Sugar High!

Baby H is already a prodigy! First, he passed all four of the pregnancy test with all pluses in February! Now, at 6 month gestation he passed his glucose test with flying colors! Good thing too. Could you imagine if I had to watch my sugar intake for the next few months?! And no ice cream? I would be one unhappy lady!

The Glucose Solution test wasn't as bad as I was expecting. It tasted like Triaminic cough syrup except instead of 1 teaspoon of it, it was a whole glass. YUM! About 20 minutes after drinking the solution baby was awake and very active, SUGAR HIGH!! Baby is growing well and the heart rate remains between 140-150 beats per minute.

Baby Gets the Hiccups!

Kyle was in CA for work and he called to check in on Simba, Baby and me. When he called I told him he woke up the baby...I could feel all kinds of movement. Maybe Baby H could hear her Dad on the phone? Then as we continued to talk I realized that my baby bump wasn't moving with random movement throughout its available space but rather in the same place in a rhythmic manner - the hiccups! I had read about it and heard other moms talk about it but this was a first for me and Baby H. And it lasted a while - almost 10 minutes. Kind of a crazy feeling. It really is a little person in there!

Pretty Toes

6 months pregnant already! This time really has been going by quickly. My baby bump has officially "popped". There is no hiding baby under clothes any longer.
Its popped so much that when I went to paint my toes the other day I realized - Woah! This isn't as easy as it once was. I was able to give myself an at home pedicure this time but I don't think I have much longer. Guess that means I'll just have to leave it to the professionals...unless Kyle wants to learn?

The Name Game

Naming a whole other person is a HUGE responsibility. Especially someone we haven't met yet. We don't know what Baby H looks like, or any of Baby's personality traits and we are suppose to select a suitable name for him or her?
My brother and sister in law lent us their baby naming book. This began the process. A list of 10 girl names and 10 boy names made our primary list - To sit on our fridge and eventually to be crossed off and dwindled down to the top three girl names and the top three boy names.
Side note: Boy names are waaay harder than girl names. Kyle and I agreed on girl names much faster.
We went back and forth on the "top threes" and have now made the lists even smaller. The first girl name is selected. Done. Agreed on and everything. The girls middle name is down to two candidates and as you can imagine Kyle and I are split down the middle on this one. For the boy name we have it down to two final first names but the middle name is selected and solid. I really think it might come down to a coin toss in the delivery room! And sorry! We aren't ready to share these names just yet...but soon! Only 125 more days until Baby H's due date:)