No News is Good News....

Monday I had my monthly visit with the OB. I had to take the Glucose Tolerance Test. At my last appointment they gave me this little bottle of orange liquid, it looked like gatorade. Harmless enough I thought.

Little did I know.

45 minutes before my appointment on Monday, I had to drink the orange liquid in it's entirety within 5 minutes, and then record my finish time. The first sip really wasn't so bad, but after that it was all downhill. I had to chug it and I honestly didn't think i was going to get it down without it coming right back up and into the toilet.

Then about an hour after finishing the drink, they drew some blood to test for Gestational Diabetes. They told me "no news is good news" so if I didn't hear from them everything was fine. I haven't heard from them yet so let's hope I passed the test!
They also tested my thyroid again to make sure that I don't need to adjust my medication.

I now have to go back every 2 weeks, and the doctor told me to expect the baby to gain about 5 pounds in the next month or so. He said I'll notice my belly getting bigger everyday.

My next appointment is on March 2nd.

We're getting close!

3D/4D Ultrasound

I haven't updated in a while because nothing new has really been happening. The pregnancy is moving along smoothly and my OB says I'm making this look so easy. (knock on wood)

But today I have new pictures to post!

Yesterday we went to have our 3D/4D ultrasound and it was AMAZING. The place we visited didn't feel like a clinic or doctor's office in any way. It was set up more like a spa. We walked into the room and there was a big couch for your guests, and then a nice comfy bed for me. The lights were dimmed and there was a big screen plasma tv mounted on the wall in front of me so that everybody in the room could see what was going on with baby.

As soon as the ultrasound tech put up the first 3D image, Mark and I got tears in our eyes. It was just so surreal to see a picture of Roxy that ACTUALLY looked like a baby. It made it seem so much more real to me. She's so cute. She has these chubby little cheeks already, and I'm pretty sure she has my lips. She had the hiccups in there which was hysterical to watch, and she even yawned at one point. It was so cool. I wish I could do it once a week!