G.D.

LOL, no that doesn't stand for what you are thinking. It stands for Gestational Diabetes...which I dont have YAY! 3 weeks ago I had to take the standard glucose test for GD and a couple days later I got the call saying that my levels were out of range and that I could possibly have GD. FANTASTIC! So we set up an appointment to do the long drawn out 4 hour test. So last Friday poor baby Emily and I headed off to the dr's office for a long wait. We were armed with so many magazines I thought for sure that we would be fine. We get there and they draw my blood (#1 stick) and then I get to drink the glucose solution (YUM YUM!) it was foul to say the very least. One hour passes and we had actually survived the boredom with cosmo, glamour and a host of teeny magazines for Emily. They draw my blood again (stick #2) and this time that horrible cow left quite the bruise on my forearm (the only place she could get a good stick). So Em and I decide we are going to venture off to the nursery in the hospital to see the babies (just because we were sick of sitting in the uncomfortable waiting room chairs). We get up to the second floor of the hospital and the nursery was no where to be found. Em was quite upset by this as she wanted so badly to see the babies. I find this all too comforting so that random people can not just come "look" at my baby when she does get here. So we find a couch in the hospital waiting room and wait for the next hour to pass. Then back up to the dr office for more blood to be drawn (stick #3) and yet another bruise, I was really starting to hate the woman taking my blood! Ok Em only one more hour, lets go sit on the comfy couch again. We were mistaken to think the last hour would go by quickly, this hour seemed to take an eternity. 5 minutes until 11:45 (blood taking time) and Em and I jump up and quickly walk (me run - no way jose) to the dr's office for the fourth and final stick. THANK GOODNESS!!!! Did I mention I was unable to eat or drink after midnight the night before???? This included TUMS which I can not go a night without taking at least 5 of these damn things due to the outrageous heart burn that this baby gives me. So as you can imagine Em and I are starving!
Fast forward to one week later (that would be today) curiosity had gotten the best of me. I wanted to know the results already. Prior to today I had told myself that when they dr's office called I was going to wait a day to call them back just so that I could suck down my last bit of sugar before they gave me the bad news, as I was certain I had GD. However I could no longer wait, I didnt want to be hurting myself or Katie any longer if this was in fact our diagnosis. The nurse did not have the results so she would have to call me back...yea big surprise there! 2 hours later she calls back - the results are NO GD! YIPPPPPPPEEEEEEEE!!!! This sweet baby and I are FINE!!!! Such great news to my ears! I hated to think that she too would be a whopper at birth (Taylor weighed 9.5 and Emily was 9.12). So anywho, that is my update for now. I will be back soon with pics from the baby shower which is in one week and Khristyna and I have tons of shopping for today! HAVE A GREAT ONE! WE LOVE YOU!