Week 28

Yesterday, I overdosed on a glucose drink to see if I have Gestational Diabetes. Everyone says that this drink is disgusting. But I think it just tastes like Orange Crush that has no carbonation. The Kaiser Lab serves it cold and you have to drink it in under 5 minutes. An hour later, two tubes of blood were taken from me. The doctor's office called today and told me the following...
No, I do not have G. Diabetes. Infact, just the opposite - my body processes sugar extremely well and fast. My glucose level after an hour was suuuuper low they said. Meaning: I can get hypoglycemic very easily. I am supposed to eat every two hours. And I need to balance protein with sugars every time I do eat, so that I don't "bottom out my glucose level".
Also, the nurse said that my blood-work indicates I am Anemic. I just knew it! So I am supposed to now add an iron supplement to my diet every day.

One more thing from yesterday's Prenatal apt. Our doctor showed me how to feel where the baby's head is inside me. That was really, really weird becuase I had her little skull piched between two fingers. Brett did not like this at all. He felt bad that we were harrassing her in her nice cozy little world.

Happy Birthday to my Mommy! She is 65 as of yesterday. Love you!!!!

Week 27

Week 26

Spent a week in my old town, San Francisco! Brett, his brother Sean, and I went for some vacation time and to see lots of my old friends. We had a great visit! Ate, lots of good food, rode lots of MUNI and BART, spent time with good people... including two other pregnant women, one of which had her baby the day after we left town! Congratulations Cherlyn & Charles on the arrival of little "Jax" Wagner!
Here are some pics of us and them...

Week 24

We bought some paint and prepped the nursery for painting. Brett will paint today and tomorrow and I will do some accent painting this weekend. We are getting very excited to do the decorating and pick some furniture for the room. Brett's parents and my mom have most graciously offered to buy the furniture that we choose. I'll put up photos very soon for you to see! (Teaser = Enchanted fairy forest at dusk. Greens, browns, animal decals, and glowing stars for our little baby girl. I hope she likes it when she arrives.)

I've gained 20 pounds total in the past 5 months. There's only four months left now! The due date is December 11th for those who have been asking.

Special thanks and love going out to all my Tios and Primos in the Dominican Republic who have been emailing me with questions.

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY DADDY who would have turned 70 years old yesterday. I MISS YOU DADDY! <3

Week 23

Didn't write anything for week 23.

Week 22

Brett's brother, Eric, and his wife, Haley, gave us a doppler! We can't stop playing with it. Every night we check the baby's heart rate. I think she gets annoyed with it, cuz she kicks at it sometimes. Very cute! Here is a movie of Dr. Brett getting a reading. Sorry there is no sound. I accidentally covered up the mic on the iPhone when I was filming.

Week 21

The belly is getting so big. Finally broke down and spent some money on "maternity" clothes. Mostly they are just clothes that normally would be way too big for me. Then my big sister, Maria, sent me a gift card to Target with a note saying "Buy maternity clothes". So I got some more! Now I should be able to dress myself for the next month or so. Also Maria sent us our first bunch of soft PINK things for the baby. Thank you MTV!
We are now totally used to the idea of having a baby girl. At first I was really freaked out, but now I am so happy and excited to have a daughter. We bought her some things at the Renaissance Festival over the weekend. Two baby fairies and two feathery dragon puppets.
They will live in the nursery which we are designing in our heads. Hopefully soon, Brett will sand the walls in there so we can paint it and start the decorating. It has tan walls and chocolate carpet. Barf. (But the white wainscoting we will keep.) I will show you what it looks like now...


Sorry the quality and light of the photos is so bad. iphone camera.