I feel like November just got here...and now it's pretty much December. This whole year seemed to fly by.
I closed down my photography business for the months of Nov-April. I'm starting up again in May but I really need to get ready for this baby and it's getting pretty cold out. It's nice to have a break but I miss taking pictures and meeting new people almost every night.

I got my results from my 3-hour glucose test and it's not as good as they want. So my doctor diagnosed me with Gestational Diabetes. I had to go to the diabetic educator and dietitian on the 11th. So I learned that I pretty much can't eat the good stuff (Grains, Fruits, some Veggies, Dairy and Sugar). At least I can eat some... just in moderation. It's really hard to change your whole diet when you are pregnant. I'm hungry all the time and sometimes just want to eat and not worry about how many carbs are in it. The really sad part is Thanksgiving and Christmas are filled with delicious carbs and treats.
If you have gestational diabetes their biggest concern is how large the baby is getting. So I now have to go in for ultrasounds every 3 weeks. Yesterday was my last one and our little girl was measuring 2 weeks early and 4 pounds already. I have less than 9 weeks until my induction date, so that's not good. I will probably have to get on medication next week after I have my doctors appointment.


I turned 25 on the 12th. It wasn't anything too exciting except that my sister from Idaho came to visit me for a whole week! My mom was up that night too and we had tacos and pumpkin bars. It was a lot of fun. The week my sister was here we traveled a lot. We went to Minot twice, Bismarck, and Watford. I showed her my favorite places to eat and all the fun stuff we can do in North Dakota. It was really sad when she got on the train to leave. I cried and Kamille was so sad too. She wanted to get on the train with her. My sister and I used to be enemies growing up. I remember doing anything in my power to make her angry (It's what little sisters do best). But now we are best friends. I miss and love her everyday. She is probably the only one I can talk to about anything in my life. I'm so glad I get to be her little sister.


Kamille has been doing good. She has so much energy and is happy all the time (except when we take family pictures). She is over 30 pounds now and it's really hard for me to carry her being 30 weeks pregnant, but I do what I can. Her favorite movies are Zootopia (she calls it bunny) and Frozen (Ana and Elsa). She loves to draw and color and she loves getting stickers. Her favorite food is salad (which is so crazy for a 2 year old) and she likes rice and noodles. She eats so well and I can't complain. I'm glad I don't have a picky eater on my hands yet.


Devin's brother Derek and his nephew Ethan came up for a weekend. Devin had work so we couldn't spend much time with them. But one night, his family came up and spent the evening with us. It was nice to see Kamille and Ethan play and fight over toys and just see the family almost all together with a relaxed evening in our home that we have been trying so hard to make feel comfortable.

Coming up for the rest of November we have Thanksgiving dinner with Devin's family in Williston and then we get to spend Friday with my family (Jacob & Danette and Justin & Brookelynn came up). On Saturday we finally get to put in our new dining room floor!!!! I'm so excited to get rid of the carpet. It's going to be so nice not vacuuming up food anymore.  Then one more doctor appointment and we are  into December. :)
I hope everyone has a fabulous Thansgiving filled with laughs, family, and good food! (and eat a slice of pie for me...because I can't)

God be with you,
Kaylynn Jackson