Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

Two weeks after being diagnosed with gestational diabetes, I'm finding that there is one very exciting BENEFIT to becoming a high risk pregnancy. When they monitor you once a week for tedious things like amniotic fluid levels, etc, you also get the benefit of the weekly ultrasound. Our little cashew continues to hide his face with his arms and hands all the time, but occassionally we get a glimpse of his face. Today, I got to see the little guy yawn for the first time. And, yes, that was cool. I find myself becoming one of those people who gets all gooey over the ultrasound tests.

And, yes, for those of you who are wondering how confident we are that we are having a little baby boy deal, the more recent ultrasounds have shown in much better detail that he is, in fact, a boy. In fact, the ultrasound technician got such a good shot she actually sent us home with a picture and the "boy" label. I'll spare everyone the first nudie picture, and just be happy to say that the cute football clothes we have received are definitely the right gender.

Modern technology is amazing, though. I have found that when you really have a sweet craving, sugar free candy isn't all that bad. Some, however, is better than others. For example, sugar free chocolate malt balls are pretty close to the real thing. Sugar free caramal peanut clusters, however, should never have been made. And, thankfully, Edy's/Dreyers has a new line of low fat, churned sugar free ice cream that is pretty darn good AND counts as a milk serving. And, thanks to my previous cooking habits, I find that our lunches and dinners haven't changed that much since cooking for the diet. Yes, there are some things that are out of the picture (pizza, takeout Chinese, etc), but for the most part, I'm able to cook most things just as before. 2 weeks down, 8 to go!