Our baby's travel system is here

Travel system came today and we're pretty excited!! we're so happy with our purchased, it's gonna make our life so much easier, not being able to wake the baby up when we take him out of the car, thank you to our friends for organizing the purchase and shipping, Misty you're an angel for doing all the running around, and Gina and Kerv thanks for the good deal with the shipping, i'm so glad that Kerv works with Delta and makes this possible:) anyway here's the picture of it..

Christmas Eve eve's Pajama party

A friend of ours hosted a Christmas eve party (held on the eve of Christmas eve:) because that's when everyone is kind of available, we had some games, awards, desserts and we also dressed up for a Nativity scene just for pictures sake:) everyone also brought an elephant gift and gee some of the things brought in there are hilarious, i wont even mention it ha ha but seriously i thought everyone had a ball.. so here's some pictures taken that night.. Happy Christmas everyone!!

what's up lately

Okay, first I'm so proud to let everyone know that Chad finished university, yes he graduated :) I'm so proud of him, good timing and all considering our boy is going to be here next month, such a wonderful blessings.
As for me, i'm surviving:) Myself and the doctors are trying to control my GDM, i have been on insulin both injection and tablets, baby is still growing at the normal range except his tummy ( a little bit over) but they said that it was expected because i have gestational diabetes.
Here are some of his recent 4d/3d/2d scan taken recently, the purpose of this scan is to see how is he growing and progressing since i have Gestational diabetes, this scan was done on the 3rd of this month and at the time he's 4lbs 13oz which they said it's still within the normal range:) well he certainly doesnt look very pleased at all, he doesnt like to be disturbed that's for sure:) he's face seem to be very chubby and round like mine, and i think we look alike :) anyway its not long now until we see him in person and i guess you'll be the judged of that right?


And today i had an antenatal, everything is well with bub, he's active as ever, and is in a good position - still head down (i guess preparing himself too:) and his heart beat is healthy etc., and how's mum doing you may asked? well, i'm apparently 3 cm bigger than average well there's no surprise there i feel like my tummy can't grow/stretch any bigger but i'm still growing, i have an Odeama on my feet but blood pressure is good:) I will be back at the hospital again on Thursday to see the Endocrinologist, Obstretitian and the physio so i will be at the hospital almost the whole day. I would really hope for a little break this Christmas:) it would be nice not to visit the hospital for once:) but hey i gotta to do and i need to do right? anyway these are the latest at the moment.. until my next post..

what's up lately

Okay, first I'm so proud to let everyone know that Chad finished university

Recent photos

My brother in law took these photos for us last week, and as you can see, i am really growing <:) we are very excited to Welcome this baby boy into our home and our lives <:)

November 21 - Busy day

Okay, on the 21st I had 2 baby showers, first my old colleagues and friends has organized a morning tea/baby shower for me, it was really lovely to catch up with them, i miss them a lot, i was the baby in the group and feel they are all mums to me :) they are very kind and got cool baby presents..here are a few photos we took.






And in the afternoon.. another baby shower organized by my 2 sister inlaws Hope and Paige..it was so much fun.. we had it at friends place..through the years i've been to so many baby showers and finally my long awaited one, I was over the moon that day, i felt love and special <:) my baby is one lucky boy, he got so many presents:) here are a few pictures..

This is whats been happening lately...

Firstly an update about the pregnancy - Irene is doing well despite of gestational diabetes, carpal tunnel syndrome etc<:), Baby is very active, big kicks everywhere and sticking his body parts and leave it in one spot for awhile and can get very uncomfortable for mummy sometimes:), because of the diabetes Irene's visit to the hospital is more frequent at least once a week and see a couple of specialists, this coming Wednesday we are having a scan to see how the baby is growing and maybe a couple more scans after that, and if he's growing morethan he's supposed to, then a scheduled induction or CS might be necessary (i hope i wont do the latter), otherwise everything is well.

