Surprise!!

Hello everyone!

          It's been a whole year since the last post, and for that I am sorry. This last year (more or less) there have been quite a few changes in my life. Not only with my PKU.
           First with the Kuvan trial. I believe you all know that I did the Kuvan trial last year and discovered that I am a responder. I went from being able to eat 12 grams of natural protein with levels in the 400s ml/dl... to being able to eat 30 grams of natural protein with levels in the 120s. That was quite a shock to me and my lifestyle!
           Second of all, which I didn't announce on here to all my readers... I got PREGNANT!!! My husband and I found out in the beginning of July. Shortly after that, we had our first appointment with my midwife. She did an ultrasound to make sure I didn't have a false positive. We discovered I was indeed pregnant and at the time of the appointment I was 6 weeks along! Both my husband and I were over the moon!!
          I was beyond nervous to be pregnant. I was always worried about my levels spiking without my knowledge and I would miscarry. I had to keep in mind that I was being watched very carefully by my specialist. I was doing blood spots twice a week. As I got farther along my body decided to handle more protein!!
         We found out in early November that we were expecting a little girl!! We had been told 6 weeks earlier that there was a 70% chance that we were having a boy. We were told that it was still VERY early to tell for sure (so I couldn't go shopping yet). My husband and I didn't care what we had. We kept saying whatever God decided to give us was wonderful. I wanted to know as soon as possible because being the girl that I am.... I WANTED TO GO SHOPPING!!!!
         Now, I am currently 39 weeks along. Our little girl is due to be born soon! I can't wait to see what she looks like, how much she weighs, how tall she is, and if she has PKU or not. And of course I will post all of the details.

Until next time,
Phe