Since I love both of those things, too, and neither is difficult to make, I was really excited about the dinner. Ben helped me decorate "Mexican" (it turned out looking more like Christmas, but oh well!), and we enjoyed all the food.
I include this picture not to highlight our decorating, or our mismatched dishes, or even my husband (who is now 36!!). Notice the Sprite on the table. The juice. The tortillas. These are going to be important later.
We finished off with chocolate chip cookie pie with ice cream and caramel sauce--this is one of my favorite desserts (I had it years ago at a restaurant in Provo), and I recently introduced it to Jason. For the full impact, you have to look at the pictures on the blog where I finally found the recipe--http://bakerella.blogspot.com/2008/04/chocolate-chip-cookie-pie-oh-my.html (you'll have to copy and paste the address, but it will be worth the effort!).
After all the festivities, I thought I'd check my blood sugar. When I was pregnant with Janae I had gestational diabetes, but I'm much too early in this pregnancy to take the screening test or be diagnosed. But, I made the "mistake" of asking my doctor about it last week, and he said to watch my sugar--and test myself every once in a while with a finger prick.
I've done a few tests, and everything has come out normal. But after this high-carb dinner and loaded-with-sugar dessert, how would I do? This would be a true test of how I was processing sugar.
Yes, it was.
Where a "recommended reading" would be between 5.5 and 7.7, I scored a 9.9. Too bad it wasn't one of those pop quizzes that are scored out of 10.
Anyway, I called my mom to find out if this meant what I thought it meant.
Yes, it did.
I am not processing sugar properly--a normal person would have a normal reading, even after eating what I ate.
This means that I most likely have gestational diabetes.
And now that I know this, I will have to follow the special low-carb diet that made my last two months of pregnancy with Janae--well, enough to make me say I'd never have another baby (I guess you can never take those vows seriously when made by a pregnant woman). Only this time I still have 6 more months. I know it is a small price to pay for a healthy baby, but it is SO HARD for me to eat such a restricted diet.
AND, we still have 3/4 of a chocolate chip cookie pie in the house! Anyone want to come over for dessert?
5 comments:
Ted and I will be over as soon as we can. Thanks for the invite! You'll do fine with your diet, you always do.
Are you not overjoyed that I had an extra meter to lend you:) It is good to find out sooner than later though. I would like to say I will be over soon, but that is out of the question for me too! Do you notice how late I have to do my reading of blogs, etc. I don't seem to get much day time on the computer now that someone has discovered the world wide web:(
No Fun!! Well at least you got in one last FABULOUS dinner before figuring it all out. lol.
Here is a good standard comment..."it will all be worth it in the end"... ha ha does not do much I know!!
Hang in there!
Tell Jason "Happy Birthday" from us! It looks like he had a great day. I hope you didn't steal his thunder with your "discovery":)
I am with you on this one!! At least you got ONE pregnancy without it! I haven't had that privilege :) It's the only way I know how to be pregnant - no sugar. And it has come on earlier in the pregnancy each time.
Take heart in your due date (my first 2 were due in August) Once you get through Easter, it's clear sailing on the "chocolate holidays" until after baby gets here - and all the fresh veggies (and some fruit & berries - especially in sugar-free jello - yummm) make it definitely easier.
When I had Brynlea in March - I was diagnosed just before Halloween... she was born March 20th (last year that was the day before Good Friday) so I had to endure Halloween, Christmas, Valentines AND Easter!!
This way is MUCH better!
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