It’s been an insane couple of weeks. In addition to my mother in law being diagnosed with Leukemia, I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes. Then a week later I was told that I have a tumor on my placenta.
Good times.
So I had to head to the big docs in Seattle and we got good news. And not great news … the baby is too big - most likely due to the diabetes - so I’ll probably have to go on insulin.
All this stress has had a negative effect on hubby and I…as well as the doggies.
While all this was going on Hubby went back to work and this last weekend was hardly home at all. When he was home he was sleeping. So Timber was a wreck. It was almost cute…whenever papa was home Timber was glued to his side. The minute papa started getting ready for work Timber would slink to the front door and mope. I felt so bad for him…he so missed his papa.
I tried to take him on a walk, but the pain in my back and abdomen makes it very difficult for me to control him. It still takes some strength to correct him when he tries to pull too hard. He was okay until the neighbor dogs started barking at him and then he started hopping and pulling. We made it for about 20 minutes but that’s all I could handle.
Thankfully Trooper is a bit easier for me, though I still get pain even just walking with no dog.
Timber gets to go to daycare this Friday and I know it will be super good for him. I’m going to continue to try to walk Trooper twice a week if I can. I’m also going to talk to the daycare staff to see if any of them would be willing to stop by our house three times a week to walk at least Timber while I’m huge.
Sorry for not updating more often. I keep thinking of great things to write about but just haven’t been able to log in and update as much as I want. It’ll probably continue that way for a bit longer. I’m swamped at work and have four days of jewelry classes coming up starting Thursday.
Darn life…It certainly likes to throw kinks into my plans.
July 8th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Gestational diabetes is nothing to worry. You’ll get a healthy baby as well as good health, if you take insulin daily. Hope every thing will be solved after you give birth to your baby. I’ll pray the Almighty to get all things right.
July 14th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
I hope you are feeling better soon. I wonder…my cousins all just had huge babies. Is it because women are just taking more prenatal vitamins and such, or have there always been big babies and I am just “noticing” it more. I just hear about 9-12 lb babies all the time and it just makes me wonder…
July 14th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
I don’t know…I was 9 lbs 4 oz - 31 years ago. I think maybe we just notice it more. *shrug* We’ll see what happens.
August 16th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
I hope things are going better now. The good thing is the dogs forgive you if you aren’t able to walk them. You’re lucky you have a great daycare you can take them to when needed.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Hello just thought i will let you know i had a problem with your blog coming up frozen as well. Must be gremlins in the page.