Week 31 Day 4 Belly Pic (from July 26th)

Ta-daaaaaaaaaa...
my belly is getting bigger and heavier...boy oh boy..

but thank goodness, no stretch mark yet...hoping to keep it that way Xp

30 Weeks!! (and Day 2) & Target Registry :)

I cannot believe that it is July already and I am 30 weeks pregnant.
That really means I need to start get my act together and really prepare for the arrival of our superboy..
His kicks are getting stronger everyday (yay!) and he loves to kick me at night when I am on my bed getting ready to sleep..
Another milestone of last week was... *Drum roll* we finally did our baby registry!! Horray!!
My sis in law was gracious enough to go register with us because I had no clue what stuffs I need for the baby and when you are at the store looking at hundreds of choices of baby stuffs, it gets very overwhelming!
I hope I have everything I need in my registry...
Anyway, here is our Baby Ma Registry at Target

Here is my 30 weeks 2 days Belly Picture...

 My next doctor's appointment is this Friday and I get to hear his heart beat..yay..

Ohh and I schedule my 3D ultrasound on August 1st...I really cannot wait for that because I have not seen him for a while now since my last ultrasound at the OBGYN (they don't do ultrasounds after 20 weeks..BOO-HOO!)

That's all for now.. I still have nausea (what else is new?)..throw up twice a day (morning and afternoon) but mostly acids..*Gross* and it is getting harder to breathe since I think the baby is pushing against my lung...

We watched birth video in our childbirth class last week and it made me wish I was a guy or a seahorse..

But, with God's grace, I shall conquer my fear and deliver my healthy and handsome superboy..ehehehhee

Good bye 3-Hour Glucose Test! Never want to have you again!

I had my first glucose screening (1 hour test) on July 3rd afternoon, at 2 pm. I was so miserable because I had to fast before the test and silly me, I didn't schedule my test in the morning! So I had to contain my monstrous hunger throughout the day until the test. But, after doing some googling..some women say that you don't have to fast all day for the one-hour screening test...so I called my nurse and asked how long should I fast before the test.
She said 3 hours! I was so happy that I ate my one and only cereal bar that morning 3 hours before the test.
Long story short..that was the dumbest decision...I should not have eaten that cereal bar before the test! My result came out high (156 and the cut off was around 140) so I had to do the awesome 3-hours glucose test the following week *sob*
Mind you, this test involves a blood draw...needles... YUCK....but that first test involved only 1 blood draw after an hour of drinking sugary drink (taste like Fanta Orange but without the carbonation)

****3-Hour Glucose Test ***
This time, I was a bit smarter..scheduled my test at 8 am on July 12th.. lol. I had to fast 12 hours before the test and I did not want to take any chances, I only drank tiny sips of water after midnight.
This test involves 4 times of blood draws (before drinking the sugary drink, and after each hour)..sounds like fun, eh?
I got poked 5 times....1 failed attempt on my left arm, the lab girl could not draw the blood after poking my vein and moving the needle several times.....yuck yuck yuck..
Long story short..2 days later I got my phone call.....I passed the test! Hallelujah!!!
I never ever want to go through that again...no thank you!
Thank God that I don't have a gestational diabetes and everything is normal for me and the baby.

If you are curious, you may find more about the glucose test on this link:
http://www.babycenter.com/0_glucose-screening-and-glucose-tolerance-tests_1483.bc

28 Weeks Day 4 Bare Belly!

Look! I have a belly! :)


7/5/2012

27 Weeks Day 2 Belly Picture

6/26/2012