Chunky monkey

Had our biweekly appointment at maternal fetal medicine today AND did my gestational diabetes test at the hospital.

We got to see Dr. Lim who we hadn't seen in 6 weeks. He was very happy with my cerix and I go back in 2 weeks. He said to keep doing what I'm doing aka nothing, but that once I hit 32 weeks I can start to move around the house a little more and maybe even go to a movie! I told him Harry Potter better still be playing because I really want to see it in the theater!

Dr. Lim also said, based on the baby's measurements and increases in weight, that she is on track to be a 9lb or 9.5lb baby...possibly even 10lbs if I go full term. Hmmmmm...well, considering I didn't even think we'd get this far I'll take a giant baby. She is measuring 2 weeks bigger at this point.

Although I also did my glucose tolerance test at the hospital today. I was extremely nervous as everything I read on Babycenter from other mom's talked about how gross it was, how they threw up, and on and on. I throw up on a good day so I didn't have high expectations of keeping some orange syrupy drink down.

Paul wheeled me around the hospital in my wheelchair and the lab brought out what looked like a small water bottle. He told me I had 5 minutes to drink it. It was lemon lime flavor and actually not that bad. It sort of tasted like melted popsicle (you know that sweetness). I finished it in 5 minutes and didn't throw up and an hour later got my blood tested. I will hopefully found out the results tomorrow (although I'm sort of worried since our baby is giant but GD seems to just mean I'll need to watch my diet which I should be doing anyway and not eating like the gluttonous pig I have been). The only thing is that I've had a headache since drinking that stuff, but the lab tech was not concerned.

Then we wanted to stop by Target and look at a crib that was onsale. I felt pretty good so I went into the store with Paul. Rest assured I was prepared to use one of those electric scooters, but Target also has wheelchairs. Seeing as its my new fave form of transportation I opted for Paul to push me around Target in a wheelchair. We ended up buying a Graco Lauren crib that came with a changing table included! It wasn't the crib I originally wanted, but the price was too good and it actually got a higher rating by Bargain Baby than the crib I wanted so we went with it.

So this weekend Paul will paint the nursery and put the furniture together. My crib bedding set should come this week sometime and maybe we'll go get the mattress this weekend. Target also has a rug I want and we'll get a glider and ottoman for the room as well as a dresser.

I'll say Happy Thanksgiving, but I'm sure I'll be blogging again before then.