Carrying Chase: I made it to my 3rd Trimester

I just started my 3rd trimester! I am 27 weeks pregnant and happy as a clam!

I must say that I secretly enjoyed every minute of my glucose screening test. I had been dreading it for weeks because I thought about how much it would stink to be told I have gestational diabetes. I can't imagine life without chocolate ice cream every night. Anyways, I woke up and ate egg whites and two pieces of wheat toast. About an hour later, I went to the Lab Corp in Bethesda. I walked in and the nice man at the front desk smiled and handed my the dreadful 50 grams of glucose in a fruit drink. He told me I had 5 minutes exactly to finish it off. Now, after everything I have ever heard about this drink, I was not looking forward to my first swig. I heard it is the sweetest, nastiest drink and it tastes like syrup. I took a deep breath and took my first sip. OMG! It was DELICIOUS! It was so tasty that I chugged it. I couldn't get enough of it! I was licking my lips for minutes after it was empty. It tasted like fruit punch gatorade. I swear, I could have drank a liter of it.

I handed my empty bottle to the nice man at the front desk and he escorted me to a private room with a leather recliner. He told me to relax for an hour and then they would do my bloodwork. (you have to wait the full hour for the glucose to enter your bloodstream). I brought a book with me and researched high chairs and baby mattresses.. It was so relaxing with the AC blowing on me. I remember Chase bouncing around in my belly the whole time from the insane amount of sugar I had just drank. I have never felt him kick like that!

I passed with a 96 and the cut of is 130, so I passed with flying colors! No gestational diabetes for this mama! But I found out that my iron was a tad bit low, so the doctor wants me to take iron supplements on top of my prenatal vitamin.

Other than that, I have no updates. I have to wait until my birthday (one more week) to see Chase. I am so excited to see how much he has grown. Especially since last month, we didn't get to see much because I got sick. I have my regular monthly OB check up next Thursday. Those appoinments are pretty uneventful. We basically just check my weight, blood pressure, and Chase's heart beat. I am not excited about seeing the numbers on the scale. WAIT until you see the size of my belly below! Brace yourselves, people! It's a big one!