Church Baby Shower - September 19, 2009

Darren and I were truly blessed at the church shower. We were expecting a handful of people to come and found close to 100 people there!! By the end of the shower the sheet cake made to feed up to 100 people was all gone and some didn't even get cake. Beth and I ended up spliting a piece of cake. We opened present after present and after it was all done we realized that 1 1/2 hours had passed!!! We ended up having to use a microphone so that everyone could hear what the present was and who brought it. Darren and I were so excited that the Lord has blessed us with such a loving, supportive church family. Daylen will be nicely dressed and will not be lacking in anything. We had a good time. Daylen's closet is full and all the drawers and baskets are full. There are still things in the living room that haven't been put up due to lack of space. I posted mostly pictures of the gifts at home rather than at the shower. When Darren and I got home Beth helped sort through all the gifts. Afterwards we looked over all the piles and laughed that our living room looked like a garage sale.

Lemons Family Baby Shower - September 18, 2009

Darren's cousins, Shannon and Kristi hosted our family baby shower at Dianne's house. We had close to 30 people there. It was a great time of fellowship with our loved ones. We had some laughs and some tears. It was a very memorable night!!!

Dianne bought this car for Brandon. Brandon told her before he died that Darren's son needed to have a car. It was the most emotional gift received.

My Mom quilted a sports blanket and pillow for Daylen.

Me at 32 weeks pregnant at the shower.

The guests playing, "How big is the belly?" Darren was the winner, naturally.

The cake that Sherill made for the shower.

Darren and me at the family shower.



After the shower.

More presents after the shower.

Diabetes Test Update

Dr. Light discussed the test results with me from my 3 hour glucose diabetes test. According to the results I "passed" the diabetes test. However, it was by one point. She said that if I was to take the test again I would probably fail it, so she wants to treat me as a gestational diabetes patient. I have to meet with their dietican to develop a modified diet plan. I go next Tuesday. In the meantime, she wants me to check my blood glucose levels on a monitoring system once a week. Darren has been doing really good at making sure I am not eating or drinking any sugar until we meet with the dietican. With all the people in our family with diabetes I know I will have many resources to help ensure Daylen is okay.

Week 30 & 31 (Sept. 1 - 14)

Daylen is still growing bigger and bigger each day. On the day this picture of Daylen was taken I was undergoing a 3 hour diabetes test. Between the tests I went for a sonogram. The reason for this sonogram was because the week before Dr. Light decided that he was going to be a big baby. She wasn't sure how big, so she wanted a sonogram to give her a better estimate. This is Daylen at 30 weeks. It is a picture of the right side of his face. As you can tell he has a full cheek and he is rather big. The sonogram technician estimated that if I carry him full term he will weigh about 9 lbs. 3 oz!! So she said he is going to be a big baby.

Darren and I went back to the doctor this week for my 31 week check up. Dr. Light was pleased with the sonogram because she got a better understanding of what size baby we will be having. According to Dr. Light, Daylen is in the 95th percentile meaning that he is already bigger than most babies at this time. She is estimating that he will be between 9 and 12 lbs!!! She isn't expecting him any smaller than 9 lbs. When she measured my uterus I measured 39 inches! I'm supposed to only be measuring 31 inches since I am 31 weeks. Daylen doubled in size again since the last time! She used the term "gynomorous" to describe what size baby he will be. We asked her if there is a chance she'll take him early so that he doesn't come out weighing 20 lbs. She said she isn't planning on taking him any earlier than 39 weeks unless I develop medical problems. So, she is expecting me to carry him 1 week before full term to ensure his lungs developed. I don't know where else he is going to go in my belly. I guess I will just look like I am having triplets. She said that I am headed towards a C-section and then asked if I had an objection. I explained to her that if he was going to weigh over 9 lbs. there was no way I was going to have him naturally. So in 5 weeks when I am 36 weeks, I have to have another sonogram that is administered by a doctor rather than a technician. The doctor has better equipment that will help determine he closest due date and his actual size. Right now I think he is over 5 lbs. He is going to be a very healthy (chunky) baby. If anyone is wanting to buy us diapers or clothes, you won't be able to buy newborn or premie sizes because he has already passed those sizes. If he is able to wear them it will only be for about a week. Darren is joking that I will deliver a toddler and he'll come out walking. I'm glad he finds this humorous. He did say that now instead of an NBA star, he is going to have an NFL star. We'll just have to wait and see.