Tios (Aunt and Uncle)

Last night, Flavio and I went to visit the Tios.
Aunt Chris and Uncle David, and Papa is currently there too. Poor guy wasn't doing too well. He recently fell and was in pain so was on medication that probably made him feel not all there. We ate dinner together. We brought some items Papa had requested, one of which was his wedding ring, It's so lovely. He is going to have David get it resized. I thought it was sweet to see the ring in a nice container with a heart :)
It was fun to chat with Aunt Chris, we laughed a lot, and Flavio was helping Uncle David outside on the new shed he has been making. It looked great! Snickers came out to say goodbye before we left, Snickers is the cat :) They have a new motoscooter that gets Great Mileage!!
We made a kind of morbid joke and said, thanks to the dear person who passed away, we were enjoying dinner (we had the left over funeral food) haha. Hope you have an open minded sense of humor for that one.
I liked the strawberry rhubarb jam that Aunt Chris had. And she had green beans from her own garden!
It was neat to see their soda making machine!! It would be cool to have one of those!!
I'd also love a chocolate making machine! :)
They are going to go kayaking maybe Friday, which sounds fun! Aunt Chris said she likes to go to a place called Vivian Park by Provo Canyon! We'll have to check that out! She also said that one day, when I'm not pregnant, we can go kayaking! I like their adventurousness!

Tour

We finished our birth class a while ago. We finished it with a tour of the U of U hospital, which was interesting, even though we are birthing at the LDS Hospital. We learned how to utilize the bed in the room, there are various things you can do to position the bed and use it to help you. We also were fortunate to see a tiny little baby, weighing around 5 lbs.
Soon we will take a tour of the LDS Hospital which I think is a lot nicer haha :)

GESTATIONAL DIABETES....................????

NOPE! I don't have it, and I'm very glad I don't! However, I will tell you what it was like to get the Tolerance Test done. The previous post was about the screening, which I didn't pass, but this tolerance test would be the deciding test.

I woke up on Friday morning, and Flavio and I went to the lab, and they took my blood. Then 20 min later we saw the results of this, and since the results weren't too high, (they have a certain limit) I was then to proceed and drink 100 grams of glucose. !!! This stuff, doesn't taste near as bad as what you have to drink for a colonoscopy. However, it sure made me feel not well. I started wishing I had a blanket, because I became cold, and the light started bothering me, so I wished I could turn off the lights haha, and then I got yucky feeling, and was just trying to hold the drink down :) Then an hour after finishing that drink, I had to get more blood drawn. And then an hour later, more blood drawn. And then an hour later, more blood drawn. All the while, I wasn't to be up and moving around, just waiting...
This makes a total of 4 blood draws, and the last one really hurt because she had to go in the same vain as a previous draw ouch!! But I did it!! :)
And Flavio was so sweet to wait with me the whole time! :)

Then I needed to eat!! So I had some string cheese and peanuts, and then we went home. Hooray! I checked online to see my lab results later on that day, and everything came back normal!! :)
No Gestational Diabetes!! What a relief!!

Perfect

I am so happy!!!!!!!!

This morning we got up early and at 7:39am I finished drinking the glucose mixture to prep for my test.
We went up to the midwife clinic, and got the paperwork and headed down to the lab where my blood was drawn. Then back up the stairs to our midwife appointment with Dianne. She was so upbeat and helpful!  She said my weight control is awesome!! My blood pressure was great! Baby girl is growing just right! And she gave us great info! :)
We listened to the little one's heartbeat, and it was 156 :) just great!! She even moved haha when Dianne had the doppler on my belly and Dianne said she felt her move.
I'm so pleased!!

Birth Class #2 Clase de Nacimiento #2

We Love this class!! Class #2 was great!! We learned so much, more breathing techniques, different massage techniques, infant bonding. Love it!! I highlyyyy recommend this class!!!

We learned about important things to protect one baby is born such as waiting to cut the cord, until more blood flows to baby from the placenta, and the benefits of baby being skin to skin with mom, to regulate temperature, heartbeat, and help induce the natural feeding instincts. It was so cool. I love all the learning and the teacher also has a great sense of humor, the class is great!!!

It's cool to see a replica of a pelvis, and how baby rotates, and ideal positioning for baby. We get packets of information which I enjoy. We have our hypnosis cd, which put me to sleep haha, which is totally okay!

Now, it's time to practice and study! I also really like the positive affirmations. The key is to becoming relaxed during contractions, and we have an article called "Mindful breathing" that I will read today.

I love Tuesday nights! :)

Did I mention the massage? Hooray! Thank you Flavio! :) haha

Seeing an Opportunity and Taking it! Viendo una oportunidad, y tomandola!

Thank goodness for cookies!

Well, the Missionaries were coming over to our home last night, so we stopped to get a treat to share. We got some Oreo's and other chocolate chip cookies! On our way home, we saw some little neighbor kids playing on their bikes! I thought one of them was part of a family who are members, but then I realized that they were all our next door neighbors, who are not members yet. They were such cuties, they started smiling and waving at us, so I smiled and waved back! They were very sweet! I went over to them and shared the cookies, and the dad and grandma were outside too. They are Brisa who is 2yrs old, Yair or Jair (not sure how to spell it) he's a little boy maybe 7 or 8.., Anthony maybe 6 or 7 yrs old (I'm not good at guessing these ages), the dad Jose, and his mother in law Eloisa and the mom Dolores who was inside their home. 

I told them about the Primary. It was great to now be more in tune, so If I see little kids I can think, Primary, share the gospel! 

"and a little child shall lead them"  now isn't that a scripture? Perhaps the children can lead their parents to the Gospel! 

