PASS

I am happy to say that I passed my 3 hr glucose test. How awesome. The stuff I had to drink was nasty, I felt sick the rest of the day and am so glad I passed. :)  Here's hoping the rest of this pregnancy goes smoothly

FAIL

Yes, I indeed failed my 1 hour glucose test. I passed it easily when I was pregnant with emma, and thought for sure I would pass it with our little baby Eli, however my body had other plans....

This doesn't mean that I have gestational diabetes, it just means now I have the priviledge of spending 3 hours of my life next saturday at the u of u hospital lab getting my blood drawn every hour for 3 hours...

I have already started researching the GD diet plans and have decided to pre-emptively change my eating habits and decrease my carbs to help the process along. Ill probably stick to this eating plan for the rest of pregnancy regardless of the results because you eat 6 times a day- little meals and snacks. For me, its really easy to forget to eat because I am so busy with work and a toddler. I have gained alot less weight with this pregnancy than i did with emma, so I am still a little surprised at my results.

It seems like this pregnancy has been full of all sorts of craziness...well as long as Eli arrives healthy and happy in about 10 or so weeks, Ill be a happy mama. We are so grateful for the blessing of having a baby boy on the way...although I can't make any promises about a 3rd child for us at this point ;)

Wish me luck on my test next saturday....I really dont want gestational diabetes and the possibility of a 10+ pound baby! ah!

My baby girl

I can't believe how time flies...I remember when she was so tiny and would sit on my lap and cuddle for hours (probably cuz she wasn't mobile yet so she didn't really have a choice, haha)..now our little sweetheart is two and a half years old...I still have her in the crib upstairs in the nursery, although she does have a big girl bed and her own room on the main floor. Im not quite ready to have her sleeping downstairs yet though...Part of me wants to hold onto that little baby girl as long as I can.

The other day emma looked in the mirror at herself and exclaimed "Mom!! A little girl!!" it was so cute but also kinda heartbreaking at the same time cuz she usually refers to herself as "the baby"

I love the little person she is becoming and I cherish the little baby girl she used to be....

I just wish I could slow down time a little before this too is a distant memory of my sweet baby girl.......

Baby Dreams

soooo...I guess the name game continues for us...
Last night I had a dream that we named our baby Sawyer instead of Eli...interesting...
I think its a totally cute name but we have been pretty stuck on Eli for a long time.
I think the baby is trying to tell me something..call me crazy!

So, what do you think of the new name choices:

1. Eli Sawyer Martin
2. Sawyer Eli Martin
3. Sawyer Elijah Martin

Any input from anyone- even if i dont know you and you are a blog stalker is welcome!!!

I Believe...

I believe....

I believe that we are magic

that all things are possible

that life is precious

that peace is reasonable

that laughter is special

that blessings are divine

that love is grand...

and that you are the best thing thats ever happened to me!

I love you!

Over 5 years years ago I was lucky enough to marry my best friend. I am so lucky and still so in love :) Happy valentines day to a great husband and father!

Belly Shots- approx 20 weeks

For the sake of documenting the gigantic, enormous boy growing inside of me, I have taken a couple belly shots. According to our last ultrasound he is growing fast, and big..haha..I left my pregnancy ticker at our original due date..but most likely he is coming in june instead of july. I have been able to feel him move for a couple weeks now and I look forward to it everyday. I already love this little guy so much and sometimes I get teary-eyed thinking about how amazing it will be having another precious child in our family.....cant wait to meet him!!!

The name game..........

So now that we know we are having a little boy..the name game is on!!
We are debating between two names...one that I prefere and one that brandon prefers..I won't say which is which...but would love to have your input...so here they are

1. Daniel Elijah Martin
OR
2. Eli Daniel Martin


Which do you like best? :)