Bittersweet. My mom won't be here for the delivery (or doesn't think she will be at least). My dad can't take off a huge chunk of time from work and my mom's pretty incapable of traveling alone, unfortunately. It was to be expected.

How am I doing?

I'm doing ok...hanging in there. :) I have to be honest...with all these complications, this pregnancy hasn't really been a walk in the park. It honestly does suck to have to stab yourself repeatedly daily. That idea and hesitation of stabbing yourself never really goes away; It just gets more routine in time. I just find joy in holding onto my baby's feet every once in a while. We play footsies where I 'grab' her foot...then she moves it to a different spot and I grab her foot again. It's more of a poke than a grab, really. Either way, I poke the spots that she kicks to 'catch' her. Eventually she plays along lol and starts kicking both feet hard...as if 'You can't get BOTH of my feet!' :) It's just a highlight that I look forward to everyday; The interaction...and that she IS real and alive.

Christopher gets grumpy at me for 'teasing' her with this footsie game. "She's going to have a foot complex as soon as she gets out!" lol. I don't think he's that serious...but who knows?

Anyway, that's another thing that kind of sucks. I'm measuring soooo large. It's not the fact of being the weight that I am that makes it hard. It's more of the measurement and where the weight is located that's annoying. Because of my size around my belly, I could deliver at anytime apparently. I measure to about 44 weeks pregnant right now and am just about to hit the 35 week mark tomorrow. I'm almost 10 weeks larger than I should be. Yeah, I know it doesn't sound that bad. Many women are larger than they should be at this stage in pregnancy...but many women also aren't 5' tall. I look like I'm hiding an atomic bomb in my belly, lol. There literally is no where for it to go but out (and out the z axis, not the x or the y, lmao).

Chris and I have been attempting some naturopathic/homeopathic remedies to induce labor since we've finally hit the 'GOOD TO GO' mark. We've visited Elfi (this Swedish/European massage/acupressure lady), who was pressing all the induction buttons. Then we visited Jane Olynik, the Chinese medicine/acupuncturist and she needled some of my points to induce labor and to 'release tension' from the lower half of my body.

I'm not sure how much it helps, but we've just given it a shot for the experience.

I'm personally ready for induction this week, but I have a feeling she's going to say that Iz won't be ready for another month or so. That just seems to be the story of my life, lol. Trying not to be down about it...but whenever you look down and you see this gigantic torpedo of a belly and feel like the stilts in which the torpedo is resting on can't support the weight and is going to crash at any moment, the patience wains.

The irrational side of me wants to yell at my doctor and say, "GET THIS BABY OUT NOW! SHE'S COOKED!!!" lol. But then the other side reminds myself that if Izzy was ready, that she'd come out on her own anyway. Oh for the love of GOD Isabelle Marie, get your cute butt out of there so I can snuggle you. Lol??

So that's another new thing...we've added another middle name for her. Christopher and I were talking about 'what if?' scenarios and thought, 'Oh GOD, what if we deliver a boy!? We should probably think of boy names...' So our initial boy name idea was Logan Toshio (after my jichan) but we've got sick of the name Logan. We've kinda decided on Jacob or Ronin...then he said that he wanted to give his son his biological father's first name, Gordon. I figured ok sure...so Jacob Gordon Brown it is. Then, I thought...hey why can't they have my jichan's name too and both have an English and Japanese middle name? Thus, Jacob Gordon Toshio Brown as well as Isabelle Marie Akemi Brown. *shrug* We'll see?? :)

Anyway I gotta get in the shower. :) Cya!

MADE EM! :)

I just need to get some ribbon...and i'll be done! :)





...and the insoles <3





hooray! :)

TRYYYING not to buy anything, lol.

My window shopping @ Etsy.com:


I found a really cute diaper bag...



Swaddle Pod?? That's too cool!





Monogram Shirt



in...Light Pink w/ Lime! :)



THIS IS SO FREAKING CUTE! Damn, I bought it. Now I just have to make them. *sigh*







LOL :) Daddy's little squirrel



I could never forget getting a Princess shirt at some point ;)



Monkey Wrap?? Neatoo??



