Today was not exactly the right day to add in the joys of a glucose test, but I suppose even if it had been all sunshine and rainbows, it still wouldn’t have been the right day. I don’t dread the blood draw near as much as I dread the sugar. It’s just not a helpful addition to pregnancy at this (or any?) stage. Regardless, the window was closing on my timeframe to get tested, so 50g of sugar worth of jelly beans down the hatch and a few vials later, now all that’s left is to hope I don’t get called back for the longer version. Do you think we can go four for four on glucose screens? This mama is hopeful.

What also feels encouraging about this little landmark is the fact that 28 weeks is approaching. At one point, a glucose test seemed like a long off dream…akin to mile marker 8 or 9 on the way to a 13.1 finish line. But now it’s behind me and the end of this race is a little closer in sight. It isn’t so much that I want to wish any of this pregnancy away as it is that I just so long to hold a sweet, healthy baby when that day comes. Not unlike thinking about that banana with peanut butter and ice cold water past the finish line, we all need motivation to get through to the last mile.

This week, two of our three will finish up school, and by next Friday, summer break will be upon us all. That feels absolutely amazing. There was a time when summer seemed intangible, and now it’s just about here. I can’t wait for days of water and sand and sun, for ice cream runs and nightly family walks and saying yes to things because bedtimes don’t have to be so steadfast. I sure hope to soak up every last bit of summer we’re able, all the while looking forward to August and the best cap on a summer season we could imagine. 

The baby is still dancing around tonight in a way that feels like an exclamation mark…probably those last few jelly beans giving our honeybee a run for it’s money. Tomorrow I’ll hope to crave loads of vegetables and water and cleansing-type foods to right my system, and meanwhile, maybe this babe will find a way to settle in as I try to do the same.

Thankful for another day, as always,

MM