Wow. The end of the weekend already? Mondays come way too soon sometimes. The husband and I had a pretty uneventful weekend, which was nice considering the next few months are going to be so busy. We did find the last piece of furniture for our baby’s nursery — a two-shelf cherry wood bookcase. It goes perfectly with the rest of the room, and we spent some time Saturday filling it with our childhood books, plus a few new ones we’ve bought for her over the past few months. One of my favorites is “The Tale of Peter Rabbit.” I must have asked my parents to read that to me a million times! I hope she does the same. Now we just need some paint on the walls, a few pictures hung and we’ll be ready to go. I’ll share some photos when we get a little further along in our room project.

Getting the baby’s room ready was good therapy, since the past few days have been kind of tough for me. I had a glucose tolerance test on Wednesday, which is standard at 28 weeks of pregnancy. Basically, you gulp down a sugary drink, sit there for an hour and then get your blood drawn to make sure your glucose levels are normal. Well, I found out Friday mine came out abnormal, so tomorrow morning, I have to go in for a follow-up 3-hour test. The nurse said it is very common, could be a fluke, but they want to make sure I don’t have gestational diabetes. I have to say I was really surprised by it all, especially considering I eat right the majority of the time and make sure to get in exercise. But there are many factors, (family history, age, etc.) that can contribute to gestational diabetes, and luckily, it usually goes away after pregnancy. Of course my main concern is for the baby’s health and safety, and whatever the outcome of this test tomorrow, I know I will do whatever the doctor tells me to do to ensure she will be just fine. Stand on my head, eat bugs, whatever.

I’ve been keeping a keen eye on sugar grams and carbs in my meals the past couple days, and tried to make them more protein dense. Plus, I’ve swapped veggies for organic granola bars and things like that. Here’s a sampling of some of my eats:

Scrambled organic, cage-free eggs and nitrate-free turkey bacon. I got the bacon at Earthfare, and it is by far the best turkey variety I’ve had. And only 35 calories a slice!

Sesame tempeh slices on whole wheat bread, a spread of cream cheese and cucumber slices fresh from our garden. I really enjoyed this one. It reminded me of a sushi roll (mmm…sushi rolls….). Served on the side was mixed salad greens with a splash of vinaigrette.

I’m currently noshing on a turkey burger, with a side of organic baby carrots and a couple of tablespoons of garlic hummus. Yom, yom, yom. I stuck a Chobani yogurt in the freezer earlier today, so I may be able to have a little sweet treat after all. I’ve had several great sweat sessions on the elliptical, (even an early morning workout…whoah!) plus long walks and a little strength training. And of course a nap or two for good balance. Ha ha! Hopefully all my good efforts will help. Fingers and toes are crossed for a normal test tomorrow.

Hope you all had a terrific weekend!