Hot off the presses!

Well....about midnight I got an email telling me my glucose results. I saw the first two (the fasting and the 1 hour test) results were good. I was like yes....then...I opened the 2nd hour and then the 3rd. It appears my glucose level got really high. In fact the third hour's value was off the charts quite a bit. So....I got the gestational diabetes! This sucks...but what am I going to do about it?!

I have to go to diabetes education to learn about dieting, testing my own blood sugar, and to get my monitor. I know doing all this is only to benefit myself as well as my son. Generally as soon as the baby is born the diabetes goes away like magic! I guess I need to eat some taco bell before then!

As far as side effects go...the baby can be larger than normal (a fat baby). Well, this is all for now. I will update more later after I go see the education people.

I am 26 weeks, 5 days!

It's Hurricane Flores!!

Well, I am currently in week 26. It is hard to believe I will be starting the third trimester later on this week. I did my 3 hour gestational diabetes test on Friday. It was not as bad as I thought it would be. My lovely Jose went with me and we arrived at 0800. They took a fasting blood sugar, gave me the drink (warm) and I had 5 minutes to drink it. I drank it in under a minute. It was not good. It tasted like pure sugar syrup! I then had to get blood taken at 1, 2, and 3 hours. During this time we read magazines, talked, and watched the Today show. I never got hungry....only thirsty. When I came out of the lab for the last time....my Jose was waiting for me with a Three Musketeers bar! We will probably not find out the results until Monday.

We changed the rooms around this weekend. Man was that a lot of work! I just did the piddly stuff. Jose, my brother, and his brother did the hard work. Our house looks like a hurricane hit! Our nice spacious house just became small all of a sudden. Plus....all my hard work at matching furniture in the rooms was for nothing! Our TV room has/had this texas star rustic theme....now it has a desk in it and the end tables are in our large living room. Our large living room has like three different woods in it and I am afraid that is just the way it is going to be.

The baby's room is cleaned out and now all we need to do is pick out a paint color and start painting. Once that is done Jose can put the crib together. The reviews I was reading about the changing table and dresser that went with the crib were not good. So we bought a dresser today at Ashley's. My plan was just to buy a normal dresser and use the top as a changing table and later as Baby Ismael grows it is his dresser. This way we get a dresser that is made of quality wood and will last a long time.

I dont know if I have said or not, but we have chosen the Nautica William Sailboat theme. It is simple, classic, and elegant. Plus it has some blue in it and we both liked it! I also registered this week at Babies R Us, Target, and Pottery Barn Kids.

Well, this is it for now. I'll let you know how the gestational diabetes test went when I find out!

I am currently 26 weeks, 4 days!

Week 25

I FAILED the one hour glucose test for gestational diabetes. Now I have to take the three hour test this next Friday. UGHH!! Hopefully I do not have gestational diabetes.....I dont know if I can handle that too! I told Jose if I do that means we are both changing our eating habits and his eyes got as big as saucers!

Well....nothing much has been going on. I am still exhausted and I am gaining weight like its in fashion. Baby Ismael has been very, very, active today. I amalmost wondering if he is trying to turn around....b/c on Tuesday he was still in a breech position. I was just so uncomfortable b/c he was moving so much and I just dont think I am used to that yet. Oh well....it is welcome.

I know this is short, but of course I can barely keep my eyes open....I think I may take a quick nap!

I am 25 weeks 3 days!

Dr. Visit!

My mother and I went to see the OB/GYN today for a two week check up and sonogram. I also had the diabetes test. We did the sonogram first and they tell you to drink a liter of water 45 minutes before. Well, I drank about 800 cc and was finished. I know my body and let me tell you... I know it takes very little for me to have to pee. So we went into the room and the sono tech did her thing...only little Ipolito Ismael did not want to cooperate. He wouldn't turn over for her. She kept pushing and banging on my stomach. I was like what is this woman doing?! I mean...hello...pregnant lady has to pee!! FINALLY he turned a little bit and that was all we needed. The doctor came in and took a look herself. She showed me the VSDs and said he is growing right on target. He is currently 1 lb 11 oz and is the size of a subway footlong! Can you believe I have something the size of a sandwich in my stomach?! I then had to wait for my actual doctor appointment....the nurse gave me the glucola and I guzzled that thing down. She was like thirsty? I said no sleepy. My mom and I went into the waiting room and both fell asleep reading. I looked over at her at one point and her head was down asleep. I bet we looked funny, mother and daughter both asleep! Now I just wait and see about the results of the diabetes test. I signed consent for delivery today and I go back in 4 weeks for another sonogram and appointment.

