the dogs on walks with the pram. We almost took the doll with us too one day but thought that made us look a little...odd.
6) no jumping up
7) no barking at arriving humans
I agree with you that this list is LONG and Baby is coming in 8 short weeks. They have been pretty good so far however, and I hope they will embrace the littlest member of the pack with open paws!
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