Well that was the first step, getting to know the neighbors by a first introduction. Now, to continue to be a good neighbor, and share things about our selves and our lives with them. I just had an idea, maybe the little kids would like a subscription to the friend magazine, and the parents, perhaps a Liahona! :) What great tools, and they are very inexpensive! 

There is a great need, for parents to teach their children the Gospel. Parents need to prepare their kids even before they are born, for missionary work. How can this be done? By the parents preparing themselves, by being married/sealed in the Temple, and living righteous lives, and then the children come and parents need to continue living righteously and showing/teaching their children by their example, what it means to live the Gospel. 

Church is not the focus, the Home is the focus.  We need to "strengthen home and family". 

It's going to be so fun to meet all the little primary children, and show Heavenly Father's love to them and smile at them. I am excited to help them have a reverent and wonderful time in Primary! 

It's so funny, the reason Primary started in Farmington UT over 100 years ago in the first place. 

It was because there were rowdy little boys, that they wondered what to do with. They decided to do a group for them, but wanted their to be singing, so figured the girl's voices would make the singing sound better, so they ended up organizing the Primary organization. hahahah! 

I really feel like in Primary we can have fun, and totally and completely enjoy it, and have a wonderful time and feel the Spirit! Being reverent and helping children be reverent doesn't have to be an angry disciplinary thing at all!! I will do my best to help children be reverent in a loving, cheerful way. 

Another subject! So the Missionaries came to our home, and I'm very grateful for the Spirit we felt. The Spirit is the best, we must strive to invite Him in our hearts, lives and homes. There are many ways to do this. One way- Invite the Missionaries over to your home!! :) 

SPANISH: 

Que bueno que existen las galletas!

Bueno, los misioneros venían a nuestra casa ayer por la noche, así que nos detuvimos para conseguir un regalo para compartir. Compramos los Oreo's y otras galletas de chocolate! De camino a casa, vimos algunos pequeños niños del vecindario jugando en sus bicicletas! Pensé que uno de ellos era parte de una familia que son miembros, pero luego aprendi de que todos ellos eran nuestros vecinos del lado, que no son miembros todavía. Comenzaron a sonreir y saludar a nosotros, así que sonreí y le devolví el saludo! Fueron muy dulce! Me acerqué a ellos y compartí las cookies, y el padre y la abuela estaban afuera también. Son Brisa, que tiene 2 años de edad, Yair o Jair (no sé cómo se escribe) es un niño tal vez 7 u 8 .., Anthony quizás 6 o 7 años de edad (no soy bueno para adivinar estas edades), el padre José, y su suegra Eloisa y la madre, Dolores, que estaba dentro de su hogar.

Les hablé de la Primaria. Fue genial estar ahora más en sintonía, así que si veo a los niños pequeños que se me ocurre, Primaria, compartir el evangelio!

"Y un pequeño niño los pastoreará" ahora no es esto una escritura? Tal vez los niños pueden llevar a sus padres al Evangelio!

Bueno, eso fue el primer paso, conocer a los vecinos por una primera introducción. Ahora, para seguir siendo un buen vecino y compartir cosas sobre nosotros mismos y nuestras vidas con ellos. Acabo de tener una idea, tal vez los niños pequeños les gustaría una suscripción a la revista amigo, y los padres, tal vez una Liahona! :) ¿Qué grandes herramientas, y son muy baratos!

Hay una gran necesidad, para que los padres enseñen a sus hijos el Evangelio. Los padres deben preparar a sus hijos incluso antes de nacer, para la obra misional. ¿Cómo puede hacerse esto? Por los padres que se preparan, por estar casado / sellado en el templo, y vivir una vida recta, y luego los niños vendran y los padres tienen que seguir viviendo con rectitud y mostrar / enseñar a sus hijos con su ejemplo, lo que significa vivir el Evangelio.

La Iglesia/Capilla no es el enfoque, el hogar es el enfoque. Es necesario "fortalecer el hogar y la familia".

Va a ser muy divertido conocer todos los pequeños niños de primaria, y mostrar el amor de nuestro Padre Celestial hacia ellos y sonreirles. Hare mi mejor esfuerzo para ayudarles a tener un momento reverente y maravillosa en la Primaria!

Es muy chistoso, la razón principal por la cual se inició en Farmington UT hace más de 100 años, en el primer lugar.

Era porque había niños pequeños ruidosos, que se preguntaban qué hacer. Decidieron hacer un grupo para ellos, pero querían que hubieran canciones, por lo que pensaron que las voces de las niñas haría el sonido canto mejor, así que formaron la organización de la Primaria. jajaja!

Realmente me siento como en la Primaria podemos divertirnos y disfrutar total y completamente, y tener un tiempo maravilloso y sentir el Espíritu! Ser reverente y ayudar a que los niños sean reverentes no tiene que ser una cosa disciplinaria enojado en absoluto! Haré mi mejor esfuerzo para ayudar a los niños a ser reverente de una manera amorosa y alegre.

Otro tema! Así que los misioneros llegaron a nuestra casa, y estoy muy agradecido por el Espíritu que nos sentimos. El Espíritu es el mejor, debemos esforzarnos para invitar a Él en nuestros corazones, vidas y hogares. Hay muchas maneras de hacer esto. ! Una manera-Invite a los misioneros a su casa! :)

What? Does this make me a real pregnant lady? Que?? Esto me hace una mujer embarazada de verdad?

4:30am....I am usually asleep at this time. But today....I had to go to the restroom!! And, I was starving! hahahaha this is too funny!



4:30am...Normalmente estoy dormida a esa hora. Pero hoy...tuve que ir al baño!! Y, senti que tuve tantooo hambre! jaja