back to the doctor

yesterday was a fun doctor-day for me. i started off with my glucose screening at a lab office. all i had to do was drink some glucose, wait an hour, then get some blood drawn. the glucose was an artificially-orange flavored "drink" that tasted nasty and left a terrible taste in my mouth. it didn't help that sweet stuff has been giving me heartburn (and this stuff was a whole new definition of sweet). after a few minutes, distaste turned to nausea, but although i couldn't drink any water, i was allowed to rinse my mouth out, which helped tremendously. i spent the hour working on my knitting project: a sleep sack for the little one. (i really hope it turns out well and plan to bring the baby home in it.) 3 vials of blood later, i was out the door and off to my doctor's appointment.

i arrived 20 minutes early and man, did it pay off. i was in and out and on the bus back to work in 35 minutes flat: a world record, if you ask me. i met with a different doctor this time, as my usual doctor's office is a group practice and any one of the group's doctors may end up delivering my child. she was very nice and had helpful answers to my usual round of questions i present at my appointments. baby's heartbeat sounded good, blood pressure and urine sample was good. even my weight was ok: in the 2 weeks since my last appointment, i only gained 1 pound. at this point i should be gaining about a pound a week, but it looks like with my increased work outs, the baby's weight gain was half off-set by my own weight loss. i was pretty excited.

with my belly finally starting to feel "in the way" and kinda heavy, i'm glad i've found the energy to work out more regularly. it's helped my energy and general ability to get around and i feel good. the challenge will be to keep up with it after camping and beyond, as i continue to expand!!

i am SUPER excited for camping this weekend. we're almost packed, have a few things left to pick up and we're off. i know i'll probably spend more time in the hammock this year than i usually do, but i still can't wait. i'm sure gibson will love it, though he probably wont' love us leaving him to go fishing. we'll have to cross that bridge when we get to it. i'm just going to focus on relaxing, taking pictures and working on my knitting projects. i hope mother nature keeps the rain to a minimum, but otherwise i'm ready for anything!