Carbs and a little fella’ we call Lou

I found out yesterday that I passed my glucose screen and all my other blood work came back normal (no anemia here, apparently sleeping 10 hours a night is “normal”). Passing the glucose screen means I get to continue eating all of the delicious carbs I want! The thought of having to give up pasta and fruit for the rest of my pregnancy had me thinking up ways to “cheat” on the glucose screen- but alas, I didn’t need to cheat, I did just fine. I was a bit worried when I went in for the test because the nurse asked me what I’d eaten for dinner the night before. When I told her I’d had potato soup and a piece of baguette she raised her eyebrows and told me that I might fail the screen due to the general carb-iness of my dinner. Apparently the universe is looking out for me and Uni, and I can continue to have spaghetti and giant bowls of fruit salad. Life. Is. Good.

In other news, I went to sign the medical release for my records today- making the move to the new practice official. I was a bit nervous about going and asking for my records, but apparently I had nothing to worry about, when I went to sign the release they didn’t even ask me why I was leaving! That, of course, solidified in my mind many of the reasons that prompted us to consider leaving in the first place. After signing all the requisite forms I was told to come back in 3-4 business days to pick up my records. I then headed across the street (literally) to our new practice and filled out all of the necessary paperwork there. I must say, I am already impressed. The office staff was actually friendly- imagine that! And, as I was getting ready to leave one of the ladies in the office asked me if I needed any prenatal vitamins. I wasn’t exactly sure what she meant, since my previous doctor wrote me a prescription for some which I’ve only filled twice (they cost a dollar a pop and the pharmacy brand version does the exact same thing). She then ducked behind a mysterious wall and came out with a bag full of sample packs of the expensive prenatal vitamins (with DHA!). I like this place already- they haven’t even billed my insurance company for anything and they’re already giving me free vitamins!

And finally, I leave you with a picture of a toy we bought for Uni. This is Lou, he’s an anteater and he voted in the primary this year. Hope everyone is having a fantastic week!

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