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16 Weeks - Lil' Avacado

I've nearly missed my 16 week update! Things are starting to fly by.

The answer is... Yes, I know the sex of the baby BUT.... No, I can't share just yet! The Rojek family is having a nice dinner out at "Chima" (all you can eat Brazilian meat place, yum!). This is to celebrate πŸŽ‰ Chris' Grandma Vicky coming down to LIVE here. So exciting! OH, and we will be doing a little gender reveal at dinner (which we will film or do pictures and I'll post something on here).

Can I just tell you how excited I am that she's moving down here?! Now I'll have a crafting buddy and more family to surround us! Now I have to work on some from my side of the family, haha. I doubt anyone would make the jump, but it can't hurt to try!

Oh, I forgot to mention, the NIPT came back negative and .01% for any of the markers. Baby is healthy!

I started the insulin at night for my fasting numbers and it really isn't so bad. The shot is painless (especially compared to the Lovenox which burns). I've had to dial up my dose to 34 units at bed to get my number below 85 in the morning. It has been helping all the rest of my numbers as well throughout the day, thankfully.

I guess that's it, I'll see you all sometime after Sunday with the "little" reveal. :) In the meantime, here's a few pictures of my growing baby bump.






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  1. Thanks for the update! It's so exciting. Can't wait to hear the gender. Sounds like you're handling things very well. Pics are beautiful.
    Take some pictures of you, Chris and family. Happy you're feeling good ! .....πŸ•ŠπŸŒΏπŸ˜Š

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