80 Days and Counting

Well I officially have 80 days left until my due date! It is getting closer. I did get diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes which I am not happy about. My levels weren't extremely high, but high enough that I have to start testing my blood sugar 4 times a day and go on a special diet. They did a sonogram and the baby is fine. She is not growing too much and hasn't been affected by this. It is usually diagnosed at the beginning of the 3rd trimester and fortunately it does usually go away after the baby is born, so that's a good thing. I nutritionist came over last night and brought my equipment and showed me how to test and then went over the diet with me. It is really healthy which is good. I am just so overwhelmed by all of this. Not only do I have to prick my finger 4 times a day and keep track of my numbers, I also have to follow this diet and eat every three hours and only eat certain things at each meal. No more sweets, juice, cereal, and only a little bit of fruit and milk in the afternoon or evening. I also have to write down everything I eat at each meal and how much of it. It is going to take a lot of planning. I also have to exercise 30 minutes a day so we will be walking in the evening. I hope I can keep up with it all! I guess I won't be having cake at my sisters reception. That will be tough.
So far my first 4 glucose levels have been in the normal range, so that's good. I think if I follow the diet I won't need medication so that's good news. I go back in 1 week with my numbers to discuss it with the doctor.
We have also decided to pull Savannah out of her daycare and go back to an in-home daycare center. First of all since I will be taking both girls to school in the morning I need them to both go to the same place. I would prefer a home daycare for Tabitha so that she has more attention than she would at a big daycare. Also, I think Savannah will actually get more 1 on 1 attention with learning too. We interviewed 3 people and have found someone that we really love. She has been doing this for 15 years and only keeps up to 6 kids at a time. She has room for both girls (Savannah now and Tabitha in August), so it is going to work out great. Her name is Mrs. Gretchen, and I just love her. I talked to all of her references and they couldn't say enough good things about her and how great she is with the kids. What also really stood out is that she is great with the parents too and they all say she is like a family member and that they love her as if she was. She bonds with the kids but also teaches them a lot. She also lives very close to us and is much less expensive, which is going to take a huge burden off of Dean. He has been stressing out about daycare.
So, we got 2 big things out of the way- The minivan and daycare. Our next big thing will be getting the house ready for baby. Our house is under contract until the end of June and I think we will leave it on the market, but start preparing to stay as well. We are going to get French doors and put them in our dining room and convert it to a bedroom for Nicholas. We will start that in May. Then his old room will become Tabitha's room which will be good because it is directly across from ours. Home Depot here we come!
Right now I am looking forward to next weekend when we get to go to Houston and see my family for my sister's reception. It is going to be a lot of fun!