25 Weeks

We went to this month's doctor's appointment yesterday. It was super busy, and we had to wait about 30 minutes before they called my name. They told me that they didn't have a room free yet but they wanted me to start my glucose test since that took an hour. They handed me a cute little bottle of what looked like water. She told me to drink it fast and then she'd start the timer since they would draw my blood in one hour. Needless to say, it did not taste like water... it was more like water with a whole package of lemon-lime Lifesavers dissolved in it. Yuck! I was supposed to drink the whole thing but Dustin just had to have one little sip to try it.

So they started the timer and we waited another 30-40 minutes before they called my name again. This time they had a room. They weighed me and took my blood pressure, then told me to wait for the doctor. It didn't take her very long, and she came in for her tests. My tummy measured out at 26 centimeters. The baby's heartbeat was 144. I also got a recommendation for what kind of heartburn medication was safe for me now that I've been getting a little heartburn with spicy/greasy foods.

She was finished and on to the next room when the nurse came back in. She said it was time to draw my blood. She fished around in one arm with her needle, not finding my vein. Then she got a smaller needle and tried the other arm. That one worked, and she drew two vials of blood. One was to check my glucose count to test for diabetes and the other was to check my iron count to make sure it wasn't too low. She said they'd call me sometime this weekend if the test results weren't good but that we wouldn't hear from them if the results were fine. So cross your fingers!