28 weeks. This is officially the start of my 3rd trimester. 7 months, 3 more to go. But 7+3=10?? 10 months?? I must be wrong, right? Women are only pregnant for 9 months! Right...? WRONG!! Women are pregnant for 40 weeks, and there are about 4 weeks in a month so 40 divided by 4=10! 10 months! So, there is my math lesson for today. Now you know. If you have never been pregnant, don't be fooled!! It's 10 months!!
Today was my last appointment in the Every-4-weeks series. I just have to say, I love my doctor! He is just so attentive and nice and reassuring! Last appointment i have to take my Gestational Diabetes Test. And i failed. Well, not really. But my limit for blood sugar is 139...so i was over by one point. Let me just say, the day of the test i OD'd on Lindt and chocolate pudding...Which is completely out of the norm for me since I got pregnant. I have actually had a STRONG aversion to chocolate, I KNOW!!! Crazy, right?? So, the day of my test, I had a 4 hour meeting and I was bored so, I bought a small coffee, 5 Lindt Dark Chocolate Truffles and a ginormous cup of Chocolate Pudding with Whipped Cream and chocolate chips! I ate all!!! Mind you, this was all within an hour of having to take the GD test. So, I got to the Doctor's and they give you a drink that tastes like orange Gatorade, but sweeter. So, needless to say my sugar levels were a tad bit elevated. Now, I have to take 3hour Glucose Tolerance Test. I had it scheduled for December 7th at 12. I had to be fasting!! So, there I was, starving to death, and when I get to the lab to take the test the extremely horrible tech was all "Oh, you can't take the test at 12pm. You have to take it in the morning. Your results will com back inconclusive, so you'll have to take it again." Dumb biotch! NO ONE THOUGHT TO TELL ME THIS WHEN I SCHEDULED THE STUPID APPOINTMENT!!!! So, I could only schedule on January 5th. The nurse at doctor said Dr.Pinto may have problem because I'll be 31 weeks already. Well, Dr. P is completely ok with waiting! He isn't concerned at all! I have only gained 2 pounds in 4 weeks, my baby is measuring right on target and I am right on track for a normal, healthy pregnancy! I thank God for His wonderful hand in this pregnancy. Not ONE complication (except those nasty infections, but those are normal during pregnancy). We got to see Landon's face!! He has eyelids and he stuck his tongue out at us because the doctor kept poking him in the head!! He is head down, already in position to come out! I don't think he'll wait until March 3rd, though....I want him OUT at 37 weeks! The earliest he can come out without going to the NICU. Mommy allows it!
So much to update! My shower was on Saturday!! It was awesome!! A lot better than i had expected!! We received EVERYTHING we needed!!! I am so grateful that Landon is so loved!! I thank GoPublish Postd for all the amazing friends and family! May God bless all of you! Dr. Seuss was a success, by the way! The decorations came out AWESOME!!!! Thanks to Gisela, Priscilla and my wonderful Husband for helping set everything up! We were there until 2:30 in the morning!! But, everything looked beautiful!
And now, onto to my loving husband. I don't know what I would do without him or how I have lived so long without him. He is such an amazing person. He helps me so much! He is very supportive and is always there for me. No matter what. I can have a fruit craving late at night and he would go get me fruit....in the freezing cold....no questions asked. I couldn't make it through this pregnancy without him. I mean, I COULD, but i wouldn't WANT to. Thank you Lando for all you have done for me. I love you beyond words could ever say and I thank God for your life everyday.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
8 Pounds in 4 WEEKS??? WTF???
I ALWAYS look forward to my doctor appointments. These mean I get to see my peanut, find out how I'm progressing, and continue my countdown for another 4 weeks to do it all over again. Going to the doctor means I am 4 weeks closer to meeting this little tiny boy that will make his way out of my..you know...and will be known to all as my son. But, today was not a happy doctor's appointment. Today I did my Gestational Diabetes test (results still unknown, update on that later). The orange drink they give you is actually not that bad!! Its tastes like a sweeter Gatorade! You gotta chug it in 5 minutes then sit there for an hour and the nurse will draw your blood. This will measure my sugar levels and blah blah blah. After the small talk about the nurse being frustrated that the lab stopped making the smaller needles she likes and now has to get used to the longer ones since its easier to prick her fingers (and who wants a bloody-fingered nurse taking your blood, right??) she tells me to get on the scale. Throughout this whole pregnancy I have not once worried about weight gain. I had gained up to 8 lbs since the beginning, so I was right on track. So I step on, and WHOA!!! 8 POUNDS IN 4 WEEKS!!! That's definitely NOT OK...Then, of course, my pee decides to act up and make the testy strips all ugly looking...Oh, surprise! You have an infection! Yeh...tell me something I don't know lady!! Apparently this time it's a tad more serious...If not treated it can cause preterm labor and the baby can get really sick....Back on medication I go....Doctor felt bad and said he won't yell at me this time for the wight gain. "Everyone has a bad month...and this looks like it's yours." I love my doctor. Not the best doctor's appointment...but at least my peanut is good! Growing so much!! I saw his feet and his tiny hands! He moved when the doctor pressed down with the ultrasound wand...I love my little munchkin....Hopefully my GD test will be ok and I won't have to worry about a 10 pound baby or anything else until he gets here. Now, nest week is Thanksgiving!! Yummy food!!! Not so cool when you can't enjoy it....Darn holidays!! YOU MAKE ME SO FAT WITH YOUR MEALS!!!!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
OMG! We're Half Way There!!!
So as my first post, it would be totally unfair to just start blabbing about me without giving you proper warning or background.
