Stuff

I haven't posted anything in a while so I thought I would update on "stuff" that is going on...

Pregnancy-wise...

I found out that I have a mild case of gestational diabetes...apparently hormones during pregnancy prevent insulin from getting to cells resulting in excess glucose in your blood. So I am on a specific diet and have to test my blood 7 times a day. Fun! Luckily I ate really healthy and have been exercising anyways, the nutritionist said for some people this would be a difficult lifestyle change and they end up having to go on insulin (which you have to inject into your stomach - gross!) There's incentive right there to follow the diet! It involves a certain number of carbs and protein at every meal and three snacks a day to try and keep sugar levels regular (and pretty much eliminating refined sugar). The only tough part is eating out because I don't always know what is put into the food.

The second thing that is going on is that it looks like I will have a scheduled c-section (will find out tomorrow from the OB for sure). I knew I had some fibroids (benign growths) but I guess they decided to grow like crazy during this pregnancy due to estrogen and according to my last ultrasound 6 of them are the size of golf balls, and three of them are in a cluster likely blocking the baby from delivery and apparently they also put me at risk for hemorrhaging. So if I do have a c-section, I will definitely go in early...so I might only have 5 weeks or less left, not 6 like I originally thought!

I'm not thrilled at the prospect of a c-section (not what I had envisioned and I heard the recovery is awful) but whatever is best for the safety of the baby and me I'm all for it.

Renovation-wise...

With this latest news, the renos have really picked up the pace. As of today we have (trust me, these are very exciting for us! ha ha):

• a running full-size bottom-mount stainless steel refrigerator!
• finished and painted walls ("Broome" by Ralph Lauren, sort of a cappuccino colour)
• painted floors (espresso),
• potlights installed and running
• wall cabinets up (tempered glass ones, Astivik, IKEA)
• floor cabinets assembled (Adel Birch, IKEA)
• fume hood on the wall (just needs a hole drilled to the outside for ventilation)
• stainless steel slide in range - guy is coming by today to move the gas line so we can use it
• framing for a built-in storage closet by the back door

So what's left? Finishing the storage closet, ordering our counter top (hopefully this weekend if I can find a colour that works - I'm thinking matte dark chocolate brown for a nice contrast), buying open shelving for above the sink and a free-standing pantry (IKEA, this weekend, that matches the wall cabinets), trim, plumbing for the sink and dishwasher, faucet...we also need an island with seating and hanging lights for the island, but we aren't in too much of a rush for those. Once we have the stove and sink working and a countertop, we will have a functioning kitchen!