The verdict - follow on my last post

Ok, so i went to do the proper glucose test on the 10th of this month and boy it was so boring, it took more than 2 hours to complete and got some more hematomas too boohooo!! anyway the next day, a midwife rang about the result and surprise surprise I have indeed developed a GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS or in other words, Diabetes for pregnant women, this is due to changes to the normal hormone levels. Q: Will the diabetes go away at the end of pregnancy? A:It is very likely that the diabetes is only associated with the pregnancy, and, in almost every instance, will go away as soon as the baby is born. I really hope so. Anyway i met up with the Diabetes educator today and dietitian they gave me a few booklets and instructions on my daily diet as GDM can sometimes be well managed just by eating the right food etc do exercise, in the mean time I to prick my finger 4 times a day to monitor my sugar level, and if that's going well then i dont need to take a medication for it. I was also told that they will be monitoring the baby from now on (growth wise) which means frequent visit to the hospital. The immediate risk is associated with GDM is the possibility of the baby being larger than average, this may make the birth more difficult or lead to a higher rate of induction or Caesarean section which i was hoping all the while to have a natural and normal birth, so I guess i'll just have to do the best I can to manage this diabetes, I just and pray that my baby is okay and is not to affected by it. So there you go..I thought i had it all good but i thought wrong <:) Until then, i'll keep you posted on my progress..

Latest Update

So..the other day, i had my week 28 routine, had the glucose Challenge test and the normal antenatal routine, anyway..so they told me if i don't hear from them (doctors, pathologist whoever) that my glucose or sugar level is fine, one day passed, nothing in the mail, 2 days nothing, well 3rd day got something in the mail and the result i got was above the normal sugar level, so they're asking me to come back to the hospital and do the proper glucose test this which will take a couple of blood test and 12 hour fasting and have to go through a certain diet prior to the testing, this test apparently help determines wether i have a gestational diabetes >:) Which i'm really hoping and pray that i don't. Anyway i will probably be going and do the test next week, I will let you know the results, so until then.

Baby Hart 4d Scan at 28 weeks

Hiya everyone here's a couple 4d scan pictures of our little one <:) we we're so excited to see him, although the heatwave from the ultrasound sometimes makes them look a little freakish lol <:) bubby is good, very active, in fact he kept on moving around that day so it was really hard to get some decent shot of his face, and these two pictures are the best ones that they took. We can't wait to hold him in our arms, but it seems like January is so far away (that's how i feel anyway). We also have a dvd of the scan but I dont know how to upload that here. Anyway sorry for not blogging for awhile..i will try to update you all for as much as I can.
 
 

some preggy shots

So, most of you would have seen these pictures in FB already but I still would like put it here anyway, seriously i'm ballooning ha ha! but i love everything that's going on with my body at the moment, even the not so good one<:) yeah well i've waited so long to see my tummy grow and i am so grateful for this experience, at one stage i thought that i will never ever experience it, but here i am with a round tummy, what a blessing indeed <:) I love my baby bump and i love the baby itself, we can't wait to meet him. In two weeks time or so, we're going to have a 4D scan and we're so looking forward to seeing him again, January seem so far yet so close <:)

6 months mark update

Last Monday i went for my monthly antenatal check, they measured my tummy (Fundus i think, listen to bubs heartbeat and every other normal routine they do every visit) Chad wasnt able to come with me this time as he's working, baby is good and everything else is good, In the next 4 weeks i will have a bloodtest for my glucose and iron levels. Chad and I decided that we will do a non diagnostic 4D ultrasound around the same time as well, so we're looking forward for that. How's mum doing you may ask? I am doing great, just growing bigger and rounder fast.. a few people seem to think that i'm having twins, but we know that we only have one baby boy in there <:) I think people sometime forget that i'm just a little person so i guess the weight gain has got nowhere else to go but my tummy and everywhere else they can go in my body<:) but if i'm 3 to 4 inches taller, than maybe i would look a bit different (not so round) ha!

Chad's birthday bash

Chad turned 30 on the 3rd of October, but we celebrated his birthday on the 2nd of October as Chad started playing cricket again, friends and families has joined us and everyone had a blast especially Chad, they played AVP Laser tag at DreamWorld (it's in a theme park) we rented the place for 2 hours <:) here are a few pictures that night..

We are being blessed

After a few hoops that Chad had to go through, he finally got a job. We are so thankful, I am so proud of him, he's almost finished school as well which is a perfect timing because our baby is due in January. We are very excited for our little baby boy, we know he's gonna be so much fun to have in our home. We are so grateful for all the blessings that we receive each day.

