Tuesday TESTday

This morning I had my one hour Glucose Tolerance Test, where they draw blood to see how well my body processes sugar (glucose). The results of the test should be available within a day or two. While weight gain, cravings, and hormonal shifts are all normal during pregnancy, it is important to maintain healthy glucose levels. Apparently if the test results report that my glucose levels are too high, I may have the potential to develop gestational diabetes. I sure hope that's not the case!

In order to prep for the test, I was given an orange beverage at my last appointment back in February. My instructions were to finish the entire bottle within 5 minutes and be done by exactly 8:15 this morning. I followed my instructions to a tee and finished the beverage by 8:15 on the dot!

Chickie's heartbeat today was a little lower than the last two appointments, but still above 140 (if that means anything!) and still strong at 145 bmp. As the doctor was searching for the heartbeat, she felt some solid kicks coming from within. Someone was sure awake and ready to go ;)