I'm already tired of winter, and it hasn't even technically started yet. The Engineer used the snow thrower 3 times last week ... the roads are still all crappy because they do such a poor job of snow removal here. So I am still inside on the treadmill - bleh.
I only ran 4 times last week and one of those runs was a pathetic 1.5 miles. I made the mistake of thinking that I could run at lunch, only an hour after eating a piece of cake. That didn't feel so good, so I stopped early. On the plus side, I did manage to run 5 miles on the treadmill on Saturday - with only one break.
I had my glucose tolerance test on Thursday. The drink tasted like concentrated Sprite, so it wasn't completely horrible. A lot of places use an orange flavor, which would probably be really gross. I felt kind of crappy after taking the test, but that probably had more to do with having run 3 miles on an empty stomach and then only eating a piece of cheese than the actual test. I didn't have to fast, but they said to avoid sugar. Sugar's in everything - even fruit counts as sugar. But after the hour, my blood sugar level was 124 so I passed. My diabetic brother told me that for normal people, that wasn't a very good level ... I think he said it would be considered pre-diabetic. But for pregnant women, under 140 is good. They checked my iron levels at the same time, and mine was 11.something. Normally that would be considered anemic, but I was told that with the increased blood volume it's okay - but trying to add iron through my diet wouldn't be a bad idea. So I'm glad to have dodged the bullets of iron pills and the 3-hour test. I really wanted to avoid a gestational diabetes diagnosis because a lot of places require that you be on an IV during labor and I am very anti-IV since that can restrict your being able to move around. I don't know how much I'll want to move around, but I want that option. Now the next obstacle is the Group B Strep test.
My belly has definitely popped ... I think it's going to start resembling a basketball at some point.
I hate my internet at work as pictures from some sites don't come through so I'll have to look at home...can't wait to see it. :)
Sounds like so much fun being pg...very sarcastic there...glad the tests came back in the right way though.
I had to go through the damn 3 hour test after passing out during my 16 week in the grocery store due to low blood sugar. You are so lucky to avoid it. I had gestational diabetes during my last pregnancy. I think I had it during my 1st one as well. As for the IV myth, that's not completely true - at least from what I heard. I still had one because I had a c-section.
Good luck during the rest of the term.