OMG, LOL AWESOME. Master Chief in training.



Future Heartbreaker! :)



and ...LOL, I guess it would be better for a boy haha.



Love it, LOOOVVE it.





K NO MORE WINDOW SHOPPING FOR BABY STUFF. JESUS!

I had THE MOST wonderful day yesterday.

Due to a whole bunch of screw ups at the hospital, Baby Isabelle isn't 7lbs like they said she was. I'll blog more about it later, but anyway, she's due to be around a 9lb baby at 38 weeks (4 more weeks from now) and more or less 30%. :) That's awesome. It's wayyyy better than hearing she's within the 90th percentile and due to be a 12lb baby.

Here are her current ultrasounds haha. I HAD to sketch it so my mom and grandma could see how her face is positioned.









<3

Happy 34th week, Isabelle! :)

34 Weeks Pregnant

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I'm frustrated because she could have complications if she stays in longer. They won't induce her earlier because in Canada, the policy apparently is - 'let nature take its course' as opposed to the States, where they apparently 'lean more towards the safe side'. This 'letting nature take its course' thing, can also end up costing us over 25k so NO, I'm not really looking forward to their plan of action.



This is her current weight @ 34 Weeks. She's just around the high 6's and low 7lbs. YES, and they want to keep her in for another 4 weeks. Isn't that nuts? Or is it just me? lol I measure to 42/43 weeks pregnant, although I'm only 34 weeks pregnant gestationally - and they want me to 'stick it out' for another 4 weeks. Are they insane!? So I'll resemble 47 weeks pregnant? What is this a learning country/hospital where they just want to see what a 5' tall 47 week pregnant woman looks like for the first time? JEEESUS.

Oh Canada, you puzzle me sometimes.

It's been a while since I've posted belly sizes. I figured that I should considering I'm being induced in less than a month, haha.

34 Weeks Pregnant:







I know, I'm huge...It's partly why I didn't feel comfortable posting up pictures of my oversized belly, lmao. :) I'm measuring around 42 weeks pregnant right now due to the Polyhydraminos/Macrosomia situation.

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On another note, here's another embroidery thing I've been working on for kicks.



It's just backstitched and beaded. <3

What I want to do to our kitchen one day sometime soon:

So after the prenatal appointment, I was a little heartbroken.

We've just had a bunch of stuff thrown at us lately and it has been quite a roller coaster ride.

Our OBGYN has diagnosed me with 2 new complications.

Macrosomia - the baby is growing too fast/too large
Polyhydraminos - too much amniotic fluid & my uterus is growing too large

Basically she was warning us about all the possible outcomes - primarily the 'worst case scenarios' which all ended up in fetal death.

I ended up getting a way higher dosage of Insulin that I'm now injecting...then binged at Gina's (mexican restaurant) in Nanaimo to eat away my frustration lol.
Luckily, due to the high dosage of insulin, my blood sugars were AWESOME! haha

At least I can have a bit more freedom in what I want to eat now.

My OBGYN has set an official induction date for the 21st of March. She says don't get too attached yet though because I'm doing two more ultrasounds until then that may change my induction date to even earlier. Kathy (my mother in law) and I think that I'll be induced before the 10th of March. There's just no way - lol.

My uterus measured at 42 weeks large, although I'm only 33.4 days pregnant. No wonder I feel so huge, haha. I don't think I can safely get much larger than that.

Either way, I'm excited to bring her into this world. Christopher's been really supportive. He drops everything to make sure that Izzy and I are ok. I couldn't really ask for anything more.