It's better late than never

I have been meaning to post some pictures of our latest scan but it's been so crazy lately, well.. First I'm always tired, second I'm always tired lol<:) and 3rd I'm always tired or i am just lazy boohoo!!, still haven't even re-sized our photos from our U.S holidays too..I know it's not an excuse >:( anyway this is like almost 3 weeks late but it's better than never posting it right?? some are a bit Blurry but i trust your visual ability and imagination lol..

 
 
 
 

It's a Chad Mini Me

We found out on Friday afternoon that we are going to have a boy, I have an instinct that it's a boy in there but Chad thought that it's going to be a girl, I am happy regardless, as long as it's a healthy baby in there:) Chad however has gotten to the idea that he's getting a girl first, so he was kinda sad>:) well not so much sad but was in shocked when the Radiologist told us and showed us that it's definitely a BOY, He wanted a have a Daddy's little girl so bad lol<;), but he's happy now, most of our friend told him that he should be jumping up and down that it's a boy lol! as most dad normally want's a boy first...anyway everything is great and the baby is doing good:) I have however a slight heart murmur so i am going to have a Cardiograph to check my heart (a non invasive ultrasound) I hope that everything will be fine..and i know i'm going to be fine:) I'm just getting bigger i guess so i'm out of breath:) We are both very excited to see the bub through the monitor, he was so active, i think he didnt like the ultrasound so much as he kept on covering his face<:) I love my baby already and i love talking to him..Now Chad will just have to get used to calling him a He and Not a she when he speaks to him:)

Tomorrow is the day, hopefully

Tomorrow is when we find out the baby's gender, and we hope that the baby cooperates:) i have been talking to the baby to be nice when we do the ultrasound, so i hope that He or She hears me and listens to mummy<:) It hasn't been easy for me but i still do enjoy every moment of it whenever i can, i seem to experience all the symptoms there is in pregnancy but i am really grateful that i am carrying this precious gift:) here's the latest pic of my tummy. We will let you all know as soon as we find out, so hang on there!!

Four and a half months

I've been meaning to post some preggy pictures here but i havent got around to it, i havent even uploaded any of our photos from our holiday in the U.S., i'm not that busy because i'm not really working much anymore, i am just lazy:) anyway eventually there'll be some pictures posted here:) Next week we're going to have a morphology scan so we'll let you know about the baby's sex..maybe i'll have the pictures ready then..until then...

Four months along and going good..

Yesterday was my 4 months mark of the pregnancy, I feel so heavy already i've gained 3 kg already and i still have 5 months to go.. i'm petrified of how many kilos am i going to put on altogether..on the other side i shouldn't be so paranoid because it's apparently normal to put on weight while youre pregnant boohooo!!, I shouldnt be whingeing really, i should be happy that i'm pregnant:) i guess it's all about how look at things, I just hope that this pregnancy will continue to be healthy and well..I guess i will have to do something about the weight issue later after the bubby's born:) I dont know why am i writing this on here, but i feel like it:) so yeah..keep reading and stay tune for my irene's whingeing ha ha!! kidding..till my next blog:)

A reason why you should not be driving if you're tired!

The day we got back from the states, my brother and sister in law put on a BBQ for us, they live about 20 minutes away from where we live, on the way to their place, traffic was so heavy that at one stage we sat on one spot for about 20 minutes (not moving and i'm not kdding) we have to turn our engine off -- yeah really bad (there was an accident and because of the road works it made it even worse), so when we got to their place we were starving..way pass my dinner time, and being pregnant didnt help too, hunger made me feel even sicker:(. We had fun that night although we're very tired and jet lag, so after catching up we decided to go home, Chad was driving fine, until we're about 3-4 minutes away to our house when he said he's really tired, well his tiredness also affected his judgement because when he saw the lights turned amber, he sped through it before it turns red, but then he realized that he wasnt gonna make it, so he slammed his brake.... and then decided to go through the red light anyway (crazy driver!!-:) and then it was too late when he noticed the cop car close by, suddenly he's awake!, and then he said "Oh crap i'm gonna get a fine", well he kept driving but he's convinced he's going to be pulled over, the cop car followed us for about 1 kilometre then he flashed his lighst and sure enough he pulled us over "way to go Chad"!!
Cop: I pulled you over for a random breath test mate!
Chad: oh okay no worries mate:), - I thought the cop's first question should have been: Cop: "I pulled you over because you went through the red lights" (but he didnt)..So he asked Chad to do the test and the reading came up - then of course the reading came back zero because there's no trace of alcohol..good thing we dont drink..:) so the cop probably thought that the alcohol meter was faulty so he asked Chad to give it another try so he did, and the result was the same, this time he's convinced that Chad wasnt drunk ha ha!! If i was the cop, i would have probably thought that he was drunk too ha ha!, seeing how he went through the red light, I'm just glad that he wasnt pulled over for that matter:) Phewww!! So yeah the lesson here is that: DONT DRIVE IF YOU'RE TIRED:)

