I have no idea what's going on...

Please disregard my previous post.  It turns out that the results from my 3 hour fasting glucose tolerance test were low (which is what the receptionist at my OB's office told me).  What she failed to mention is that they were probably too low.  Did I receive a call from the OB or her nurse?  No, why would they do that?  The result:  A trip to the emergency room!  Originally, I thought I was having a heart attack (pains in my chest, nausea, fever, cold sweat, all-over uncomfortable feeling).  So, I called the maternity ward.  The nurse told me that it is probably a cardiac problem brought on by the pregnancy, and to go to the ER.  Josh took me in and they hooked me up to the heart monitor for a while...but no one believed me that it was my heart.  That's probably because it wasn't...well, not technically.  Apparently, my blood sugar is getting too low after fasting all night long.  Then, when I eat in the morning, my body has to work really hard (this is where the heart comes in) to regulate my blood sugar.  That's why I've been feeling "weird" every morning about an hour and 15 minutes after eating breakfast!  I just happened to fast for longer than normal from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning and have a more sugary breakfast than I usually do.  It hit me like a ton of bricks.  I have my next appointment on Thursday.  Until then, I will be making sure I eat something every few hours and trying to maintain a good blood sugar level.  Can anyone say: GESTATIONAL DIABETES???  (Plus, as an added bonus, the ER doc told me that this is a sign that I will probably be diabetic in 20 years).  Yippee!

Lookin' good!

After 16 hours of fasting and 4 needle holes, my blood sugar levels look "pretty low" according to the receptionist at Onukogu's office.  Let's hope she's right...actually, I'm counting on it.  Next appt.: 2/26.

And it begins...

Besides the little bit of morning sickness and some sinus issues, all has been well.  That's over...

The third trimester brought with it bad blood and more hormones!!!  My 28 week appointment was the most eventful so far.  I found out that I'm anemic, my glucose tolerance is abnormal, and I am RH negative (already knew that).  However, each of those results means I have to take iron (expeinsive pharmacy iron),  go through another fasting glucose screening test (for three hours on my day off at 6:45 AM), and get a very painful shot in my arm (just in case).  The raging hormones are causing me to have more rage than ever.  Hopefully my blood pressure won't be the next to go bad.  It was perfect yesterday, but my weight...that's another story.  I gained 6.5 lbs. in 2 weeks, and that means I have hit the 20 lb. mark!!!  I was hoping that wouldn't happen quite yet.  Looks like she's gonna be a big girl.

Inconvenient Debt

I love Glen Beck...especially when he makes fun of Al Gore.

Getting there...

Yesterday, Mom and I finished painting the circles and painted some canvas squares to match the bedding. Josh helped me measure and hang them this afternoon. The look is really starting to come together, although we still need to do a few other things (and fill up the room with furniture and such. Also included is a picture of me at about 28 weeks. Today marks the first day of my 3rd trimester....yay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only 85 days to go (until the due date. But really, who knows?). In the meantime, Josh has been working on the attic, and it is really coming along, too. I hope to put together some sort of montage in the future when it is finished. Have a great week, everyone!