As for how I am feeling....I am still exhausted and my hips still hurt. The doctor said that is because I just carry my weight all in the hips. I also noticed my right ankle has the huge bruise that goes up my leg about 6 inches. Well....that is no bruise. It is spider veins. The doctor said that is fine and normal and they will probably go away after delivery. It looks like i banged my ankle pretty hard. I also have a strawberry birthmark there and that is no longer strawberry more like blueberry.

We are trying to figure out if there is a nickname we can call Baby Ismael. Here are a few we came up with: Ipi, Ifi (his initials), Smiley, or just Smel (like his Daddy). ??????

Jose and I have a plan to go looking at bedding this Friday or Saturday! Well this is all for now. I think I need a nap.....I'll get Jose to scan the baby's pics from today later.

I am 24 weeks 6 days (by my calculations) and 25 weeks 3 days (by sonogram)

Week 24

Well...this week has been uneventful. I had a final paper to write for my research course and a final exam on Wednesday so my life for the past 10 days has been consumed by that. I just learned I made an A in the course....looks like a 4.0 for me for the semester! I get a little break now for about 2-3 weeks until I start the fall semester. Yes, I am taking one class this fall. From the syllabus it looks like I will be done with the class on November 14. Ipolito shouldn't be here until after that!

Here is a picture of me this morning. Pardon the wet hair....I just showered and Jose didnt give me time to pose!

I have quite a bit I want to accomplish these next 2-3 weeks. We really need to bunker down and get things rollin for Baby Ismael's room. We have done nothing as of yet. The only thing we have bought is a crib, a shirt, and a sweater. I started cleaning the room we are using as his room tonight and I lasted only 30-45 minutes because I was so tired and out of breath. I guess I should have started this little project sooner. Right now that room has a queen size bed, a treadclimber, a tv, lots of stuffed animals, toys for my nephews, and lots of junk. For the most part I got the trash out and now I need to clean and organize our computer room b/c that is where the bed is going (Jose refuses to part with it). Once I am done with that we are planning on having a moving party for Jose, his brother, brother-in-law, my brother, and a friend or two. During this "party" they will be disassembling the furniture and moving it around the house. I plan to provide them with food and beer. My goal is to do this on August 23.

I also plan on registering in the next couple of weeks at Babies R Us, Target, and Pottery Barn Kids. I really want to go to Pottery Barn Kids to see their bedding close up because once I decide which bedding I want we can start looking for paint colors, ordering the bedding, etc. Lastly I need to get a list of people together to invite for the baby shower. UGHhh!!! So much to do and so little time!

As for Baby Ismael, he kicks quite a bit now and I am definitely growing daily. Sometimes I wake up and just stare at the mirror b/c I swear I grew some more in the 8-12 hours I have slept. Work is very tiring for me. It takes so much out of me and I am very sore by the time I get home. We also have been super busy at work with really sick children so this doesn't help! My hips also hurt quite a bit. My right a little more than my left. He likes that side a lot!


I see the doctor on Tuesday for a sono, my diabetes test, and an office visit! My mother and Marcus are going with me since Jose has to work the night before and that night. I am excited b/c I get to see Baby Ismael again!

Well this is all for now. I am currently 24 weeks and 3 days pregnant!

Look what I just bought!

Look what I just bought! It is the cutest little cardigan from Pottery Barn Kids. It will have his initials on it too! IFI (that's the way you do it when you personalize something) I guess it is also official...the baby's name will be Ipolito Ismael Flores. I felt so bad not letting Jose name his son a name he really liked. Don't get me wrong...we are still going to call him Baby Ismael. Marriage is all about compromise right?! Hehehehe....Jose will be reminded of this when I want to move all the rooms around!

Week 23

Well, I am a little over 23 weeks pregnant now. I think you can definitely tell I am pregnant now. I dont know if it is so obvious, but Jose says it is. Here is a pic of me last weekend in my dress for the wedding we went to. Yes, my hair is messy because I just woke up from a nap! I have started taking my iron pills and I have had no ill effects from them. The first two days I got a little queasy about 40 minutes after taking them, but since then...NOTHING! I can feel little Ismael kicking away in my belly and now I can feel him outside of my stomach. Jose finally felt him kick last night. It was so amazing to see his reaction. He got all happy. Yesterday he was kicking and kicking my bladder. I thought I was going to pee in my pants. I finally got up to go potty and I swear I peed for like 3 seconds.

The new dilemma is I am not a fan of the name Ipolito. I am trying to change Jose's mind, but he doesnt seem to be budging. I guess I can go along with it but it is just not something I like. Oh well... if we do name him that he will never go by it. He will always go by Ismael.

I am off of work for 1 week so that I can write a paper and study for my final exam next Wednesday. I wish I was just off for a week to do nothing.
Well, I guess that is all for now.

I am 23 weeks 2 days.