A few months back I made an online purchase and fell in love.  I've been meaning to share it with you. 

You may or may not read cjane but she directed me to them.  I am eternally grateful to her.  :)

What could I possibly be referring to? 

Half Tees

They are awesome.  I love not having to wear an entire shirt under my "too low" or "too wide" necked shirt.  I used to wear Downeast Basic's Wonder Tee but I find it to be too wide and not enough of a sleeve. Plus it's an entire shirt under another.  In this heat and on this prego body, less is more!  In Downeast Basic's defense they do sell shirts that are not as wide, but they are not half tees!  Check them out!  Try one! 
Once you go half, you won't go back!  :)

New Attitude

Thank you for all your supportive comments about my last post.  I have now met with everyone I've needed to to get my GD under control.  Thankfully I do not need insulin.  Mainly I just need to pay attention to how many carbohydrates I'm consuming at certain meal times or for a snack.  Everything seems to be going pretty good now that I know what I'm doing and I know that I can handle this.  I am having to check my blood glucose levels 4 times a day.  I've gotten used to the prick- even though I don't enjoy it. 

When I was at my nutrition appointment on Monday the nutritionist was surprised that I had GD.  I told her I completely agreed.  She then told me about another patient of hers that was the same size as me and was a nurse at the hospital.  Apparently she was surprised too but got really mad about it all and was asking to see her levels.  I found this to be hillarious. Of course the nutritionist didn't know I was mad too but had gotten over it by the time I saw her  :)

Denial

Wondering about the title of this post?  I'll explain. 

Last week I completed the routine 1hr glucose test.  The shortly after my doctor called to tell me I had not passed.  So I'm thinking- "not again!"  I didn't pass the 1hr with Michael either but went on to pass the 3hr.  So my doctor put in at the lab for me to do the 3hr.  Joy.  I remember doing this last time and almost passing out a few times.  You must fast for 10-12hr prior to the test.  I wasn't looking forward to it at all.  I went in on Tuesday morning at 7am to take the test- right when the lab opens.  I first had to wait with my number to get to the front desk.  (This is a hospital lab with a "take a number" system).  Since it was a holiday weekend prior and this was a military hospital I was number 43.  Great.  After my initial wait was up (8am) I was given a new number that got me in quick so I could get my fasting blood drawn.  Then I had to wait for the results before getting to drink the orange glucose. 

  

9am- read part of my Harry Potter book but couldn't concentrate with all the noise.

9:10 drank the orange glucose, tastes like orange soda, which is one of my favorite sodas so I don't mind it.  I actually like it. :)

10am- Price is Righ is on TV.  Sweet.  A newlywed couple won a new mustang.  Dang they almost won a second car in the end but under bid after questioning their first higher bid.  Can't believe the other couple won when they were 13K under.

10:10 blood draw- That didn't hurt.

11am- Soap operas are on TV.  Try not to watch so I don't get sucked in.  Break out the Nintendo DS and play me some tetris. 

11:10 blood draw- Ouch- vains why can't you be bigger so they don't have to use a butterfly needle? Those hurt!

12am- local news is on.  Snore.  Wish I could be sleeping right now.  Only 10 minutes left and one blood draw and I can eat!

12:10 blood draw- Yes, please even out the pain for me and use a butterfly needle on my other arm.  Thanks.  Ouch! 

I picked up some lunch on my way home from Panda Express for Joe and I so I could eat ASAP.  Shortly after I put Michael to bed.  Joe left to go to an appoinment.  I started cutting out a quilt I'm making... more details when I get close to actually finishing it.  Later I decided I wanted a nap too.  After my blissful three hour nap- four for Michael.  Crazy I know!  He must have played hard with Joe.  I went downstairs and Joe let me know I had missed a call from my doctor.  So I called her about the results.  She was already gone so I left a message.  Then come to find out Joe accepted an appointment for me to learn about how to handle gestational diabetes. 

What? 

You're kidding right?

NO WAY!!!

Me? Little me?  I have gestational diabetes?

I thought my body was good at being prego.

I called and confirmed with my doctor the following morning (today) and asked a few questions about wether one thing I did or another could have resulted in a false positive.  She said no.  Bummer.  I was really hoping to get out of this- maybe take another 3 hr to prove this isn't happening. 

 I welcome you gestational diabetes with folded arms and a clenched jaw. 

You are not welcome here.

So to answer any questions you may have- I don't have many yet, one of my first appointments is this Friday morning.  I don't know if I'll only be exercising and on a special diet to control my levels or having to do that plus giving myself insulin shots.  Joy.  I do know that I will have to test my blood sugar levels regularly.  

 Here's a pic of me at 29 weeks since I've been terrible about blogging this pregnancy.