insomnia again.

i can't sleep - too sore, and probably just the same pregnancy insomnia that i got with z.

i had the first glucose screen today for gestational diabetes. at my monthly ob appointment. my doctor is on vacation, so i saw one of her partners. i had to drink 50 ml of the glucose solution after fasting for at least 2 hours, and they checked my blood sugars an hour later. i brought along my glucometer, so i had an immediate result, but i still have to wait for the official result from the lab. the glucometer said 141, and it was supposed to be 140 or below, so i'm totally unsure as to whether i'll have to do the 3 hour glucose test. i think it has to be done after fasting at night, and since it takes at least 3 hours to do, i can't do it until thursday because i teach or have physical therapy. i wish i knew if it was necessary. i definitely feel lightheaded & get a racing pulse after eating some carbs, but i'm not sure if that's a sign of the gd.

my main concern today, among others, was pain from exercising. walking the hills around here, especially with z in the stroller, is painful while i'm doing it, and the pain is exacerbated at night when i'm trying to sleep. the physical therapy has not helped much, nor has the support they gave me that i'm to wear while standing for long periods of time.

the doctor recommended getting child care and swimming instead of walking. really? i can barely handle the logistics of a summer teaching schedule & child care & doctor & physical therapy appointments... how am i supposed to add one more activity to the mix and keep my sanity? i'm already losing it! i totally had a meltdown today because i realized we had no more packages of diapers, and i had just gone to costco yesterday. i just couldn't handle going back, with all the huge carts & packages. thankfully j had no business dinners or climbing & was willing to go for me after work.

j, by the way, has walking pneumonia. i hope to not catch it. he's on a 5 day dose of zpacks, with 5 days off, and then another 5 day dose of the zpacks, along with codeine cough syrup. he was coughing before he left for his trip, and the altitude probably exacerbated it, and was coughing even more when he returned. he says he feels normal, except for the coughing. he slept in the basement for 2 nights, but is now able to sleep through the night (i'm jealous) without coughing.