Diabetes victory of the week: To be honest, this week was not a great blood sugar week, and I know why. I gained a couple pounds this week, and so I assume baby had a growth spurt. That means a lot more lows as she sucks the sugar out of me, and a few highs associated with hormone spikes or metabolism of glycogen or fat or something... I guess one good thing I can say is that I didn't freak out and change all my rates at once? I'm still in observational mode on these problems, because they don't really seem to be following a pattern. I'm not getting low every day at the same time. I'm not getting high ever day at the same time. So the only thing to do is wait and watch.
Diabetes failure of the week: Any failures in my blood sugars this week were just not my fault. I guess maybe I overcorrected once?
Mostly unfounded fear of the week: That my baby is going to be too big anyway, despite the ultrasound. I read -- again on Facebook -- about a woman whose doctors told her that her baby would be seven or eight pounds at birth, and he was a whopping ten! Facebook never fails to give me something to be afraid of over which I have absolutely no control... Also, I could probably give birth to a ten pounder without any trouble, given my history...
Mostly intangible joy of the week: I got to go on a rather lengthy trip to the grocery store with one of my boys, who is great in so many ways, but he's going through a tough time with his brothers right now. I remember my others went through this at his age, also. He wants to do the things the big kids are doing, but he's not patient enough to watch and learn how to do it, and his brothers, quite understandably, get annoyed and lash out when he starts grabbing their things and trying to make it work. I loved being able to go to the grocery store with him and give him a little bit of time and space to think, make mistakes, ask the 'why' questions that he always has, and learn how to respond in a healthy way to a firm 'no.' It's very difficult for me to do that with patience when we are all together at the grocery store. With one, it's much easier!
Diabetes failure of the week: Any failures in my blood sugars this week were just not my fault. I guess maybe I overcorrected once?
Mostly unfounded fear of the week: That my baby is going to be too big anyway, despite the ultrasound. I read -- again on Facebook -- about a woman whose doctors told her that her baby would be seven or eight pounds at birth, and he was a whopping ten! Facebook never fails to give me something to be afraid of over which I have absolutely no control... Also, I could probably give birth to a ten pounder without any trouble, given my history...
Mostly intangible joy of the week: I got to go on a rather lengthy trip to the grocery store with one of my boys, who is great in so many ways, but he's going through a tough time with his brothers right now. I remember my others went through this at his age, also. He wants to do the things the big kids are doing, but he's not patient enough to watch and learn how to do it, and his brothers, quite understandably, get annoyed and lash out when he starts grabbing their things and trying to make it work. I loved being able to go to the grocery store with him and give him a little bit of time and space to think, make mistakes, ask the 'why' questions that he always has, and learn how to respond in a healthy way to a firm 'no.' It's very difficult for me to do that with patience when we are all together at the grocery store. With one, it's much easier!