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I'm watching this show on TLC right now called "Obese and Pregnant". All these women are morbidly obese and talk about what their complications are during pregnancy. What's bizarre is that I have ALL the same complications as them without being remotely close to being overweight.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Gestational Diabetes
Macrosomia
Polyhydraminos
Carpal Tunnel
Severe Water Retention/Edema
Hematoma in Injection Sites (due to the Water Retention/Edema)
Breech Positioning
Fast Weight Gain in both the baby and Mama

It's just bizarre how that works, huh? I'm not wallowing in sadness anymore, lol or anything like that. I'm just watching this show and shocked at all the similarities. Apparently it's REALLY REALLY rare (like less than .05% of North America) to find a woman that has all my symptoms at my weight range. The majority of women are obese or bordering obese/overweight and have preeclampsia (high blood pressure). I don't have high blood pressure or high cholesterol due to my size and health, lol. What are the odds?? I almost feel special - but in the weird freak way. It's a weird feeling. Part of me is a bit nervous, since there aren't many instances w/ people like me - that doctors really haven't had much experience in treating it.

The Cherry Blossom Tree Vinyl Decal Set came in! :) I cut all the pieces out and put them up. It only took 4 hours...lol... O__________O

The new clock & Flower #1


Tree 1


Flowers and Petals over Crib


Over Valance


Corner of Room


Down to the Rocking Chair


w/ the Bed Pushed Back


and continued over the crib

Waaaa~ She's 33 weeks! :)

Literally 4 weeks away from being term!

I don't really know what came over me - but pregnancy got a bit easier. I went through this whole 'F-THIS' mentality the other day while moping around...then bought some random decor for Isabelle's room and ATE a few oranges. That seemed to get it out of my system.

I then proceeded to wake up this morning to breakfast in bed for an 'early' valentine's day surprise from Christopher. :) Apparently the Gathering Place was doing some type of Valentine's Day bake sale that Christopher went to support and picked me up a 'breakfast in bed' package. He then made more breakfast which was healthier (because I couldn't eat all the sweets in the basket b/c of the diabetes).

I ended up showering 'quickly' (I say quickly, because it was quicker than normal - but it's like watching a whale running a marathon.). Then, I put on makeup (yea wtf?), did my hair, and proceeded to have a great fun strategy discussion on group pvp balance while having breakfast & coffee. I know, I'm weird - but stimulating conversation about class/character/race/ship balance design was part of my major. It's fun to me. ;)

Then, about an hour later, I checked my blood sugar to have it totally normal. WOOHOO! :) I overdosed on insulin - really and it worked. I'm normally supposed to have about 7mml of insulin, but this morning - due to the fact that there were so many sugar-y treats, I bumped it to 9mml. MY SUGAR levels were AWESOME! They should have dosed me that to begin with, sheesh. I'm always bordering too high with their dosages and have to sacrifice food/nutrition for the sake of keeping my blood sugar normalized. Anyway - I HAD AN ORANGE and it was OK! :P

It's just bizarre how the littlest things like that; Having an orange when you're craving it, just makes the rest of your day seem a bit happier. AND DEAR GOD...am I CRAVING fruit or what! Every time I have to withhold from eating fruit when I'm craving it because it's 'not snack time' or 'my sugars are too high' or 'i've had my quarter cup serving of fruit that day already', I get SOO emotionally uncontrollable and angry. It's nuts!

Christopher tells me, "At least you can identify that it's hormonal."

Yea, that's true...but I still don't like how I've been responding to lack of fruit, lol. It's unacceptable behavior sometimes.

Anyway, so the conclusion was, 'SCREW THIS! I'm having my GODDAMN ORANGE!' and had an orange to prevent being depressed for the rest of the day.

I was researching American Diabetes Association reports about the fact that their standards are quite a bit different from the Canadian Diabetes standards. I'm REALLY REALLY not a fan of the Canadian medical system in regards to these standardizations. Basically, because of the fact that the Canadian Medical system's budget is based on providing care for everyone over researching better solutions for peoples' well-being, they have a 'standardized' range of what my blood sugar 'should' be at X-many weeks pregnant. Yes, the American Diabetes association also has general standards of what the blood sugar range of an x-many weeks pregnant woman should be like, but the difference is that EVERY case in the States is treated on a woman to woman basis with her background evaluated. They won't ever just go by a 'standard range'.

