My 28 week appointment went well. I had to have my 1-hour glucose tolerance test. Luckily, they let me drink the fluid at my house. I drank the glucose around 8:15 while I was in my car. It wasn't as bad as I had thought. Thanks, friends, for suggesting I use a straw. It took me almost 40 minutes to get to Marietta, and the blood has to be drawn within one hour, so I was a little nervous. They got be back with about 2 minutes to spare. I got the results and they were normal. No gestational diabetes for me :)
After my blood draw, Dr. Pitcher came in and I got to hear Cate's heartbeat. That is always my favorite part. There is always a second of panic until she finds the spot. This time, she put the doppler on my right side and didn't get anything. Then she put it on my far left, and I heard something but not "it". So she moved it a little more across my belly, still not hearing what we were supposed to. Then she started laughing, so I knew everything was OK. It seems she was having to "chase" Cate across my belly. As Dr. Pitcher would put the doppler down Cate would kick at it and move away from the spot. She did this twice until I guess she ran out of room to move. Dr. Pitcher said, "She sure likes to move" and that is an understatement. Every sonogram we have had she has been moving like crazy. I'm not sure what to expect when she arrives :)
From now on, I will go to the doctor every 2 weeks- my next appointment being 2/28. Between now and then, we are just working on getting the nursery together. Grana, BB, and Granddaddy came to help paint this past weekend and it looks great! We are going to buy furniture this weekend so that will be exciting. Pictures of the nursery to follow soon :)
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