The Comfort Zone

Well, I'm now 21-weeks pregnant. I'm enjoying the last weeks of comfortable sleeping.  No leg or back pain, no getting up 5,000 times to use the bathroom.  I passed my fasting, three-hour blood glucose test with flying colors. My midwife did the big (Skipped the one-hour test and did the more accurate 3-hour) test, and tested me a bit early because I have an immediate family history of gestational diabetes.   Fasting blood sugar was 74.  An hour after drinking the syrup, my blood sugar was at 89.  My midwife has never seen a blood sugar that low (well within normal range) an hour after consuming the syrup. Usually it takes a while longer to get down into the normal range (Test passing range is anything below 180. 89 is in the normal range when not testing).  So, there is no need to retest like we were going to at 30-weeks. My insulin production is spot on.

Every morning, I walk into the girls school with my hair disheveled, wearing a mismatched "exercise" outfit (whatever comfy that still fits), phone attached to an armband, and head phones dangling.  I kiss them goodbye and then go on a half hour power walk. I just downloaded an album of Adele's. Why did I not do that sooner?? Love her.

The baby is becoming much more active.  Today, I had a several light bladder kicks.  However, I'll still have a day here or there during which I barely feel any movement.  A few more weeks and I'm sure that will change.  I can't remember when the girls moved around all the time - a very obvious foot, a bottom, a head butt to the groin, etc.  I think it started around 28-weeks.  So, some time yet.

We're traveling to Paris this weekend to go to Disneyland and then a day in Paris.  I think it's the perfect time in my pregnancy to go on a trip involving a lot of walking.  It's not supposed to be too hot (70's) and we've planned a biking tour around Paris.

The thing about the comfort zone is that the end zone will catch up on you.  The first half of my pregnancy flew by.  Neither prior pregnancy went by that fast (in my memory).  Matt and I have yet to buy anything we need, aside from three cloth diapers. We need clothes, a car seat, some sort of dresser to put his clothes in (Yes, we sold our crib and dresser set before we moved here to Europe last year).  I guess we can put it all off until August, however, if we do that, we'll spend a fortune all at once.

So, I'll spend the next six-seven weeks enjoying the comfort zone. Maybe, I'll browse the Heidelberg online garage sale ads once a week - just so I don't miss a good baby steal.   As soon as the third trimester hits, the discomfort of the third trimester will remind me that the end is approaching and that will surely propel Matt and I into action! Until then, I'm just going to enjoy some traveling, relaxation, good sleep and enjoy being comfortable.