28 weeks - 2 months to go!

Dear Baby,

We are on our 3rd trimester already. I can feel your movements more and more each day, it's like you are having your own mini party there. I hope you don't invite friends over, though - my back would kill me with the extra weight. Hehe

They say that the hardest part of the pregnancy is the 3rd trimester - it's true! The back pains, the lack of balance and all the sweat that comes out of my body -- it's a big change compared to the easy breezy second trimester. I feel less beautiful too and I cry all the time which I think amuses your Daddy more than it irritates him. hehe All the uncomfortable feelings are worth it though when I feel you kick and move and play around inside my tummy and you have good timing too, baby love - You know exactly when to make your presence felt, it's like you are reassuring Mommy that everything is and would be all right. You got that quality from Daddy Love. Now, I have two people reminding me not to worry too much.

Baby love, I celebrated my birthday a couple of  days ago. Daddy love made a big fuss out of it and got me all the things I wanted and he even gave in to my request of bagoong! (not that I'm complaining hehe) Look what I posted on his Facebook timeline. I know this did the trick. He loves you and me so much that when we join forces in making lambing he can't say no. We make a good team, baby. Hehehe Just knowing that you are inside me is the best birthday present ever. You changed my life, baby. Heck, you changed your Dad's life, too. You make everyday feel like my birthday. I love you so much!

Baby love, keep kicking your Daddy love, okay? At the end of the day he loves coming home to us and feeling his princess moving around. I like the twinkle in his eyes each time he plays with you. I think he is equally excited as I am to hold you and hug you and smell you and give you small kisses all over your face. So bear with your overly-excited parents when you get out because we would not stop holding you and loving you and staring at you. :)

Hang in there baby. I want you out of me not earlier than 37 weeks. We can do this, my love. Prayers do wonders.

Love,
Mommy

Edit: Your Daddy read my post and noticed an error on my FB post. It should have been "she talks too much.." LOL my bad. Hiyang hiya nman ako sa tatay mo hehehe

My first Insulin shot

Okay, so I am officially a diabetic and the proof would be my pricked fingers and a tiny needle hole on the side of my thigh. Yes, I just had my first insulin shot three hours ago. Was it painful? Yes it was, but not as painful as I imagined it to be. The pain was the same level as getting a blood extraction. It was bearable but given another option I would not wish to do this two times a day for the rest of my pregnancy. 

It took me two calls to my mom and a lot of convincing from Miguel to finally inject myself with my first 6 units of insulin. I felt brave after finishing the longest 10 seconds of my life. I felt happy that this shot would help me and my baby girl. They say first times are always the hardest - injecting yourself is not an exception. I heard that things would be more.. easier? I hope so. 

Aside from the mini seminar that we attended earlier, it helped that I was able to watch youtube videos on how to inject the insulin. They make it look a lot easier on the video though. Truth be told it was downright scary that I cried before actually poking myself with a needle.

For first timers, the best tip would be to find a good support group. They would help you remember your end goal and they would be able to help you go through the experience -- talking helps. A lot. Plus maybe you'd be helping the people you love by showing them how uncomfortable and inconvenient being unhealthy is. 

I hope the second time would be a lot easier. We'll find out tomorrow. *sigh*

25 weeks - Pregnant Diabetic

Dear Baby,

I had some tests done two weeks ago and looks like too many cupcakes, candies and chocolates stayed in my system and I am now officially a pregnant diabetic. I passed the rest of the tests though, but still I was worried about you - I want you to be healthy and I want you to feel safe inside me. 

The last week I was pricking my finger four times a day to check on my sugar level. The results were not good and today our endo (you can call him our sugar doctor) decided that I take insulin shots to make our blood sugar level normal. Needles scare me baby, pricking my finger was one thing but insulin shots are another. Good thing Papa Jesus sent us angels today. 

Nurse Annie is our first angel. She was the one who explained to me how diet can help my condition. She was real patient with me and your daddy, baby girl. We asked a lot of questions and she answered everything without losing the smile in her face. Our sugar doctor prescribed Humulin 10units in the morning and 6 units at night. The thing about Humulin is that it does not come in pen form, which means that I have to buy an insulin syringe -- totally inconvenient. Nurse Annie said that there are physician's samples for Humulin pens so I just have to buy the needle and the cartridge - but the sugar doctor ran out of stock. :(

We were already on our way home when Nurse Annie sent me an SMS saying she was able to get me a Humulin pen from one of the doctors in VRP - she said she was willing to wait for me in the sugar doctor's office. When we got there she was outside the sugar doctor's office eating some nuts and she greeted me with a smile. She said she was real worried about me and you since I can't find a pen for my Humulin. I thanked her and she said it was the least she can do for me, I got the pen for free, by the way. She also gave me tips on how it would make my shots easier. Good people are really hard to find nowadays baby and we are blessed that we crossed paths with Nurse Annie. She is a blessing.

Another problem was that my glucometer (sugar meter) ran out of strips and your Daddy and I can't find the brand of strips needed in any Mercury Drug branch in the area. Good thing I have the number of Ms. Grace    - the person we bought the glucometer from and she called me to tell me that they have a fresh batch of strips in stock in Mercury Edsa Pavillion -- yipee! She also said that if stocks ran out again she can deliver some to our place on Monday for a lower price. Being pregnant comes with it's own perks baby love - kindness from strangers. 

I hope one day you can be a blessing to others too, baby love. Always remember that no matter how small or big your action is, as long as it is an act of kindness, it goes a long way. You are loved baby girl, everybody who sees my baby bump knows that there is a miracle growing inside me.

Less than three months and we'd get to see you, baby girl.

Love,

Mommy