11.13.10 Blood Sugar Stress

Well it has been a few weeks of testing my blood sugar four times a day, so this is a pretty common sight for me these days. My fingers are sore, and my numbers are always off the wall. Sometimes they are fine and sometimes too high, and I can't make sense out of it at all. It doesn't seem to matter what I eat, and that pisses me off because I don't get to eat what I really want and it still sometimes ends up in high numbers which makes me wish I would have had that load of carbs. I sure don't want to have to switch to insulin thoguh, so I am trying hard to stick to a healthy diet. The doctor put me on medicine, and it took a few days too level out, but I think things are getting better now. I will be glad when this pregnancy is over and I can lose some weight and put diabetes to bed. This is the best encouragement ever to get healthier...I cannot imagine a lifetime of this stress. Not to mention the test strips are like $100 a month! Whatev.

11.12.10 Jakob's Car Shoes

I went to the store to get him new tennis shoes, but found these too. They were having their buy one get one half off sale, so when I tried these on him, and he refused to take them off, I knew they were going home with us. He needed some house shoes anyways, but the clincher was the way he ran around the store saying, "vroom vroom!" Too cute.

11.11.10 Fall has Arrived!

As I was pulling out to leave for work, I suddenly realized how much the leaves had changed. I love the colors of Fall, but here in Texas, it seems they go from green to dead. I was so excited by the yellow I had to stop for a picture! I love Fall, it is my favorite season!

11.10.10 Jakob's Hair Salon

I was working on Ashlyn's room tonight, and Jakob decided t play with the My Little Ponies. He was so adorable. He just plopped down in front of the basket and started pulling out ponies and brushing their hair. When he would finish one, stand it up on the floor and say, "Next." and repeat the procedure on the next pony.

11.9.10 Retail Therapy

I have been feeling a little bummed lately, and shopping always makes me happy. I got some really fabulous deals today on some last things we needed for the nursery, and a Christmas outfit for Jakob. It helped lift my spirits, but I didn't have enough money to pull me completely out of my funk. Oh well, at least I tried.

11.8.10 Jakob the Pantless

Well one of the few remaining signs we were watching for to indicate potty training readiness was the ability to take off his own pants. I was making dinner in the kitchen and when I came into the living room this is what I found. I cracked up because he was just standing there, pants around his ankles, watching TV. It seems since then, its hard to keep him in pants, or diapers for that matter. Every time I leave the room, off they go again. As soon as the new baby comes and he starts to adjust, we are going to begin tackling potty training. Oh the adventure that awaits.

11.7.10 Guilty Art

I was starting to feel a little guilt about the lack of art projects I have made for this baby's nursery. When I started my 5th graders on their radial symmetry project, I remembered how much I loved the assignment and decided to create some art for the baby's room. This was before I started coloring it, but I spent about three hours drawing it today and tracing it to complete the design. Whats better anyways than getting paid to make art...who needs to grade or lesson plan...Not me! (haha)