There are only a few weeks left until we meet little Tannalee Marie. We had an ultrasound on June 15 and at that time, I was 35 weeks and 5 days pregnant, but she was measuring 37 weeks and 4 days. Almost two weeks bigger. I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes and the doctor says that's why she is big. I have been put on 2.5mg of Glyburide that I take nightly and since it's controlled now, he's hoping her growth slows down. We have another ultrasound scheduled for July 6 to see how big she is. If, at that point, she is big, the doctor will probably decide to induce. He is already saying that he wants to deliver around 39 weeks, but I don't know if he is going by my due date of July 15th (LMP due date) or July 24th (8 weeks u/s due date). If he is going by the 15th, 39 weeks is only 2 days after the u/s, July 8th. If he is going by the 24th, the 17th would mark 39 weeks. But I honestly think she will be HUGE if we wait until the 17th. But we will know more on the 6th.
Caleb grew up in a house that loved animals and always had them around. Me, on the other hand, only had 1 cat, Amanda, which we only got to keep for a short period of time because we assumed my dad was allergic to cats. Turns out, it was from his semi tire accident. So from then on, all I had as "pets" was 2 goldfish, Mike and Eddy. Which died a few months after I got them. Since living with Caleb, I have had every pet you can name. From reptiles to rodents and cats to dogs. We still have TJ, she will be a lifelong member of our family. But since Janessa got rid of her bunny about a year ago, she has wanted to get another animal that is "just hers". So with her birthday money she got a gerbil. She named her Fancy and she is a cute little thing. She has a ball that she goes in once a day and roams around the house for exercise. It is adorable to see her zooming around. TJ was very curious about her when she first got here, but now she could care less. Janessa went to my parents house for 3 weeks and brought her with. My parents found her entertaining as well. But now they are back home and my parents always ask how Fancy is doing. THEN, last night Caleb and a couple of police officers raided a drug house and it was abandoned. But they left behind two little kittens, about 6 weeks. One was a male and one female. One police officer took the male and Caleb couldn't find it in his heart to leave the female behind. So he decided to take her home. Janessa instantly fell in love and between my husband and daughter, I couldn't say no. Janessa got to name her, and her name is Charlette. So we have a dog, gerbil and kitten. But they are all adorable in their own way.
June 12th we had family maternity pictures taken at JCPenny to remember the pregnancy and it has been long overdue for us to have pictures taken. We also got a pool to keep us cool during the hot Phoenix summers. I am posting pictures of both
The front of our house
View of the San Tan Mountains from the front of our house
Our new pool to keep us cool
Fancy the gerbil
Our new kitten Charlette
Me and Caleb making hearts on my belly
Janessa kissing her little sister
Janessa and Caleb
All 4 of us
After her first bath
With Meme
With Grandma
With Daddy
With Grandpa
Shortly after she was born
With her older sister
With mom right after she was born
Her birth weight
Her first picture
