Sweet, Sweet Success

On Wednesday, April 8, I had my glucose screening for gestational diabetes.

I woke up and didn't eat breakfast (if you've read my blog at all, you know that food is a vital part of my mood) because I wasn't allowed to. Then I got dressed, and prepared myself to drink a really disgusting fruit-punch- flavored sugary drink in 5 minutes.

FIVE minutes. That is NOT a long time. I'm more of a sipper, if you will. But I was not afforded that luxury. I had to chug this drink, which basically put more sugar into my body than I'd had over the last 2 days. It made me gag. It made my body shake. It nearly made me sick.

Handsome Hubbin paints my toenails.

Anyways, I arrived at our appointment, was weighed and had my blood pressure checked like always, then shoo'd into the restroom to provide a urine sample to check for protein (a sign of pre-eclampsia). By the way.. it's getting harder to provide this urine sample. I know my body down there hasn't changed in, like, 26 years. But that doesn't make it any easier to hold a small cup down there out of sight now- and try to pee in it.

After that, they came and took my blood. This is never something I am okay with. I find it to be rude, and it's painful, and I'm so, so, so scared. We continued with the remainder of our appointment, where the nurse listened to Hugo's heartbeat (149 bpm!), and our doctor came in and measured the uterine height, as well as answered our (many, many) questions. 

We were told that we'd find out the next day via a call, or a lack of a call, if I needed to come in for more tests, or if I passed.

27 Week Bump and a maxi skirt that I

finally don't need a safety pin to hold up.

I waited all day and never got a call. Then, so as not to get too excited, I waited all the next day and still never got a call. I think it's safe to say, I do not have gestational diabetes!

In other news around the world, my hand-me-down sewing machine has finally been fixed, so after a hiatus of almost a month, I'm finally back to work on Hugo's quilt. Oh, have I not mentioned that I'm attempting to make Hugo a quilt? Here's a general layout. I colored in the top half of the background so I'd be able to better visualize how it would look when all put together. I haven't picked the fabric for the bottom half yet, and thus, no coloring.

It's actually turning out pretty well so far, considering I've never sewn anything aside from a "sit-upon" in Girl Scouts in elementary school.

Puppykins has recently been promoted to sleeping freely in our room, as opposed to in her house. She curls up into a sweet little ball on my side of the bed. She gets up with me and follows me to the restroom in the middle of the night. Presumably to keep me company?

Don't mind the socks.

Work has been pretty good lately too. After my sleep-at-work-three-times-over-the-course-of-a-month saga, I've received two awards. One from the company I work for, Arcata, and one from the Head Honcho. The Big Cheese. NASA itself has awarded me with a "Paving the Yellow Brick Road" award, to signify the dedication it takes to run the International Space Station. The actual award is kind of silly, but the thought is very nice.

The Arcata award, with my NASA superiors, my Teledyne superiors,

and a coworker who also got the award. Also, I'm very short.

That's me actually getting my Yellow Brick. Which is wooden.

And painted. And colored on, sort of like a small child would do. 

And also has a heart-shaped sticker.

How far along?- 28 weeks! That's 7 whole months for those who aren't so good with math.
Total weight gain?- 19 pounds!
Symptoms?- Heartburn and constant mind-bending itchiness. Like, can't-focus-on-anything itchiness. I can only slather so much lotion on my body before I'm just slippery!

Maternity Clothes?- Yep. Today, though, I'm wearing a non-maternity shirt. And one of my favorite dresses lately isn't maternity.
 Sleep? - Except for the peeing, and the hip pain when I try to roll over, I'm sleeping very well.

 PEAK of the week? - Getting back to work on Hugo's quilt! Going to the Melting Pot with Hubs to celebrate my NASA award and getting two cheese courses instead of an entree or dessert! The most amazing bath I took last night! Hubs spending like 10 minutes just scratching my back (he also scratched my ankle and toes, and it felt amazing...)! Not having gestational diabetes! 

 Pit of the week? - The girl who cut me off three times, then almost side-swiped me earlier this week. Here's my PSA for the week: If you're texting, YOU ARE NOT DRIVING. Pick one, for the safety of everyone else- even if you don't care about your own safety.

 Missing anything? - The ability to sit up. I love laying down in the warm bubble bath, but sitting up is a bit difficult. 

 Food Cravings - Ice cold water, Rocket Pops (also called "Bomb Pops" popsicles), anything Hubs grills for dinner.

 Anything making you feel sick or queezy? Pizza, still. And Hubs and I walked into a cigar shop yesterday (I didn't go in the smoky part), and the smell instantly overwhelmed me and I felt nauseous.

 Happy or Moody? Happy, except for that food thing, still.

 Looking forward to? - A week from tomorrow we have our first baby shower!! I'm so excited to feel all the love our sweet baby boy already has. (Also next week I get to meet a new astronaut!)

Upcoming Events?- Baby shower next week, a 5K next week, meeting with my HR rep next week, and my mom is coming to visit next week. Big week!

 A few maternity pictures!