My 26-week checkup was yesterday and everything continues to look great for me and Junior! I took the glucose tolerance test which checks for gestational diabetes. For this test I had to drink a sugary orange drink (it tasted like really sugary flat orange soda) and then have my blood drawn an hour later to make sure my body processed the glucose properly. The nurse told me I would only hear the results if I failed so I'm assuming everything turned out OK since I haven't received a phone call yet. My iron levels were also perfect which means this new bout of exhaustion is just the baby zapping my strength again!

Junior was on a sugar high because of the glucose test so his heartbeat was back up to 160 bpm. My bump measured 26-27 cm (4 cm more than four weeks ago) and I've gained 5 pounds since the last appointment so I'm up to a total gain of 15 pounds. Woah!

Have y'all noticed that I'm down to double digits for "days to go" in the ticker at the top of this page?! Ah! Just over three more months