we are having a baby, we are so excited!

After long 6 years of trying, it finally happened for us, we are so excited, we couldnt believe it when we did a home pregnancy test and came back positive, we said this is impossible, we've never gotten pregnant naturally before, only through IVF and both miscarried. So we're like, this is not possible, we're not even trying anymore, we actually stop trying, we decided to forget all about trying for awhile and started going on holidays and stuff and then one morning i woke up and the first thing that came up to my mind is to do a pregnancy test (totally out of the blue!!) and i was about to chuck it out to bin because i am so used to seeing negative result, anyway as i'm about to do so, and then i saw from the corner of my eye; 2 lines, so i thought i must still be really sleepy as it was really early in the morning, so i looked at it again and it was indeed 2 lines, i immediately slap my face and splash it with a cold water (it's winter by the way:) so it was cold.. brrr...just to make sure i'm not dreaming or something, and then when the 2 lines didnt disappear, i bolted to our bedroom and jumped on Chad on the bed and i said: wake up, i think i am pregnant" and he said, what?? what are you talking about, how's that possible?? and then i dragged him to the bathroom and showed him the test and he later said, good!! at least we dont need to spend $10k for an IVF again and gave me a big hug and i started bawling my eyes out:) (tears of joy indeed) it's a miracle!! I know Heavenly knows the desires of our hearts, He knows each of us very well and He will give us what we want in His own time! and i know that this is a perfect time for us because, Chad's finishing school at the end this year and I'm due last week of January so it works out perfect:) So yeah this is our little story about our little miracle, we hope you enjoyed reading it! Below are our latest scan of the baby, everythingi s good and normal..

Excited and Counting down

It's 22 days exactly till we fly to America, we're so excited! especially me, this will be my first time to visit the US, well it's not the whole US but parts of it:) we can't wait, we're also very excited to catch up with some mission friends after 7 years, including our mission president and his wife if they have time to meet us of course..We hope to have a pleasant trip with no troubles....signing out for now!

Updates

i know, i know, it's been awhile..it's been almost a month i think since my last post so forgive me people for being slack :) Okay let me think what we did since then.. hmmm.. oh i know, my brother proposed to his Arizonian girlfriend and majority of the family decided to go to the wedding which will be held in AZ in July (i heard it's gonna be so hot!!!) hmm that would be interesting for me since i'm not used to dry heat:( i hope i wont die lol!, so Chad and I decided that since we're going to the wedding we might as well take 3 weeks holiday to see a little bit of US and catch up with our friends (mission friends etc..) we're so excited! what's even exciting is that we got our tickets cheap.. it's basically 1 ticket for 2 people awesome right?? hehehe.. so i guess that's the most exciting bit that we're looking forward to:) And oh the last couple weeks we have been sitting kids for 2 days and 2 nights.. two weeks ago we looked after Chad's sisters kids, consists of an 8 yr old, 6 yr old, 3 yr old and a 5 month old:) the 3 older girls stayed over for the night, it's interesting, fun and tiring!! absolutely:)but what's good about it is that we can return them to their parents after 2 days hehehe:) and last week end, we had 2 little girls stayed over all day Saturday/ Sat night and took them to church with us, they're 4 yr old and 3 yr old, they're not siblings, they are our friends kids:) they love staying at aunty Irene's place lol! but oh my they can be handfuls!:) but really it's a great learning experience for me and Chad:) we love it.. i think i've taken some photos of my sister inlaws kids..so i'll try to upload them here:)