my pop punk life

So as I mentioned in my last blog post, I got the pleasure of taking the glucose screening test earlier this week. It's a routine test during pregnancy, to check and make sure the pregnant woman hasn't developed gestational diabetes. It's also the most talked/complained/dreaded test among pregnant women and mothers. The process is pretty simple. The test usually takes place in the morning. From midnight the night before to the end of the test, I couldn't eat or drink anything. Once I arrived at the doctor's office, I had a small bottle of concentrated glucose to drink within a five minute period. I apparently was lucky, they had two flavors for me to choose from! I could choose orange or fruit punch. I chose fruit punch (and was later told by my OB that I chose wisely, as that's supposed to be the "best" flavor). It didn't taste like fruit punch? It tasted like gross cough medicine but it was also cold, which made drinking it easy. (Also, it ...

My birthday was this past week! It was wonderful and lots of fun. I got to eat key lime pie, and go visit the Newport Aquarium, and spend time with my husband. It was excellent.   these pictures are from the shark ray bay, which was one of the best parts. this is a shark ray! (not an actual shark) that is a shark Also this week, my baby has started hiccuping? Which is normal, and actually a-okay, but the first time I realized she was hiccuping was when I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep. With a baby hiccuping inside me, I wasn't doing a very good job of succeeding at falling asleep. (Of course, Isaiah would mention that even without the hiccuping, I don't do a very good job at falling asleep with a baby inside me.) Also, I'm very round now????? Look at me! I can't even see my whole belly button anymore without bending precariously over. Also, my mommy made me that dress, and it's beautiful and comfy and you should all applaud her magnificen...

So, before we get on to the talking-about-Marvel's-Civil-War part of my blog post, I do have baby updates: The baby is now big enough that if you're lucky and the timing is right, you can actually see her moving and kicking around inside of me. Also, she's developed a habit of just stretching out her arm or her foot, and leaving it there. Just hanging out, trying to rip a hole in my body (I already possess a hole in my body that enables you to leave, my dear child, you don't need to make another one). Also, a fun way to pass time: just lie down and put something on top of your pregnant belly, and watch as it moves every time the baby hits it (I used my cell phone, but I'm sure other small household objects would work just as well). Oh! And I can't miss a chance to brag on my husband, but he gave me a very nice Mother's Day this year. Next year should be even more fun, because we'll actually have a child at that point. But before Mother's Day ...

So, this past week has mostly been pretty chill. Nothing major happened (at least not that I can currently recall) and baby girl has been continuing to do just fine - the normal circumstances of kicking/punching/parkouring inside of me are continuing. You can actually, if you're lucky and paying attention, see the movement when she gets me particularly well. As is common in the second trimester, nesting has started, spurred on by the generous donations of several friends. Mostly it just involves me wiping furniture clean and making pretty little piles of clothes and other baby things until Isaiah and I get rid of/move all of the other stuff that we'd put in the baby's room. But, as slow as progress goes, it is going, and there's no rush for the baby to get here. look, it's me and baby standing next to a crib! We've been very blessed to have generous friends and family who are willing to help us prepare for our baby's arrival. It's given us a l...