July 19th, 2010heat + sugar + pregnant = hell
We’re in day four of the second heat wave of the past month and I want to die. Being pregnant in the summer is quite possibly the worst time—especially if you don’t have central a/c and you work with a laptop (hello heat wave on the legs).
Thursday marks 30 weeks of being pregnant, and the past couple of been my least favorite. I passed the first glucose test, but just barely, so they made me take it again. Some BS about my liver and blah blah and the next thing you know I’m sitting in a hospital for 3.5 hours, getting my blood drawn every hour. This, after fasting since the night before and swigging 100 ML of the nastiest orange drink known to man. Friday was a rough day.
Our last ultrasound was about a week and a half ago (I know, I know, I’m behind), and I’ve decided my baby looks like Gollum:
The tech helpfully took a picture of his foot, too, seeing as how it’s permanently affixed to the underside of my ribs:
They tell me the kicking is a good sign that he might come early, and honestly, it is my one desire. Four weeks early kid, you can do it!
Be careful what you wish for…
Comment by Genevieve — July 22, 2010 @ 11:41 pm
Most definitely not your kind of early. Honestly when I passed where you were at, I stopped having the tiny panic attacks. Knowing someone else who is also pregnant, then that happens, is very panic-inducing. But your son is doing really well and is really cute. 🙂
They tell me 36 weeks is perfectly fine and considered term, so that’s what I’m hoping for. I already feel like I’ve been pregnant forever lol
Comment by the insider — July 23, 2010 @ 11:13 am
so is the name set as gollum then?
Comment by wendykat — July 24, 2010 @ 6:21 am