countdown to Angelo

nose bleeds!!!

Yesterday I had my 1st ever nose bleed!! It was 100+ and I was outside at Aunties house watching Sora swim, I felt my nose drip and just thought I had a runny nose, then it just started bleeding out! GROSS! I panicked! I never EVER had a nose bleed before...Sora's had more of them then me! I've had issued with my nose this whole time, but blood.. ICK. I really can't take the sight of blood, having a baby did that too me. it makes me weak! IM SUPPOSED TO BE TOUGH!

We walked around alittle bit at the mall today, I saw a lady who was going in on Thursday for a C-section...she was HUGE, all I thought was greaaaaaaaat, I have THAT to look forward too. Her belly was huge, her feet were swollen....actually there were a lot of large pregnant ladies waddling around with their husbands and kids...like meeeee....

25 days left

So get the F! Out!! Lol

Had a doctor appointment yesterday, I told him how I was feeling and he checked to see if I was dialated. Just .5-1cm which is really nothing... I think I was 1 cm for a few weeks last time.

So far I've gained 27 pounds, I'm supposed to gain 1/2 a pound each week. So maybe I'll only put on 30 pounds total.... I've been having major sugar cravings. We have mini chocolate peanut butter cups in the freezer... I can have 2-3 mini bites to kill my craving... And a pound of gummy bears we bought at the health food store. Oh and the FIVE pounds of fruit for snacking :)) we go through a lot of fruit in this house! Like last night james made banana cinnamon dessert egg rolls with brown sugar, super DElightful!! This was AFTER he ate more then HALF of the carrot cake he bought me using his ESP. Who does that?? Buys a pregnant girl a slice of cake, then EATS it!!

Sora is still teething, which is wonderful! It's messing with her sleep schedule. But she's trying out more words now! Like 'baby' 'sticker' 'jump' 'oatmeal' 'light' she can show you where her belly, toes, fingers and ears are and can make two 'silly' faces.

She also knocks on the door says 'who's that?' NANA! And throws her arms up.

She's a good baby

I think I am having tiny mini contractions! I've been having cramps all weekend and a low dull back pain, I'm trying not to overthink these pains, i have 5 weeks left til my due date. I am anxious and feel like his birth is looming over me. It's all I think about ALL DAY, I even watch 'A baby story' on TLC in the mornings to mentally prepare me for labor.

I read online I can start feeling the wayi do up to a month before he actually comes... Great... 30 days of cramps sounds like fun

My hands and feet are starting to swell too, so I lay down as much as possible. I can't really eat since Angelo becomes very active when there is food in my belly. He moves around way too much after I eat and it hurts.

Oh well. I'm almost done

Dehydrated!

Yesterday was not a good day for me. It started off Monday night at 10pm I was on the phone with my friend Melssia and Sora was trying to sleep and threw up ALL over the bed. So instead of sleeping I had to wash sheets. 

Tuesday night around 11, I threw up, then again at 5, and again at 7am. James was on his way home and told me to call the dr. I called Labor and delivery. I couldn't explain how I felt and started crying. They told me to come in and they'll check me out

Turns out I was dehydrated which was causing contractions. I started balling because it's too early for the baby to come out. He could have vision or brain problems :( 

My nurse Michelle explained that rehydrating me will stop on the contractions. That made me feel a little better. 

Again if he came we were not ready! 

I needed an IV and the needle she poked me with was like a harpoon, k not that big. But it made me pass out from the pain, she didn't hit a vein after a few tries. I tried not to be a baby and cry, I just saw a funny pattern of stars take over my vision, I could hear them talking, but couldn't respond. 

After a few bags of fluid I felt better. Went to my mother in laws, had a juice box went to sleep and woke up needing to throw up. 

Poor james was probably delirious from the lack if sleep. He got off work and was home at 7am, at the hospital he tried to get some rest (I think listening to the baby's heartbeat monitor helped) he took a long nap at his moms. When we came home I slept and woke up feeling MUCH MUCH better I made soup, but ended up throwing that up. 

James made himself coffee to help regulate his sleep and went to bed at 2am only to wake up at 5am to Sora throwing up. 

*sigh* hopefully we can get it together. She's doing better then me, she's been able to eat no problem, I have a baby in me which I think isn't helping

On the plus side I got to experience what Labor & Delivery will be like at that hospital since I'll be delivering there. All the doctors and nurses were SO friendly and personable, such a big difference then San Jose were 90% of the staff spoke English as a 2nd language. 

We picked up my anti-nausea meds this morning, just took my 1st pill so cross your fingers no more up chucks!

I am giving myself a gold star with a circle around it under the 'mom' category. A typical breakfast I make for Sora is from Quaker oats instant oatmeal. I thought I'd try to make my own oatmeal with milk, brown sugar and fresh fruits.

I bought a pound of oats from the health store ($1.97) organic strawberries ($3) orange bananas ($1.29) white/yellow nectarines ($7) these are mostly for snacking, brown sugar ($2). I think the boxed stuff is $3.99 for ten packets...I think I have enough oats for two weeks.

I tried my first batch, made Sora a huge bowl and she ate a decent portion. I was thrilled because feeding her is like feeding a black hole.

I just feel better that it's 'home made' and I know what's going into her food....it just makes me feel more responsible *gasp*

I should also say last night we tried to shoot whipped cream in her mouth cuz what responsible parent wouldn't do that?