What I mean is that, 25-35lb weight gain, although it is the 'average gain' of women in North America, isn't a 'standardized' weight gain in the States. They allow women to gain what they need to gain to sustain a healthy pregnancy without the help of outside medications such as insulin. With that in mind, if a woman has an overly larger baby that is in need of being induced early or needs an emergency or planned C-Section, that is also figured out ahead of time. Basically, women are allowed to be happy and pregnant as long as they're healthy - despite the weight gain or sugar levels. Sugar levels are definitely monitored and some women are treated with insulin lightly, but never to the effects of Canada's standards.

I mean seriously, what's even more stupid is that it's proven that women with Gestation Diabetes WILL have larger babies regardless of being treated with insulin or NOT, because the Gestational Diabetes starts once the umbilical cord is active. They've been growing this whole time - do you HONESTLY think that the insulin that I'm stabbing myself with 4 times a day this LATE in pregnancy is 'helping' my child grow SLOWER without developing some type of insulin resistance in the future? It's genetic. What recessive and dominant genes she inherits, determines what type of resistances and growth capabilities she'll have.

Idiots. Haven't they ever taken Physiology or SOME type of basic Biology? Is that not a standard in High Schools here? Haven't they had a chance to learn about dominant and recessive genes and their effects on offspring? Sometimes I feel as though I'd get treated even better in some third world country's hospital - just because they wouldn't have even fathomed treating me for this CRAP.

Regressing back to the whole American Diabetes standard of evaluating women in a woman to woman basis, Asians have a huge percentage and higher probability of having gestational diabetes. Not only that, but MY WHOLE FREAKING FAMILY (well all the women) have had it. NONE of them were treated for it and all had healthy babies. In the states, the OBGYNs would definitely address the issue of 'Watch your portion control and your intake of carbohydrates & glucose. You will have a tendency to have high blood sugar.' but that's it! They're able to enjoy getting fat and having cravings like NORMAL pregnant people.

My mother gained 50lbs; My Aunt gained 50 with her first and 70 with her second. My grandmother gained roughly around 40-60lbs with each of her 2 children. It RUNS in my family. They've all lost all (or most) of their pregnancy weight within a year after of delivery. I've only gained just under 40lbs so far and my OBGYN is flipping the EFF out because of the fact that the 'STANDARD' weight gain in Canada is between 25-35lbs. Do I LOOK like a skinny little white girl? I mean SERIOUSLY, they can't assume that I'm going to gain the same amount as some petite Caucasian chick from PEI or Alberta with no prior history of Diabetes. That HURTS my brain.

"Well you've gotta work on that portion control"

I'M INSULIN RESISTANT!!!!!?!?!! YARGHHH!!!! I barely eat anything and I have high blood sugar. That's just the way things are. You can expect that when the baby is born that they have a HIGH chance of being slightly jaundiced ALSO. HOOOLY crap, I'm psychic now too.

I don't HATE the Canadian medical system. I just dislike the naivety that some Canadians have with the American system thinking that it's SOOOO horrible, yet we hardly encounter BS like this. I've been so shafted by the Canadian system all around so far that it's just hard not to have a bias.

*sigh* This even makes me feel more better than I was feeling earlier - and today overall was already a good day, lol. Please don't take offense to my bitchings. This is 50% hormonal and It's just good to get it out here instead of subjecting my diligent and supportive husband to my crap, haha. :)

Yesterday was the mopiest I've been this entire pregnancy. I dunno what came over me. I stayed in bed until 1pm, didn't eat breakfast or take my morning insulin dosage, and didn't even want to snuggle with Christopher.

Yea! Weird hormonal changes making me act out of the ordinary. I was throwing a miniature pity party for myself (for basically...the first time in my life) and didn't have a drive to do anything in the day. I didn't even SHOWER, lmao.

Anyway, I did a bunch of sulking and feeling sorry for myself for all the crap that's transpired throughout this pregnancy - then immediately felt REALLY REALLY stupid for the whole pity party itself.

I don't know what changed; It's gotta be hormonal because I felt bi-polar like you wouldn't believe. All of a sudden, I woke up this morning with an AWESOME dream about Alex Burrows showing me a secret Canucks 'War/Strategy' room by their locker rooms at GM Place. Everything just seemed to feel better and I was semi re-motivated again.

