I’m starting to get alarmed. I just stopped by Justin & Marsi’s blog and saw that they’ve already purchased and assembled their crib. Marsi is 18 weeks pregnant with twins (congrats!).
*ahem* I’m 30 weeks along and we haven’t even started buying any nursery furniture yet.
I suppose I’ve been thinking that we have lots of time, so I haven’t been rushing to make preparations just yet. (Ten weeks is a lot of time, right?) But, theoretically, Baby Champuru could come at any time. I’m hoping she will be a good girl and will not be too eager to make her grand entrance. But then again, I was due on September 30, but ended up being born on September 6.
This month, our calendar has been absolutely packed. With “Prepared Childbirth” and “Infant Care” classes, OB/GYN appointments, pediatrician interviews, and other miscellaneous appointments, we simply haven’t had the time to make a concerted effort to prepare the nursery.
Baby Emporium is having a big Pink & Blue Sale this weekend, but we have nowhere to put a crib and changing station/dresser. The “nursery” is still our den. We still have a lot of purging to do — and a desk to get rid of.
Things don’t slow down until August, so hopefully Baby Champuru can wait until September. At least wait until I’m on maternity leave! 
I got a call from my OB/GYN’s office today and you know when they call you after a test, it’s usually not good news.
The results of my blood glucose levels came in and they were elevated, which means I may have gestational diabetes.
Now I have to take the glucose tolerance diagnostic test which involves fasting and remaining at the lab for three hours while they do four incremental blood draws during that time period to measure how my blood sugar levels respond over time. Not really my idea of a fun way to spend a Saturday morning when I’d rather be at the Farmer’s Market shopping for my fruits and veggies for the week.
I hope it’s just the 32 oz. fruit punch that I drank a couple of hours before the test that skewed the numbers. Normally, I eat pretty well, but we were on the road for video shoots and stopped off at Kiawe Grill for lunch. I had the Kobe Beef Hamburger special that came with fries and a 32 oz. drink, else I’d normally opt for a bottled water. That was a poor choice on my part.
The nurse will be sending me a lab slip and instructions in the mail. If I receive it by Friday, I’ll go in on Saturday for the test. I’d like to know sooner rather than later whether I have gestational diabetes or not. I guess that means no more spontaneous trips to the McDonald’s drive-thru for hot fudge sundaes and M&M McFlurries for now?
