Had my 3 hour Glucose Test

Tuesday night Kevin and I had dinner, and I ate my required candy bar to get ready for my test Wednesday. We ate kinda late, and by 8pm I was still full. So 8:30pm came around and I decided to get ready for bed, because I was SO tired. Well I woke up later STARVING!!!!!! So I had decided to go and grab a snack, but when I looked at the clock it said it was 2AM. NNOOOOOO!!!!! I passed the midnight mark. I could not eat or drink anything. I was SO upset. So I ended up falling back asleep, and woke up about 6:30am to get ready to leave. I did pack some fruit for after the test, then headed out to leave. It took me forever to clean my car off, the snow was horrible, and the roads were still really bad, so it took me awhile to get to my moms, to pick her up. After battling the bad roads and drivers, I made it to the doctors right on time (8:15am) for my 3hr glucose test. After I got there, she took me in the back drew blood, and then gave me my drink. I got the orange this time. When I started drinking it, I was thinking, "Hey this is not half bad, I can deal with this" Well after I was more than half way done with the glass she fills the glass back up. I was shocked. She said because it was for 3 hrs you have to drink double. I had the hardest time drinking the rest of it. My tummy was SO hungry, and it was just horrible getting it down. The nurse was great, she just kept talking to me, to keep my mind off drinking that nasty, thick, sugary drink. But I finally did get it all down. (And hey I DID NOT burp~YAY!!!!) I went back out to the waiting room, and after about 30 min, they called me in for my normal check up appt. I got to see Dr. Goyert. He is their high risk pregnancy doctor. And he was the last DR I needed to see. Now I have met all the DR's, and they are all great. He started out by saying he thinks I will pass this test, but if for some reason I don't then they will have to change my diet. I can still have a healthy prenancy and baby. After we talked he started checking everything, and everything is great. I am measuring right on schedule, my weight has stayed the same (only a 4 pound gain since becoming PG), and the baby's HB was awesome. The doctor told me that if I don't hear from them Thursday then I passed the test. Well Thursday came and NO call. BUT, I am not going to get excited until Monday. ya never know, labs could be slow. I do have a great feeling I passed.
Mom and I played cards in the waiting room to pass the time. Finally the test was over. I was SO happy, cause I was STARVING!!!! As soon as we got in the car, I opened the fruit I brought and starting chowing. We decided to go to Ponderosa after the appt. and once we got there, I just started shoving my face. I ate SO much, but I didn't care. I finally was full. What a great feeling~lol Well I am glad this day is over. I got through it, and its done. Now I am just hoping I do not receive any phone calls from them.

Bummer

I am SO bummed out. The doctors office called and they want me to take the 3 hr glucose test, since I failed the 1hr test. She said my sugar was too high. I can't believe it. I really don't want to go through that again. She did say that it may not mean anything, thats why they have to do the long one. I did request the orange drink this time. I told her I can't drink that nasty lemon-lime crap again. She said she thinks they have the orange, and that she will put my name on it, and if they don't have anymore she would order me some. So that was really nice of her. My appt is next Wednesday 03/05. I have to been there by 8:15am. Which means I had to take a day off work (un-paid) I also have to fast after midnight. Which is not a big deal since I will be sleeping. And for 3 days before I have to keep my normal diet, but add one of 3 items: 1) 2 pieces of bread 2) piece of cake or 3)candy bar. I can also bring a snack and water to the appt, but can only have a lil bit of it. At least I can have something small in my tummy. I also was allowed to move my appt time to the morning, so I don't have to go back later in the day. And I also get to meet the last doctor I have not seen yet, which is good, cause I want to know all of them, since I will not know who will be on call come D day. Well I will keep you posted on how it goes. A boring 3 hrs in a docs office.

Doctors Appointment

I had my glucose test done. But it was really embarassing. We got to the office and after I signed in they brought out the drink. It was lemon lime. (Yuck) So as I started drinking it, and Kevin was like "Chug it, come on you can slam that down" I kept telling him that I couldnt it was so sweet and gross. Plus it was hard cause the lobby was full and the nurse was staring at me, so she can start my time. (It puts a lot of pressure on me) So finally there was a lil bit left and I decided to down it. Well right after I swallowed it, I needed to cough. (I have a bad cold) Well instead of coughing I let out this LOUD belch. It was so gross and embarrasing. Kevin is cracking up, and everyone was just staring at me. And the nurse thought I was going to throw up on her. I laughed it off, but I was so embarrased I just wanted to run and hide.

Now more than ever I pray that I pass the test. I DO NOT want to go through that again. And if I do, they are putting me in a room when I have to drink that crap. Keep your fingers cross, I do not have to take it again.

I was SO happy that they called me to the back for my appt. I couldnt stay out there much longer. So we go into the back and they weighed me. (It was the same as last month, which means I have only gained about 2-3 lbs since becoming PG) They took my BP which was good (124/80) We met another docotor today and his name was Dr. Al-Jerdi. He was super nice. I really liked him. He measured my belly and he said I am right on track. Then we got to hear peanuts heartbeat. He found it right away. Peanuts HB was at 146bpm. I never get tired of hearing that, it sounds SO sweet.

He then advised us that our appts are now going to be every 2 weeks. I was shocked. EVERY 2 WEEKS!!!!!!! That means time is really winding down. YIKES!!!! I am SO not ready for this. So my next appt is March 5th.

Kevin's Turn

As of today Kevin had not felt peanut move. But tonight that all changed. We were watching TV and peanut started moving around. Well I had Kevin come over and put his hands on my belly to feel it, and of course Peanut stopped. So we went back to watching TV, and then peanut started up again. Kevin came back over and put his hands on my belly. Well seconds later peanut gave his/her daddy a HUGE kick. Kevin not only felt it, but seen the kicks. His eyes got SO wide and he was so excited. We sat there for a few minutes and peanut was going to town. Then Kevin blurts out "WOW he is really kicking you" I said I know, this is how it feels ALL day long.

I am so glad Kevin finally got to feel, and see it. And of course its only going to get worse and harder~lol I am just amazed!!!!! Below is a lil blog Kevin posted on his myspace page, so I thought I would also post it here.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
peanut kicks Current mood: excited

Well tonight for the first time i finally got to feel peanut kick. He/she kicks hard- i feel sorry for stacey for the next few months! I do have to say it was the coolest thing ever to feel it, next to hearing the heartbeat and seeing the picture. Im so excited i cant wait.

Yup! Felt movement

So I know I said Saturday I really believe I can feel the baby moving with my hand. Well I have just confirmed it. I was sitting here at work and felt the baby kicking so I put my hand over the spot and sure enough I felt the baby kick. I just started to cry. I am so excited I can now feel it with my hands. I can't wait for Kevin to feel it.

I seen it!!!

I was on the couch watching TV, and peanut was being very active. I could feel the kicks really good. So I decided to check and see if I could see the movement. I pulled my shirt up and with 30 seconds, I seen the kick. It was the most amazing yet the most freaky thing I have seen. Of course I started to cry. Feeling and seeing the movements change everything. I love it!!!!

Kevin heard the heartbeat

I had read earlier in the day that at 25 wks if someone puts their ear against my belly you can hear the heartbeat. I thought it sounded nuts, since I never heard of that before. So last night I had Kevin try it. He layed his head on my belly and started to listen. After about a minute or so, he said I hear your stomach grumbling. **I laughed** I said "Keep listening" So he tried it again and asked if it would sound like the doppler heartbeat does, and I said yes. All of a sudden his eyes got real wide, he looks up and says "I can hear it" I thought that was very exciting. So now I have a feeling that every night before bed he is going to be listening to his peanut.