On June 24, 2010, I decided to take my last pregnancy test with me to the potty. The instructions say to use the morning tinkle, so, there i was holding that last test. That test came in a box of three on sale "BONUS TEST INCLUDED!" said the bright pink box! So, for a lot less than what I was going to spend on a box of the test with the words that tell u "Pregnant/Not Pregnant," I bought my first (and little did i know) last box of Prego Test. But, you see, this test was special. It was different. I took hold of this last "free BONUS" test and i unwrapped it, and pointed at it!! With a firm voice I said "YOU. ARE. GOING. TO. BE. POSITIVE. IN. THE. NAME. OF. JESUS!" (hey, there is power in the name of JESUS! Can I get an AMEN!!!) Then, I did it. At 7:45 am, on June 24, 2010, i peed on the stick, watched it turn pink (it means i aimed correctly), and waited until those blue lines started to show. First, I saw the horizontal line. This evil line that makes itself present first to discourage you from waiting just another 30 seconds! But, i was not discouraged! I have demanded the test be positive and I was not leaving the bathroom until it gave me what I wanted!! Lo, and behold, 10 seconds later...I see it. A very faint, barely-there, vertical blue line. Now, the vertical line by itself has no power. But, when combined with the evil horizontal line...u get something that looks like this: +. And this + was all I needed to see to let me know that life, as I know it, was beginning. Inside of me an embryo was forming. I was about to experience the most amazing moment in the life of a woman: Becoming a mother. Words cannot explain what I felt when i saw the +. I ran into the bedroom screaming my head off, jumping up and down! My husband had no clue what I was doing, let alone suspected that I thought I was pregnant. He almost died of a heart attack that morning. "I'M PREGNANT!!I'M PREGNANT!!' was all I could say!! He, being a man and all and not knowing about the faint vertical line meaning positive, looked at the test and said "No....it can't be right...you can barely see that vertical line..." I whipped out my handy-dandy instructions, and read "A positive test can be seen when the vertical line and horizontal line are both present on the strip. Even if the vertical line is extremely faint, this is considered a positive test. You are probably in the early stages of pregnancy, and should see a darker line after 2-3 days if you retake the test." There was no doubt that test was positive. He called his sister, I called my best friend. I had been telling her my suspicions but she didn't believe it could be done on the first shot. Needless to say, we proved her wrong. That day after work, I went to the doctor (said best friend works at my doc's office) and took blood. The next day, it was confirmed. I was exactly 4 weeks pregnant.
Now, I am 24 weeks and 5 days pregnant. My due date is March 3, 2011. We are expecting a beautiful baby Boy. Landon Alexander. Pregnancy was pretty easy. No morning sickness. Just always tired. I could sleep on command! Now, my belly is growing and i feel his moves and kicks and turns. He is perfectly healthy. And this is where this blog will begin. Hi, my name is Sofia, and i am about to be a mommy!
On June 24, 2010, I decided to take my last pregnancy test with me to the potty. The instructions say to use the morning tinkle, so, there i was holding that last test. That test came in a box of three on sale "BONUS TEST INCLUDED!" said the bright pink box! So, for a lot less than what I was going to spend on a box of the test with the words that tell u "Pregnant/Not Pregnant," I bought my first (and little did i know) last box of Prego Test. But, you see, this test was special. It was different. I took hold of this last "free BONUS" test and i unwrapped it, and pointed at it!! With a firm voice I said "YOU. ARE. GOING. TO. BE. POSITIVE. IN. THE. NAME. OF. JESUS!" (hey, there is power in the name of JESUS! Can I get an AMEN!!!) Then, I did it. At 7:45 am, on June 24, 2010, i peed on the stick, watched it turn pink (it means i aimed correctly), and waited until those blue lines started to show. First, I saw the horizontal line. This evil line that makes itself present first to discourage you from waiting just another 30 seconds! But, i was not discouraged! I have demanded the test be positive and I was not leaving the bathroom until it gave me what I wanted!! Lo, and behold, 10 seconds later...I see it. A very faint, barely-there, vertical blue line. Now, the vertical line by itself has no power. But, when combined with the evil horizontal line...u get something that looks like this: +. And this + was all I needed to see to let me know that life, as I know it, was beginning. Inside of me an embryo was forming. I was about to experience the most amazing moment in the life of a woman: Becoming a mother. Words cannot explain what I felt when i saw the +. I ran into the bedroom screaming my head off, jumping up and down! My husband had no clue what I was doing, let alone suspected that I thought I was pregnant. He almost died of a heart attack that morning. "I'M PREGNANT!!I'M PREGNANT!!' was all I could say!! He, being a man and all and not knowing about the faint vertical line meaning positive, looked at the test and said "No....it can't be right...you can barely see that vertical line..." I whipped out my handy-dandy instructions, and read "A positive test can be seen when the vertical line and horizontal line are both present on the strip. Even if the vertical line is extremely faint, this is considered a positive test. You are probably in the early stages of pregnancy, and should see a darker line after 2-3 days if you retake the test." There was no doubt that test was positive. He called his sister, I called my best friend. I had been telling her my suspicions but she didn't believe it could be done on the first shot. Needless to say, we proved her wrong. That day after work, I went to the doctor (said best friend works at my doc's office) and took blood. The next day, it was confirmed. I was exactly 4 weeks pregnant.
Now, I am 24 weeks and 5 days pregnant. My due date is March 3, 2011. We are expecting a beautiful baby Boy. Landon Alexander. Pregnancy was pretty easy. No morning sickness. Just always tired. I could sleep on command! Now, my belly is growing and i feel his moves and kicks and turns. He is perfectly healthy. And this is where this blog will begin. Hi, my name is Sofia, and i am about to be a mommy!
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