His Firstborn

that's what I like to call it but he calls it his newest "toy".. a very expensive one at that! He really spends most of his time on the internet to look and buy accessories to "dress" it up that my baby and I are already ignored... exag! haha!


Meet "Sparking Graphite"

THE REAL FIRSTBORN (hehe) will have his free 4D ultrasound today. We wish he will show his face kasi sayang naman if not. Will post pics soon!!

Is it too early..

to plan for my little boy's baptism? I've been thinking of planning it now since I'm already halfway done shopping for baby essentials like bottles, teats, basic clothes and blankets. I got some gifts from friends when they gave me a baby shower (read all about it here) to add to my "must-haves" for the baby. My sister told me they will schedule another shower for me on my birthday (double celebration) or basta daw sometime in April. I hope matuloy sya :)

Another reason why I want to plan his baptism is to get my mind off my fears and anxieties of motherhood. There are so many things going on in my mind. I still get to sleep soundly at night although there are times that I wake up to bad dreams. Maybe this of its manifestations.

I am so scared of many things... taking care of a newborn, not being able to breast feed as much as I want to, the sleepless nights, stretchmarks and getting fat and ugly (ok, the last three are really so vain of me. Blame it on the extra surge of hormones perhaps?).

On the other hand, I'm also excited to be a mom and to see my baby. I had a check up last monday and we already saw our baby's face in the ultrasound (2d nga lang). He has chubby cheeks but quite a big nose! My mom and my OB assured me that it will still change. He's doing very well. All results are normal and his kicking activities are getting stronger and more frequent. I am also happy that I only gained 3 pounds since my last check up. I felt so relieved since I was always pigging out and eating the not-so-good stuff the past few days.

Now, I am looking forward for our FREE 4D ultrasound. My OB told me that she will inform me of the schedule of the demo for the 4D ultrasound machine that she plans to buy. I hope that I will be free, better yet, I HAVE to make myself free on that day. I'm so excited! I can't wait!!

Is it me or is the weather getting hotter the past few days? This makes me crave for more fruit shakes and Starbucks frap (I know all these sugar is bad!!).

What's your plan for summer? Looks like mine will be boring..

Birthday Wishes

Got tagged by Kelly..

here are the rules:
1. Make a list of what you want on your birthday…

2. The list should be 10 numbers

3. Post the image of this award in your posting

4. Give it to 10 friends of yours.

I will be celebrating my 30th (yikes!!) on April so this is very timely..

1. A healthy, normal and happy baby

2. Safe delivery with fast recovery

3. More projects for Paolo

4. Good health and finances for everyone in the family

5. An efficient and trusted yaya/midwife

6. Accomplish my material wishlist (a watch and 3 bags.. at least! this will rely on #3. hehe)

7. Another promotion (perhaps?)

8. To get back to my pre-pregnancy weight within nine months.. max

9. More blissful married life (not that its not.. I hope that it will get better every year)

10. To be a better wife, partner, daughter, sister, friend and most importantly a mom. I hope that I will be selfless for my baby and have the patience and wisdom in disciplining and raising him up.

Feel free to snag this one :)

We're Having A Boy!!

On my fourth month check up, my OB told us that we were having a boy. After checking for all the other body parts, she went back to capture "proof" that our baby is a boy when he became shy and closed his legs. My OB then decided to wait for my next check up to confirm and print an ultrasound picture.

Here he is....

Last christmas, our baby already received gifts eventhough he's still in my tummy. The wife of my cousin who is also our ninang when Paolo and I got married sent this all the way from the Netherlands. She's really so sweet and she's more excited for the baby than I am!

Ofcourse, the proud and excited daddy bought this one for his junior.

Fabulous!

Thanks Pat for this! =)

The rule:I need to list 5 addictions that I have and pass this tag/award to 5 more fabulous blogs

My addictions:

1. Pregnancy - reading a lot of books to know more about what to expect
2. My Baby - now that I feel it moving, I'm excited to finally be a mom
3. Baby Stuff - that's all that I've been checking on the net lately. No bags, shoes and clothes for now.
4. Desserts - my appetite for it is back. I hope I won't gain weight too much!!
5. Blogging - not now but I hope to find time more for it so I can properly chronicle my pregnancy

Pregnancy messed it up..

Early into my second trimester, I noticed that I was having constant headaches. It was no ordinary headache I tell you but the ones that really throb and extends all the way down to your shoulders. I thought it was migraine but then when I consulted my OB, she told to have my eyes checked. It could be that I was not comfy anymore with the eyeglasses that I was using since pregnancy could alter your eyesight. True enough, after having my eyes checked, my vision worsened.


Now, I am in a hunt for my fourth pair of eyeglasses. I found interesting Holiday Glass Frames from Zenni Optical, a popular online eyeglasses shop.









And with their ultra cheap $ 8 Complete Rx Eyeglasses you really can't go wrong.

A-Z Tag

A. Attached or single ? — Attached
B. Best friend? — Hubby (its a given)

C. Cake or pie? — Cake
D. Day of choice? — Saturday
E. Essential item? — glasses/contact lens
F. Favorite color? — Pink
G. Gummy bears or worms? — Worms, the sour ones
H. Hometown? — Marikina
I. Favorite indulgence (s)? — Desserts and Shopping
J. January or July? — January
K. Kids? — in June :)
L. Life isn’t complete without? — God, family and friends

M. Marriage date ? — June 9
N. Number of magazine subscriptions? - None. I just buy them in stores
O. Orange or apple? — Orange
P. Phobias? — Ipis :)
Q. Quotes? — Life is short
R. Reasons to smile? — All the blessings I've been receiving
S. Season of choice? — Christmas.. definitely
T. Tag 5 people - Gracie, Kathy, Jody, Trinity and Nikki
U. Unknown fact about me? - I can also be mean ;)
V. Vegetable? — Taiwan pechay
W. Worst habit? — worrier
X. X-ray or ultrasound? - Ultrasound
Y. Your favorite food(s)? - Pasta, bread, seafoods, steak and desserts
Z. Zodiac sign — Aries