the results

Well, I know that you were eagerly awaiting the results from my gestational diabetes test and here they are....

I am...

NORMAL :) :) No Gest. Diabetes for me!!! :) The nurse totally made my day when she came back with the results. I had been worried about that one for a while, but it looks like it wasn't meant for me! Thank G-ddess, thats all I can really say. It would have been quite a psychological hurdle to have to draw my blood multiple times a day while in the last trimester of my pregnancy. As it is I am already starting to feel achy in certain parts of my lower belly as the baby gets bigger- and I know I will only get bigger from here!

I am now 24 weeks, 5 days and 25 weeks is just around the corner. I have trouble bending over to pick something up from the ground, have an achy lower right side of my belly.. I mostly suspect that from growth AND bending over alot when I was moving.. And thats another thing-

I have moved to Atlanta to be w/my family for these last couple of months and beginning of baby and thus far its been good. They are literally doing all the heavy lifting and I get to just sit and be uncomfy and bear it all. But, no, its a good thing- I def. think this was a wise decision for me and baby. Also G-d willing there will be a bris in which alot of my family who already lives here won't have far to drive to attend it.

But I can't believe I will hit my 3rd trimester in 16 days. My 3rd trimester. Then my son comes (g-d willing again of course). My son.. and thats it. I'm a parent. A mama. Forever and always till death do us part. And I will always be a Jewish mama! I guess in someways that is what I was destined to be along with an political historian. But there are so many doubts on the way to parenthood, but I think in the end, its all about raising the child in the best way you can possible. I don't think its about the money or the fancy this and that, its about being there when your child needs you- because thats the greatest contribution you can give to the world and of course your greatest legacy. Of course I say this all pre-screaming baby :) But I think those are my feelings for now.

And thank g-ddess no more blood testing for pregnancy until around 35 weeks when I think they do the Group B Strep test. I believe that determines if you need special meds while delivering (which is really the biggest prenatal test of all!).

:) ~24w,5d