28 week appointment - Glucose Victory!!!

On May 12th we went to our 28 week appointment. Carrie had a meeting that morning and used all her strength to not eat a doughnut or anything else sugary because she knew she was going to be tested for gestational diabetes at the appointment. She wasn't told to fast or anything but she figured it couldn't hurt to avoid sugar!!!

The first thing Carrie had to do when we showed up for the appointment was to drink a super sugary drink (she chose lemon-lime per a coworker's recommendation). It was served in a regular sized styrofoam cup so she didn't have to drink too much. She wouldn't have wanted to drink any more but could handle the amount she was given. We were then sent to see Nurse Joan for an hour while Carrie's body worked on the sugary drink.

Nurse Joan measured the bump - it was 30 cm so still on the bigger side but still no big deal. She was showing Kirk how tough the uterine wall was and the baby kicked her! Baby K. was either saying hello or telling her to stop bugging her! Nurse Joan called her a little tsunami because Carrie's belly was just rolling. All in all the baby is doing great - heart rate and activity are just perfect!

When the hour was up, Carrie was relieved to find out that she passed the glucose test with flying colors! Hoorah!

Now our appointments are every two weeks - time is just flying by so fast!!!