Our Kingdom

As I was in the kitchen yesterday Ethan came up to me and asked me if I knew that Emily wanted to be a Princess when she grows up. He went on to tell me that that would be great because he would get to see her all the time because he was going to be a Prince. I said that was great and asked if mom and dad could come visit their kingdom and he said that we wouldn't have to because dad would be the King. I said great then I guess that means I would be the Queen of the kingdom. His reply was, "no mom, we don't need a queen but you can be the dog."

Just as a PS... the Dr. said that I no longer need to test by blood sugar as long as I promise to watch my sugar intake! I am so excited, no more poking!!!

The Start of a New Week

So I thought I would start out Monday morning by posting an update of the last week or so. The rain finally went away and we have been spending a lot of time at the swimming pool. The kids love it. I am not the biggest fan of sticking my fat body into a swim suit. I feel like a big ol' whale out there. But it helps pass the day away and like I said the kids love it. Ethan is getting less afraid of the water. He loves to put on his water wings and swim all around. He can pretty much get any where he wants to. Emily tries to follow him and does a pretty good job. She is still a little more scared of the water. I haven't been very good at taking pictures lately. I will try to get some pictures of them at the pool this week.

The end of this last week I had a Dr.'s appt. and they diagnosed me with gestational diabetes. I had to meet with a nutrition counselor and they want me to start testing my blood 4 times a day. I am still slightly skeptical. I have slightly changes my diet by taking out Dr. Pepper and trying to snack on good things rather than sweets. I have not been following the rest of the recommended diet and have had no problems with my sugar levels being too high so I am not sure really how accurate their original test was. I am hoping they will retest and I can stop poking myself 4 times a day. Other than that the baby is fine and all is going well.

Potty training is going great with Emily. Accidents are very few and far between. She wakes up dry most mornings and can stay dry through nap time. She has even come to me in the middle of the night to take her potty. I thought Ethan was easy, but Emily has been 10 times easier. Now we just need to work on the binky issue....

We are starting the count down on our trip to Colorado. Ethan and Emily ask often how soon it will be before we get to go on the airplane. We are down to 15 days!!! I hope that everyone else is doing well and love to hear from you all either through comments here or email. Have a wonderful week!