Update!

Instead of reading other blogs, I should be posting in my own!

First, and most important, I passed the 3-hour glucose test! Woo-hoo! I didn't find out till our appt. Doc said I most likely failed the 1-hour because my body is processing sugar slower, but not slow enough to be considered diabetic. So yay!

Second, I only gained 1 more lb! I am now up to a total of 11lbs for this pregnancy.

Third, I have a belly shot! But my friggin camera...no....my friggin work computer won't read my camera USB! So I can't upload it. But fear not kids! I took one with my phone. :DTotally growing! I can feel Baby G getting heavier in there. Now that he actually has some fat on him. So cute!

Fourth, I finally signed G and I up for Lamaze classes. I wasn't sure I even wanted to do this, but in the end I left it up to G since he would benefit the most from it. I need a good coach after all! So he said yes. I was lucky to find a class with an opening. Classes start next Thursday. It's gonna be every Thursday for 5 weeks, from 6:30pm - 9:30pm. The best part about this class is that we also get certified in infant CPR.

What else....hmmmm....I know! I must say that weeks 26-29 [even 30 I'm sure] have been the most amazing weeks in terms of fetal movement. Baby G has been kicking up a storm in there. He moves soooo much! He does have his quiet days where he regains his strength, but then we have like 4 straight days of crazy movement. Nothing really pokes out yet, just a lot of jumps and waves when you look at my belly.

My niece, Natalie, finally saw and felt my belly move. I think it freaked her out a little. She is 3 after all. But now she really believes there's something in there. So when she see's me she lifts my shirt to say hi to the baby. So cute! This same day that Natalie felt Baby G, so did my sister, mom, and dad. It was a very active day.

This is something I will definitely miss once Baby G is out. I won't miss being pregnant as much as I'll miss these super active days.

29w 4d

GD Update and some....

or lack there of....

So by this time last week I had already received "the call" regarding my less than fabulous test results. And today I have had no calls! Now, like I told G, this means nothing. They could just be waiting for my appt on Thursday to tell me the bad news. But the more I think about the less likely that seems. If I failed again then I would for sure officially have GD. They would for sure have me go in right away to get my blood monitoring kit....at least I've heard it works this way. I mean, this isn't something you can just sit on. So I'm praying and praying that I passed and that's the reason for no call. Although I'll be on pins and needles again tomorrow. :-/

In other news, I had an awesome first mother-to-be day. ;-) I didn't expect to be treated as part of the "moms club" at my families festivities, but everyone wished me a happy mother's day and I even got a few cards. It was nice to be part of "the club." We spent a crap load of money this weekend feeding our respective mother's and families, so I made sure G wasn't getting me anything. Although the card and flowers were super nice!

Here we are on Sunday!

And here's a pic of the cousin mommies:



One last thing! Here is a picture of the gift we [me, brother, sister] gave my mom on Saturday [Mexican Mami's Day]. My sister ordered it off Planet Jill. Super cute stuff. It's a necklace with 3 picture charms with our baby pictures. You scan in your pictures, upload them, and they adjust them and make them look all antique. Click the picture to see it bigger. OMG! And we all have freakishly large heads! LOL. If my baby has a big head he totally got it from me! The first charm is me [1st born], then my brother, and my sister.



*All photos taken my our new assome family photographer - my brother Robert.

Baby Safari Nursery Bedding

The safari bedding has won by a landslide! Don't get me wrong guys, I love it too. I just had a different picture in my head. So last night G and I decided to get the bedding and go with the dark wood furniture. Yay! Can't wait to start getting stuff and seeing the room come together. Thanks to all who voted! Oh! And I will be getting the monkey mobile. But I'll order that later on.

And an update from yesterday. I had my 3-hour glucose test in the morning. I was at that damn lab for almost 4 hours! So effing boring...even with my book. I had the orange drink this time. I'm not a fan of orange drinks, but this wasn't bad. It was waaaay sweeter than the fruit punch one though. I asked the tech and he said the fruit punch is only 50 grams of glucose and the orange drink is 100 grams. I had lunch straight after the test and then headed to work. By 2:30pm I was totally crashing from the sugar high. I felt like crap after that. Just super tired [and yet made it thru LOST]. But I never felt sick during the test. I got dizzy at one point but it went away.

I probably won't hear anything till next week. Last time they called on Tues. with my results [after a Thurs. test]. But I have my check-up next Thursday so they might just wait to tell me then.

I know that having Gestational Diabetes isn't all that bad, but still, you know? I'm worried.

My Funny Valentine

Well baby, today I gave a vile of blood [triple-screen test] so that it could be checked to see that you are a-ok. Crossing my fingers that no funny "abnormalities" come up.

As for v-day, we aren't celebrating this year. I told G that I'd rather be taken out to dinner and given flowers "just because." Plus, money is tight right now. It's a lot more special that way. Although I did ask that we go out for ice cream at 21 Choices in Old Town - my favorite!