Another day in paradise

Today has been a pretty slow day overall. I was woken up around 5:30 for the nurses to get some blood for some test they are running every few days. They check my blood to make sure my kidneys are functioning as they are supposed to and they check a few other things but I can't remember what all it is they check right now. Once again the nurse got my blood on the first try so I was impressed. Phillip slept through the nurses being in here. I don't think he has been sleeping too well at home. I know he is really worried about me and the baby, and I would be worried about him too if he was the one in the hospital. After they got the blood they needed I quickly went back to sleep and didn't wake up until around 8:00. The nurses change shifts at 7:00 but normally they don't make it into my room until around 8:00 to start taking my vitals. This is fine with me so that I get a little more sleep. We do have a new nurse today that we haven't had before. She is really sweet. She has actually just came off of maternity leave herself. Between her and the night nurse that we have been having they have been wonderful. They both have contacted the nutrition center and have been helping me get the foods that I like. I have spoken to the nutrition center several times today. I had to tell them all the foods that I don't like and they are doing a good job of accommodating my wants. Supper tonight was a different story but at least mom and dad can bring me food. I can always tell when the gestational diabetes nutrition lady leaves for the day because that is when the meals start getting messed up. Another good thing is if I don't like any food they have for the day they can make me a grilled cheese and I love their grilled cheese.

Okay enough about food. Well, today my blood pressures have been more elevated than yesterday. I don't know if that is because I have been up a little more than I was yesterday or not. I did get up earlier today to take a shower and then I took the time to straighten my hair. I guess all of that activity made my blood pressure go up a little. Phillip did take me down to the gift shop to get me out of the room this afternoon. The gift shop is really nice and there was a lot of things that I wanted out of there. It is probably just because I am not able to leave to go shopping. I am going to have shopping withdrawals by the time I go home. I am just happy that the majority of my Christmas shopping was finished before I got admitted. I just have a few little items that I need to get and thankfully I can just tell Phillip what we need and he can go get them for us. A positive for today is that my blood sugars have been good today. I think today is the first day since I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes that the sugar level one hour after eating has been in the normal range. I was so excited.

The doctor hasn't been in today yet. Actually, the nurse said she came by while I was in the shower. I guess I will see the other doctor that is on call for tonight. My doctor's office only has two doctors and I really like both of them, which is a positive thing. Well, I will update everyone tomorrow at some point. Tomorrow Phillip is headed home for a few minutes to help my mom and dad get the nursery in order. I will have him take some pictures while he is there so that I can post them for everyone to see. I will also take some pictures of my room one of these days so that we will have them for future memories. As always please keep praying that the little one stays in for a few more weeks.