Sugar Mama

At 27 weeks, now was the time to get the famously awful glucose test - for which now I know why it's famously awful. For those that don't know what this is, it's a test for gestational diabetes, which I've read between 2 and 5 percent of pregnant women get. 

I went in for my test at 8am this morning, after eating a slice of whole wheat toast and scrambled eggs, per the midwife's orders. I didn't know what to expect, as at that point in time, I hadn't heard much about the test and hadn't done any research. I went in, drank a highly concentrated sugar solution (basically tasted liked concentrated Kool-Aid, so not ideal, but palatable), read a book for an hour and then took blood samples and I was free to go home. 

During the hour of reading, I felt like I was on a bit of a sugar high, but nothing crazy. And when I got home, I thought everything was fine. I even tweeted that that was the case. Until then, the weirdest thing that had happened was that the baby was going CRAZY. It was moving around, punching/kicking, having what I think might have been hiccups, and moved for about 4 hours straight. The poor thing was probably on a major sugar high, but I always like to feel the baby move so I didn't stop to think about it much.

Then the crash happened. And oh my, did I crash. I went from feeling fine to super nauseous and tired with a terrible headache. I tried to work for a while, but my computer screen was making me want to puke. I kept drinking lots of water, had a couple slices of pizza (it's what I wanted - go figure!) and then took a nap on the couch. When I woke up this afternoon, I could get back to work, but even now I still feel off. Which makes me wonder ... what the hell is in that drink? With my sweet tooth, I'm not afraid of some sugar. On multiple occasions I have eaten a four pack of Cadbury Eggs and not felt anything close to this. And when you think of that ooey-gooey deliciousness and the amount of sugar that must be in four eggs ... if I hadn't had a sugar overload today I would be salivating now as those eggs are my absolute favorite candy ... but either that glucose drink is an absolute sugar bomb, or maybe it's laced with a tiny bit of crack.

Update profile pic to come! Time seems to be flying ... and the belly has certainly grown. The baby should be ~15" long now and about 2 pounds. 

Oh, and the babymoon begins on SATURDAY. That's four days away. First stop will be Singer Island, FL, where we're staying at the Hilton Singer Island Oceanfront Resort and then off to the Hilton Key Largo Resort. Reviews of the hotels to come next week, along with pictures and stories of what I hope will be our fabulous trip of rest and relaxation in heavenly weather ...