Since I’m a little over 28 weeks pregnant now, I’ve been needing to get into the lab for my 1 hour glucose test that screeens for gestational diabetes. Having blood drawn, however, isn’t my favorite thing to do.
The last time I had blood taken was at the beginning of this pregnancy: I nearly passed out and almost vomited. So I decided it might be a good idea to bring Aaron along this time. I’ve been dreading this test for weeks, but having Aaron along really helped. First I had to drink a really sweet glucose solution (I didn’t mind–I have quite the sweet tooth). Then Aaron and I played a game of “Five Crowns” while we waited the hour. And then it was time to have the blood taken, but it really wasn’t bad at all! I counted backwards in Spanish, starting at 100 (to distract me). By the time I reached 85 she was done. Very quick and painless, and no passing out! It was great.
Now the best part was what happened next. Aaron and I picked up Kayla from a friend’s house, and then we all went to Stan’s restaurant downtown for breakfast! Yummy! It was a super fun and special time together. If having blood taken means more times like this, sign me up!
Mom (Grandma Kasey) says
You are silly…..I hope the test came out ok.
Love you,
Mom