Week Round-Up

This past week turned out to be harder than I expected.

In many ways, it was easier than the last time Bryan was gone. Both kids were in school, so I wasn't burned out from 7 days of solo-child care. But the days were long. Normally, Bryan takes the kids to school, since I need to be at work at 7:30. But all last week I was going in late (and staying late) so I could do drop off.

I do a great deal in the mornings, kid-wise. I get them out of bed and make them breakfast and get their lunches ready. But Bryan is the one who has to get them dressed and out the door. And I think he has the harder task. Every time you think you are all set, one of them throws a curve ball at you. It may be Megan deciding that her outfit didn't work or Riley insisting that he needs three bows in his hair.

But the real kicker came when my doctor's office called with the results of my 3 hour glucose test. I passed the test, but my fasting glucose was a little higher that they liked, so they decided to treat me as though I have gestational diabetes anyway.

It still feels unfair to me and I spent a few days being quite upset. It didn't help that Bryan was away and the time difference made it so hard to talk.

But a few days into the routine, it doesn't seem too bad. It is actually interesting to have a bunch of data about my body to look at. I'm recording it on a Google spreadsheet (I even made a form to make the data entry easier) and Bryan made me a chart so the data can be visualized.

I still think the diagnoses is not entirely correct. I've been taking glucose readings for a couple of days now. The one thing that really seems to do a number on my blood glucose isn't food, but stress and lack of sleep. But I'll keep tracking it and bring it up when I see my doctor next month.

But I am glad that Bryan is home now. Life is much easier when he is around.