Week Twenty-Nine

So let’s talk about these pants.  I don’t care that they’re crazy… they are a pregnant woman’s dream!  They are soooo cool and comfortable!  I got them from Target for around $8 (clearance) and since they aren’t maternity, I bought a size up. With the elastic waist line, they fit perfectly!  They even have pockets.  They are super long on me, but I wear them with wedges and I feel glamorous.

Back to our regularly scheduled pregnancy update!

Last week I had a bit of a scare when I got a call on Monday afternoon telling me I had failed my glucose screening test.  Yikes!  I knew in my head that between 15 and 20% of women fail the first test while only 2-5% actually have gestational diabetes, but I was still really worried!  I took the longer test the very next morning.  It was not fun at all to have to fast 10 hours, drink 100mg of dextrose in a 5 minute period, then have my blood drawn every hour for the next three hours (oh, also while still not eating or drinking anything).  But it was nice to sit and read by myself in a cool waiting room during that time!  Tad was able to take a sick day so he could watch the kids that morning.  Just a tip, if you have to do this test, try and get up and walk around every 10-15 minutes during each hour.  I did that because I knew it would help my body metabolize the sugar better!  Long story short, I passed the second test with no problems and I do not have gestational diabetes.

Baby Apricot has been very active lately, as is normal.  Every time a stranger talks to me about this pregnancy, they tell me they think this baby is a boy.  (For what it’s worth, I heard that a lot when I was pregnant with the girls too!)

I’ve been exercising for a few minutes every morning as well as doing back stretches, and I have not had any back pain this week!  I also haven’t had any heartburn.  I’m feeling great!

Thank you for following us on this journey to meeting our new baby!  Thirteen weeks to go!