I am sick :-(

Probably just a cold, but I felt feverish and my throat was sore all night last night after my late nap. I called the Advice Nurse and they told me that I should come in for a SWAB TEST just in case it's STREP Throat; which I did today. Ugh! Turns out, it's just a cold... Yay!

Meanwhile, I'm drinking LOTS of hot water with honey and lemon... AND to make sure my temperature doesn't go any higher than what it is now (101.3), I'm taking Tylenol.

I'm feeling much much better; just need to rest.

NEW/old Doctor @ Kaiser in SF

I transferred from South San Francisco Kaiser to San Francisco Kaiser because it's easier to get to via public transportation when Patrick is not able to take me to my appointments AND South San Francisco does NOT deliver babies...!

Today, I met my new doctor, Dr. Gogia... well, she won't be my doctor for long; she's apparently moving to La La Land! We talked, she checked my wight and blood pressure; also the baby's heart beat using the doppler thingy... everything looks good. At the end, she helped me find a NEW doctor.

Afterwards, I went to the Laboratory to do a Glucose Blood Test since diabetes runs in the family. Result is good!

Happy Birthday To ME!

One of the best birthday ever is to see my baby kick, punch, roll over and tumble inside the womb!

Nuchal Translucency (NT) ultrasound is done by doctors with special training. It measures the back of the fetus' neck.
5/11/20 @ 3:45pm --> San Francisco Perinatal Associates, Inc. Data collected and results are great... LOW RISK!

"We're HAVING a BABY!!!"

For Mother's Day and to celebrate my birthday, Patrick and I went out to dinner with Mom, Dad, Kuya, Deb, Manny and his wife at Thanh Long. After everyone had ordered; Patrick and I gave Mom her Mother's Day present... it was a cup printed with a picture to the left...! AND, some sonogram photos, too! Everyone was excited...!

At that same moment as my Mom opens her present, Yaya (Patrick's Mom) opens her presents, too... 2577.51 miles away! Patrick and I expected a call right away, but surprisingly Yaya did not call. After dinner had ended, Patrick ended up calling Yaya and it turns out Yaya has already started calling relatives to tell 'em the good news! She did not call us because she knew we were at dinner and did not want to interrupt.

We all can't wait to meet our little one!

When Kian found out that we're having a baby, he said... "surprise, it's a baby!"


Potential names that baby will call us:
Me: Mama
Patrick: Papa
My Mom: Mee-Mai
My Dad: Lolo
P's Mom: Ya-ya
P's Dad: Pop-pop

California Prenatal Screening Program

"The Prenatal Screening Program provides pregnant women with a risk assessment for open neural tube defects (NTD), abdominal wall defects (AWD), down syndrome (trisomy 21), trisomy 18 and SLOS (Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome) through blood tests and Nuchal Translucency (NT) ultrasound."


Patrick and I have NOT announced the pregnancy yet, but today, I had my first blood test drawn for prenatal testing and Rosalie (my supervisor) was at Kaiser with me to take care of some blood test her doctor ordered for her. I tried so hard and wished that she didn't see the paperwork I had with me and luckily she just assumed I was just doing a blood test for my blood sugar level. Wheeeeww!

Baby Announcement Photo Shoot

Saturday: May 1, 2010
Fort Mason, San Francisco