Stupid hormones. I wish they would just normalize, for GOD'S SAKE. I'm just really grateful that Christopher stays upbeat and happy. It makes this transitioning period from gimp COW to even gimper WHALE somewhat easier, haha.

Anyway, after cleaning half of the house, I had a chance to work on some backstitching. My mom used to backstitch embroider some of my baby bibs and such. She's way better at it than I am. Well, she's just more prepared...lol, like WRITES the actual name on what she's embroidering instead of just going at it with no regard to consistency. Hey! I couldn't find a regular pencil and I didn't want to use a pen because they'd bleed when washed. Plus, I needed the practice.



I need to keep practicing. :) For taking about half an hour though, I didn't think it turned out that hideous, haha.

I also did a blanket stitch on the seams of Izzy's shirts - but had to stop due to cheap thread! UGH the crap would keep getting knotted! Yes, I had a shorter line, but the thread was some random crap from the dollar store. It wasn't smooth thread at all :(. I'll finish it up sometime soon <3.

Stabbing myself w/ insulin: for my Mom's viewing pleasure...

32 Weeks Pregnant and GRUMPY, lol.

NOoooo, I really am a grumpy Gus. Maybe it's being so damn swollen all the time, maybe it's the high blood sugar and sluggishness. Sometimes I think it's just the mobility issues that make me feel like I have cabin fever in my own body. I don't know what it is, but JEEESUS do I just want it out already, lol. More or less 5 weeks or so left and it feels like an eternity. I don't know if normal pregnancies feel the same way. My mother keeps talking about her wonderful pregnancy and how she had absolutely no pain or side effects and I think to myself, DEAR GOD if I could just have ONE day that compared to a SHITTY DAY in her pregnancy, It would feel like heaven lol.

My feet get so swollen that they turn purple. It's partly to do with the high sugar crap. And YES, I'm drinking LOTS of water and keeping my feet elevated. There's really not much else I can do, unfortunately. They tell me to 'EXERCISE'. Obviously, you can tell my main OBGYN has NEVER had children - or had severe edema before. HOW THE HELL am I supposed to get up and exercise when I can barely wipe my YOU KNOW WHERE?! And DEAR GOD, have you ever tried to do yoga and/or take a brisk walk when you've got PURPLE SWOLLEN LIMBS? I'm SO freaking swollen that when I inject my legs, they automatically bleed. They're not supposed to bleed with a 5mm Insulin Needle. GARRRHRHHWRRRRR!!!!

I'm reaaaaaaaaaaaally disliking the Canadian medical system, lol. Yes, yes I know - all the Canadians are going to be at my front door with pickaxes, mauls, and torches. The system is wonderful for people who are ON it...but for people who are in limbo like myself, they're sucking as much money as they possibly can from me. What's bizarre is that Canadians REALLY think that it's way more expensive in the United States, lol!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA! That hurts my brain. Talk about believing everything that CBC tells them. URGH!

I can't even count how many cousins of mine have immigrated from Japan & the Philippines to the States who DIDN'T have initial insurance coverage. They were treated at 'COUNTY' hospitals and 'Free' clinics. Hmm, CBC sure doesn't talk about THOSE now do they? OH the United States' medical system is HORRIBLE! Free clinics & General Regional Hospitals for poverty stricken/underprivileged people? That's GOTTA be a lie.

I'm frustrated because there ARE no secondary options for Canadians and/or people who are immigrating here. It's the Government or the middle finger, basically. Sure there are 'privatized insurance companies' here such as Blue Cross, that provides bonus medical expense coverage, but there absolutely isn't ANY other main medical option aside from 'THIS IS IT - AND IT'S DECENT so YOOOUUU people better like it CAUSE it's COSTING US NOTHING and YOU A FORTUNE...WE just don't disclose all of that!'

They 'ROTATE' my OBGYN's here. YES, I've had 3 OBGYNs a DIETICIAN and a Diabetic NURSE now. They wouldn't do that for a normal Canadian, but because I'm not and paying out of pocket, they reserve the right to say, 'I'm getting as much as I can from you financially...and then my friends are too! HUZZAHHHH!!!'

