I Passed!!!!!!!!

After a minor glitch, let the world’s easiest pregnancy continue! The luck of the Irish was with me today. Yep, I passed my glucose test!! Hip! Hip! Hooray! I'm telling you, I was really sweating it this afternoon though. Here's how it all went down...

First of all, I followed the doctor prescribed high carb diet for the past three days, although I didn't feel like it was really all that different from my usual diet. This morning I arrived bright and early at the lab so I could get it over with and end the fast that started at 8:00 last night and get to eating! When I first arrived, they drew my blood and then had me drink a HUGE glass of the "yummy" sugary drink. This time I got a fruit punch version instead of the orange I had last time. Then every hour for the next three hours they called me in to draw my blood. It really wasn't so bad, thanks to my Dad who kept me company all morning. He even turned down an invitation to go golfing in order to be with me which I thought was very sweet!

When the test was finally over, I was able to leave and was told my doctor’s office would call me this afternoon with the results. Of course, I had to wait forever and really couldn't concentrate on anything all day at work. After calling once to inquire about my results and getting no answer, the nurse finally called and said she had good news. I breathed such a sigh of relief. I passed three out of the four tests and was told if I wouldn't have passed one more, I would have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The one test that I failed was from the first blood draw they did which was taken after fasting since 8:00 last night - I attribute that to the craving for M&M's that I had last night that I couldn't resist indulging a bit. Oops!

I am so relieved to have this behind me. All I could think about was the next 11 weeks of my pregnancy being consumed by finger pricks to check my blood sugar levels and monitoring my diet. I was stuck with a needle enough times just trying to get pregnant so I'm so thankful it didn't come to that and I can continue to enjoy every moment of this special time in my life!