Natalie & Ryan: Open Up!

Today was kind of an ironic day. It started bright and early for me, since I not only had a doctor's appointment, I had to drink my disgusting sugar syrup for my glucose test. Not 3 gulps in, I wanted to puke...and almost did. I ran upstairs and just sat in bed, trying to talk myself out of ruining the entire test. I was successful! Then came the sugar high headache and nausea from having too much sugar. The doctor's appointment went well. Little fishy was kicking the doctor's hands the entire time she was trying to listen to the heart beat. She thought it was funny. Turns out I haven't gained as much weight as I thought. The last time I was weighed, I had to eat beforehand to avoid puking, so that threw off my weight. But I've only gained about 10 pounds. Surprising.

After the OB, Ryan and I both had dentists appointments to get to. When I set them, I figured I should just make us miss half a day of work, instead of two mornings in a row, so I put them right after the next. Totally didn't factor in the fact that I was told by another doctor to drink pure sugar water before I had to go into my dentist and lie as I said "yes, I brush my teeth and watch my sugar intake". I wondered if he'd be able to see the orange sugar stain. Ha! Ryan and I both hadn't been to the dentist in almost 3 years. BAD idea! My poor mouth is throbbing from all of the scrapping and flossing. But I did come out of it to have Ryan say "wow, your teeth are so white!". Indeed, my teeth are sparkly white, but I'm not sure I like the trade-off. Ryan was in pure agony after his appointment because his last dentist wasn't much into deep gum cleaning, so all of the scrapping had him holding onto the seat in pain. Poor guy. But hey, we can both start going every six months like we're supposed to and pick up better flossing habits, and all of this pain will be forgotten next time.