'...OH and BTW, we only accept Cash or Debit.'

Just to come into their office to ALL tell me the saaaaaaaame God DAMN thing, 'Your baby looks a bit large. Your blood sugar is a bit high. You seem to be doing well with your new insulin treatment. Everything looks great so far!'...THEN add a price tag of $500 and say I'm good to go. YAAY!

Do you think people 2000 years ago needed a staff of freaking 5 people to monitor a pregnancy?! AAAAAnd lemmie tell ya, I'm not the first case of Gestational Diabetes in the world's history.

God, I'm so close to just saying 'F-THIS, I'm getting a freaking Mid-Wife and delivering this kid on Gabriola because of all these money hungry a**holes.' They DO IT because they follow internal Canadian 'protocol'. Since when did Labor and Delivery ever follow a SET protocol?! Every pregnancy is different and thus should be evaluated differently - or is that not a standard in Canada as well? Jesus CHRIST. I would've never got this type of crap in the States - I'm so frustrated.

So my 8 needles a day routine just jumped up to 12 needles a day. Apparently, even though my gestational diabetes scores were cut down by half, that wasn't enough to satisfy my 3rd OBGYN alternate doctor's sadistic needs. GRRRRRAWRRRHGHGHGH!

I mean seriously, I'm tired - reaaaaallly really tired. Do you even know what it's like to be on a 'diet' while you're pregnant? I'm freaking craving fruit, not heroin or anything, yarrrghhhh!

OH god and this VIDEO is taking foreeeeeeeeever to load.

Great, a representative for my alternate OBGYN just called to say I have TWO new appointments: one with him on Feb 10th and one on Feb 16th with my 'main' OBGYN. The conversation with the lady setting up the appointment was something like:

Me: He realizes that I'm not on MSP right? That, your office is basically asking me to come up with $500-1000 in the spur of the moment and that it's pretty impossible.
Lady: I'm not arguing with him - he feels that he wants to go over some concerns with your ultrasound and your current high blood sugar levels.
Me: Is there anything he can just communicate with Dr. Arbalaez (my main obgyn) that she could relay me...6 days later? I hardly think I'm going to die flat on my face in 6 days, I dunno...
Lady: Well It isn't a matter of life and death and it is your choice, but he recommends to come in to go over the Ultrasound Results.
Me: Is there anyway we can go over the ultrasound results over the phone? Because I already know most of what he's going to say...That she's pretty big for her size and that she may need an induction possibly month early. I've heard this from my two other OBGYNs already.
Lady: Let me ask him, and I'll phone you back.
Me: Thank you.

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5 min later:

Lady: He really wants to get you on insulin. He says your sugar levels are high.
Me: Umm, I've been on insulin for TWO weeks. My insulin levels have dropped by 50%. I've been increasing my insulin dosage with the help of my Diabetic Nurse from Nanaimo General Hospital.
Lady: Oh are you sure? That's odd.
Me: Well I DO have bruises and injection wounds from the 4 Injections of Humulin a DAY, plus the loss of sensation in my fingers from the 4 pricks of blood testing a day also...I'd say that's pretty SURE I'm on Insulin. Don't I have a chart there that says who I've been communicating with and being sent to?
Lady: Oh, the chart was under a different section - he must have not seen it. Let me relay the message to him. We'll give you a call back shortly.

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10 min later

Lady: He would like you to come in for a follow up with your insulin including a meeting with the Dietitian.
Me: I ALREADY MET the Dietitian and am ON a strict diet with her. I work with her 4 times a week over the phone AND then FOLLOW UP with my Diabetic NURSE right after!
Lady: Have you gone to Nanaimo General Hospital to meet with them?
Me: YES!! Isn't that on your chart? You guys SENT me there after I went to the perinatal unit after almost having organ failure due to Diabetic Shock.
Lady: Oh you were admitted to Nanaimo General Hospital?
Me: Yes.
Lady: We haven't received those records yet. What were you admitted for, exactly?
Me: Diabetic Shock.
Lady: Do you know what your diabetic test scores were that enabled them to admit you and treat you?
Me: 14.0
Lady: Oh that definitely is high.
Me: Yes.
Lady: Could you come in on Friday to meet with the OBGYN covering for Dr. Arbalaez, so he can go over all this information with you?
Me: It doesn't look like I have much of a choice.
Lady: Well, it's for the benefit of your health, really.
Me: Sure doesn't hurt his pocketbook either.

GGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAWWRRGHH!!

Ok enough ranting.

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Two new purchases for Isabelle's room:

Cherry Blossom Vinyl Tree! The only differences are that it's going to be blowing towards the left and the colors are Pink and Soft Pink instead. :)



Also, I got wooden blocks in her nickname:

It'll say Izzy instead of Abby. :) I initially had printed out and cut out stickers that said 'Isabelle' in white, but because they weren't vinyl and just cheapy stickers from staples, they didn't last and are peeling off :(.



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Sorry Mom, the movie hasn't finished uploading to youtube yet. I'll post it shortly after it has finished.

Reminders:

Stuff (Mostly WoW or baby related) that are freaking awesome on Etsy:

Hearthstone Earrings

Baby Yoda Hat

Cherry Blossom Vinyl Decal

Happily Ever After Decal

Mineral EyeShadow

Cali Peach Pomade Moisturizer OoOoo :)

Happy Birthday Christopher! :)

Isabelle is just 2 days short of 32 weeks gestational - and I'm just about 34 weeks pregnant. It's getting close, hahaha.

We got our 32 week ultrasound today!

Isabelle has the chubbiest cheeks ever! lol <3





The pictures weren't the clearest because she kept moving (the little stinker!). Literally, they'd get this perfect shot of her - smiling and everything and she'd 'get caught' and turn around. There were a few times where she had this like 'Why Hallo Thar' hand wave right next to her face and then quickly shifted. The technician was VERY patient, haha.

On another pregnancy note, Isabelle is doing great despite the Gestational Diabetes. She's just huge. The technician gave us a roundabout estimate of her weight being around 5.5lbs. YES, I'm supposed to have two full months left and she's around 5.5lbs. She's going to be a biiig baby.

I'm starting to run out of places to stab myself on my legs! One of the things that they don't tell you when you're having to stab yourself 4 times a day, is that it can be REALLY hard to make 'spots' for yourself when you're 8+ months pregnant. Your humongoloid belly is in the way and you can't really stab your lower abdomen at that point (because it's just weird stabbing your belly when everything's so taught and a baby is underneath there). You're stuck stabbing your legs...and your right leg at that (if you're right handed) because it's not like you're going to be able to reach your left leg comfortably with your right hand. It's like doing freaking contortionist aerobics if you try. You have to use your dominant hand, because you're supposed to press down (until it clicks) on the syringe to expel the insulin. My left hand just doesn't have enough mobility to do it, lmao.

It just looks like my thighs have taken a beating. It's super bruised on both my upper left and right sides. Luckily it's just for a few weeks longer (hopefully). She better be ready when I'm term, that's all I gotta say. LOL

I need to pack my hospital bag tonight. I was having some serious Braxton Hicks last night for about 20 minutes long at 5 min apart. It's just getting close, lol and we're getting reality checks left and right.

Hopefully I'll post some belly pictures tomorrow if I get a chance. :)

I really need to update more frequently.

My Diabetes is pretty much under control, finally!

This is what I use to check my blood sugar...like 4 times a day.

the OneTouch Mini:



and this is what I inject my leg with, lol.



Yea it's not that fun, but it's for Izzy's well being right? :)

I just wanted to thank all the people that have been supportive (of my Gestational Diabetes) during this time. :) Although I've been brushing it off like it's nothing, there were times when it was really hard to will myself to actually shoot my leg, haha...and all the support and 'there there's', actually did make it a bit better.

<3

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We just got our carseat delivered this morning! :)



Look at the 'LEGAL IN CANADA' stickers, hahahaha.






Thanks, Obachan for the wonderful carseat. :) We'll put it to good use!