Another year older, but not necessarily wiser

So...tomorrow is my birthday. I offer this not to receive any obligatory congrats or warm wishes (though they're heartily appreciated) but for the fact that I can't believe I'll be 36. Inside I still feel like the self-conscious, crazy 21 year old I was when I met A. How did I get to be an "adult?" When did this change take place? Even more importantly though, where did the years go? No idea....

As an early birthday gift to me, yesterday found me at the OB's office for a regular visit. The basics: lost one pound since my last visit two weeks ago (for a total gain so far of 24 pounds); urine negative for protein and sugar; BP 118/76; fundal height where it should be' baby's HB "lovely." Ah, but I also learned that I am now entering the 'critical zone'--that period of time in pg where if you're going to develop gestational diabetes, it will happen. This can be anywhere between now (24 weeks) and 28 weeks. So my used-to-be-every-four-week OB visits have now been bumped up to every two weeks. It seems they want to really monitor my urine--not to mention that I'm to continue faxing them my four-times-daily blood glucose readings twice weekly. But the upshot is that I got a bit of good news--an 'early' birthday present if you will--because of my risk for GD, I will be getting at least one more ultrasound (around 28 weeks) to make sure la principessa is still measuring where she should. Hallelujah--another u/s! 'cause lord knows I'm going through serious withdrawal, having not had one since the level II on Valentine's Day. Next up is my peri visit, March 28th.

Other than that, in honor of my entry into the world 36 years ago tomorrow, A and I will join some dear friends tonight for dinner at a local kid-friendly establishment (since all our friends reproduced some time ago and have children in tow). Then we will drive down to the Keys house for some R&R (okay, I'll get the R&R while A will get to do some home projects there, namely make sure a roof leak he fixed on our last visit two weeks ago took). Early evening Sunday will find us at my MIL's for birthday dinner. All in all, a big birthday weekend...not...and that's just fine by me.

Oh, but there is one more thing...typically every year for my birthday, I buy myself something fabulous ("fabulous" not necessarily meaning expensive but perhaps something that I've had in my sights for a while) but this year I am completely out of ideas and have seen nothing that's caught my eye recently. At the same time, I've been trying not to spend too much $ since we may actually have a third member of our family in a few months and well.... So, anyone have any suggestions? Buehler?