Let me start by saying - everything is fine, all the tests turned out well.
SO, Tuesday, I spent 3 hours in the Dr office, taking the 3 hour blood glucose test [baseline blood draw, drink flat Sprite tasting liquid, with the equivalent of 3 cans of Coke in sugar, then one blood draw every hour for the next 3 hours, followed by an extreme sugar crash because you've been fasting since the day before]. The test was bad - hello, needles, but the sugar crash after was way worse.
Before I could help myself, I ate the rest of a box of cereal... unfortunately, I realized later the name of the cereal was Cracklin Oat BRAN... owww! My tummy hurts! =)
Then, I traveled to Traverse City on my birthday for work. It was a beautiful (but long!) drive. I hadn't realized how long every drive is getting until I had to make this one. So, I'm packing up to leave on Thursday and smacked my belly, which, admittedly, was in the way, with my laptop. I know. Only me. It didn't leave a bruise, or hurt a LOT, but I did notice it, and apparently baby Sherm did, also. He was incredibly quiet for the entire ride home, and overnight.
I called my doctor (on my sissy's advice) today - Friday - and she said any trauma to the abdomen would be grounds for an ultrasound. Now, I promise - I did not do this for another ultrasound, but it is a side benefit!! So, I went to U of M this afternoon to the Labor and Delivery section (now I know where it is...) and they were very nice to me. My Dr called ahead, and paged a Dr friend to check on me and report back to her... she is the coolest Dr ever!
Wouldn't you know it, Sherm would not stop moving long enough for them to get a heart rate reading. So they did an ultrasound, and the tech again said "does he ever stop moving"? I was like, yeah, for the last 24 hours!! Little brat! But it was a good thing, they were able to confirm he does not have a concussion or brain damage (at least visible) from a laptop to the skull.
Whew! I have a follow up with Dr Strzoda next week, where I'm sure she will tell me to be more careful, and watch out for my belly... I get it, It's just... in the way! I'm not used to it!
Anyway, just wanted to update you all - we are doing great! I'll get some new pictures this weekend to post on Facebook.
As always, good to talk to all of you -
Love, Saud
