Word Play

I don't think it is by any mistake that the word "prenatal" can be rearranged to spell "parental" (Xing, stop saying, "WEIRDO!"). Obviously too much time on my hands (or in my head).

Fly Me To The Moon

My pregnancy has made me delectable to flies!!! They seem to be immediately attracted to me, I am embarrassed to say! And it's not just when I am out and about. I was in Target not too long ago and I don't even know where the fly came from, perhaps he/she was shopping too, but lo and behold there was the fly zipping around my arms and following me throughout the entire store! It was so annoying and off-putting (I don't want passersby to think I'm dirty!). Yesterday, I was leaving the doctor's office and a fly followed me into the car! It's gotta be the pregnancy hormones boosting my pheromones (or I need to double up on the showers!).

In The Clear

Got my glucose tolerance testing results back and I do not have gestational diabetes. Hooray! I am still going to watch my sugar intake, however, which I should do anyway, regardless of diabetes - just being considered for the 3 hour testing concerned me. And I should still walk on the treadmill - my favorite past-time ever! But right now, I am about to enjoy a plate of pumpkin pancakes. Yum.

Head Of The Class

As if children's learning wasn't competitive enough, now they have a "prenatal learning system" called Baby Plus, that even Oprah featured on her own website (so it's GOTTA BE GOOD!!!). You use it from weeks 18-32, and I have to admit that the desire to do the very best for my child did have me consider purchasing this for about a minute or so, but then again, I am already past 30 weeks, apparently the system would only serve me for one 1/2 more weeks...and then I couldn't help but hear my gut scream that perhaps this is just pushing it a bit. Children have plenty of challenges and learning opportunities ahead outside of the womb, perhaps we should let them just relax and grow at their own pace in the womb. Perhaps? I don't know. If it were earlier in my pregnancy, I could see myself trying it (and K laughing his butt off at me), and only, again, because it appeals to every mother's desire to feel that she is doing the best for her child, that she is equipping him/her with the best to do well in the world. But still...what do you think? Check it out here at babyplus.com

Belly Laugh

29 weeks and 6 days! Peace! (Thanks MOS for the top, I love it!)

Making Lemonade

What a morning! Or rather, what a string of mornings! Yesterday morning, after fasting for nearly 12 hours, I went to get my 3-hour glucose tolerance testing done. I had made an appointment online to cut down any waiting time, and my OB's nurse had already called the order in. After waiting only 15 minutes, I was called into the back, where I was poked in the arm with a needle, blood was drawn, and then I was instructed to drink an orange, syrupy-sweet drink (which I did in 60 seconds flat). I then waited for the restroom - only one of the two bathrooms were working in the whole place - and as I was waiting, I heard bits of a conversation between a female lab technician and the man who took my blood that went something like this, "There was an error in the order. You have to let her know that she'll have to do the test over." I was praying I wasn't "her" but sure enough, I was. For whatever reason, the order for my test came in incorrectly, and they followed the order and gave me the wrong glucose drink. It wasn't until afterwards that the female lab tech caught the error. Unfortunately, the drink is very specific to the testing, and because I had already had the wrong drink, which would take 24 hours to leave my system, I had to come back the next day (today) and take the test all over again. SO DISAPPOINTING!!! But, ok, whatever, I got over it after about 20 minutes and came home and ATE, I was starving!

This morning, after fasting again for 11-12 hours, I got up, got dressed, walked Brooklyn, and checked my email. And I guess I was just on autopilot and STARVING, so without even thinking about it, I dove into a bag of tortilla chips and ate about 5 chips, then went back to my computer. About 3 minutes later, the gravity of what I had just done sank in...I ATE TORTILLA CHIPS!!! I WAS FASTING!!! I had an hour before my test and I blew it. I ran into K's studio and told him in horror that I ate tortilla chips and then just broke down into a crying fit that would rival a 2 year-old's worst tantrum. K kept trying to calm me down, but I felt so STUPID! I had forgotten all about my fast and all I knew was that I was hungry. This meant I would have to delay my testing yet another day, and I SO want to know whether or not I have developed gestational diabetes!!!

So, after about 45 minutes, I was calm enough to remember that yesterday I was lamenting the fact that I would miss my prenatal yoga class today because of testing. Now that the testing was botched, I could go and try it out. I got myself together, decided to turn the day around, and drove myself, yoga mat, towel and water bottle in tow, to the yoga class. And let me say, I had a WONDERFUL time. It was very relaxing, but there was also some workout to it, nothing too intensive, but when you've been pretty immobile for the past 3 months or so, you definitely feel the difference. My muscles are so tight, but it was nice to stretch. The baby moved quite a bit, I think he was doing some of the poses too. I was still feeling cautious about doing some poses - not wanting to push too hard after not exercising for a bit - so I didn't do anything I wasn't ready to do. There were only 3 of us in class, so it was an intimate setting, and the whole place is very welcoming and has a nice spirit about it. I'm glad I found it, and it is relatively close to me (about 15 minutes of driving). It completely changed my mood around! And as a bonus to the day: I modified my mobile plan with Sprint and got a $200 credit to my account!! Now that's a good day!!

A Scanner Lightly

This evening, K and I went to Babies R Us and finished up our registry, scanner in hand. It was really fun to be there with K, picking out things for the baby, imagining our life with a baby in the mix. K was laughing at me because he still can't believe I'm pregnant, it is very cute. He said he sees me waddling through the aisles, stopping by cribs and shaking them to see if they are sturdy, and he looks down and sees my belly, and the whole picture just cracks him up. I had a lot of fun. Our friend is going to be sending out shower invites that have all the registry information, for folks who have been asking. In short, we are registered at Babies R Us, Target, and Amazon.com.

Good night to all!