26 weeks and diabetic?

i really cannot believe i am 26 weeks along! this pregnancy has gone by so fast, and im sure these last 3 months are going to go even faster! i went in this morning for my glucose test (to test for gestational diabetes). well my results came back and i held my tears back as the nurse told me i had failed it and how i would now have to go in later this week for a 3 hour test to see if it was just a fluke, or if i really have developed gestational diabetes. so im a little bit stressed, a lot worried, and completely bummed. i almost feel like i have already failed at this "mothering" thing... all i have to do is stay healthy to let this baby grow and develop the way it should, and i cant even do that. but im trying to stay positive, and hoping i hear good news later this week!26 weeks!

i had a baby shower with my family a few weekends ago and got so many cute things for my little guy! jared and i were talking to the other night about how some days we think, "at the end of this semester we are going to have a baby!" then other days we think, "at the end of this semester we are going to have a BABY?????" its still very surreal for both of us.

other than baby news.... student teaching is still going. im almost half way done and couldnt be happier to finish. jared only goes to school tuesdays and thursdays. i think he is enjoying class, and not so much the homework. but who can blame him?

lots and lots!

i feel like i have so much to update on, but at the same time we havent really been up to too much.....

the week after school got out, we went to colorado to visit my family. my dad retired from the air force, so we had a little ceremony for him. the next week, we headed to flaming gorge reservoir, and rented a house boat and ski boat for the week! it was a very fun vacation and a much needed break from school! jared had a fun time jumping and diving off the top of the house boat!

i never put up pictures of our little guy from his 3rd photo shoot!i think he is so so cute and love him so much already! i really have enjoyed being pregnant, and now that i feel my little buddy moving more and more i get so excited and anxious for decemeber to get here. i was keeping my fingers crossed and praying for a little girl, but the more i think about this little guy, the more excited i get to be having a boy. and im still secretly excited to still be the only girl in my family! jared has been able to feel him kick quite a few times, but as soon as jared puts his hand on my stomach, he seems to 'swim' away...^22 weeks and 3 days... first day of school as a 4th grade teacher!

and finally i started school! i met my new fourth graders today. we have 14 boys and 6 girls in my class. i am excited to get going and to learn more about my students, but lets be honest, im ready to be done so i can have my baby!

jared doesnt start school for 2 more weeks, so he has just been working and hanging out. thats about all from our end... we are just "patiently" waiting for our new addition to arrive

it's a........

BOY!

jared was beyond excited when we found out our little one is a boy! as much as i love the color pink and was keeping my fingers crossed for a little girl, im not upset at all to find out we are having a boy! growing up with all girls i dont know the first thing about raising a boy, but i know this little buddy of ours will be the perfect addition to our family. and hey, i'll always be the prettiest one in my little family of three :) ill post some picture soon, he was so cute to look at!

we cant wait to meet him!

growing up and out

Growing Up:

wow! i cant believe my time here at BYU-Idaho has come to a end, and have i graduated with a degree in my hand. i never thought i would graduate from college, especially with a bachelors degree. i came to school because everyone else was, not really having a plan, and just here to have fun... but......

8 semesters
48 classes
3 retaken classes
13 roommates
a few minor breakdowns
1 wedding
1 baby on the way
and 130 credits later....
im a college graduate!

As much as i have hated school, now that it is all said and done and over, i am SO glad jared pushed me to finish, and now, if i ever need it, i have a degree to fall back on... and i do have to say, i am quite proud of myself :)

where i spent all my time on campus.the girls that made this last semester possible!sisters :)
proud grandparents! im the 2nd grandchild to graduate from collegeproud parents! im the 1st child in my family to graduate from college
and of course, a proud husband! i dont know who is more excited that im done with school me or jared, cause he wont have to listen to me complain about it anymore!

Growing OUT!

this was taken the night of graduation at 17 weeks and 5 days!

I am now 18 weeks and 1 day along and things seem to be going great! we had our 17 week appointment last week, and i was so nervous to go because a few girls i have talked to said they felt their first baby move around 16 and 17 weeks, and i hadnt felt anything yet. everything that i had read said that you usually feel your first one move around 20 weeks, and then it gets earlier and and earlier with each one. so i was relieved when they were able to find the heartbeat! we are going to be out of town the week they wanted to do the gender ultrasound so we have to wait another whole week to find out, but aug 16 is the date! i will be 21 weeks along then! jared, my sister and her husband all think its a boy and even have named "him" so gave in and just assume its already a boy!