Diet, Contractions & Heartrates -- oh my!

*sigh*

I failed both of my glucose tests so I'm now on a restricted diet for gestational diabetes. I also have to check my blood sugar two hours after every meal. The nice thing is, I'm already in the hospital so the dietitian came with a schedule and they provide all the food and snacks. I don't have to think about a thing. The bad news is, no more special treats from home and friends. Hopefully the diet works, we can keep this under control, and it will all go away after I give birth.

The babies are cooperating more for their twice-daily heart rate monitoring. The last two times, we've been able to capture Gordon and Adele really easily. Walter still hides a bit, but even he has been staying on monitor long enough for the nurses to get their full twenty minutes. The babies still dislike all the monitors, straps, and general poking, however, so they move and kick and buck the whole time. Which means I have LOTS of Braxton Hicks contractions. Today I had 10 in an hour and the nurse was worried, so I told her to go ahead and call the doc. The doc said 'no problem'. But they sure are annoying! Especially when I'm mid-contraction and one of them decides to kick me. *Twinge*

We'll have results tomorrow on the protein/pre-e test. Fingers crossed, everyone! We want low to no change!