bye mamita... see you soon!

i skipped work today so we can all bid goodbye to mamita at the airport. her "all-around-stint" has come to an end and she has to go back and be with lolo dadi.

it's awfully quiet at home today... it's the type where you get lonely and feel that something or someone is missing *sigh*

we'll see you everyday in skype anyway mamita. but it's still not the same...

of course you can't personally hug and kiss the lil one and she couldn't give those sweet lil hugsies and kisses to you in return. everything's just passed on to the cyber space.

you can't tie and braid her hair with all those fancy ribbons now and doll her up like a princess.

you can't pamper us anymore with all those cooking,cleaning, etc (the list is long), that a very caring, loving and doting mother would do for her kids, specially for that pregnant and nagiinarteng panganay of yours.

you can't watch the teleseryes with me anymore and react as if we were that affected (i know we were, haha).

... and my list goes on.

we already miss you and we hope you can be with us again really soon, specially with baby li coming. and we couldn't wait for you to do all these things with us once more. welabyu!

"where does baby li live?"

every time we're about to go home and already driving around our subdivision, ate joel always pay attention and looks for her home.

we always ask her where her home is and she'd always point to where our house is. when she said, "this is my home!", mamita asked, "how about baby li? where does baby li live?".

my clever daughter answered, "in mommy's belly button!"

kids fair at the expo idaho

lookie at your ate joel here my baby... she's just starstruck seeing dora and diego in "real" life!

more pics here

you probably won't appreciate it yet, but we'll definitely bring you and ate joel again at the fair next year!

the 7th

my dear baby li, your dear parents have celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary yesterday. thank you for your and your ate joel's diy gift (with help from mamita of course!)

more pics and kwento here

before i was a mom

i read this from my email today... i'm sure all moms can relate to this.. it's just sooo beautiful

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom

hello 2nd trimester!

you are now 14 weeks old in utero baby li. so officially, we are now in our 2nd trimester of pregnancy.

books claim that i should probably be off the cobwebs now, but nah, i still feel bad. but like what i said before, i welcome all of these discomforts as long as you do your part of the bargain.. that of staying healthy and safe in my womb, always. ok?

hiccups?!

i think i've finally felt your movements, my little li.

we're you hiccuping while i was in a meeting this morning? those flicks were in cadence and i felt them on just one area on my tummy. i probably got around 6 or more flicks at that time and then it just stopped.

was that you? i think that's you :)

hormones

hormones are just so freakin' active!... para akong pimple na tinubuan ng mukha! ugh!

but let's not dampen the mood ok, it's valentine's day...

happy hearts day everyone! may your day, and the rest of your life, be filled with love love love!

through facebook

i think some or most of my facebook friends who were not yet in the know have already learned that i'm preggo and have sent kind words my way... all because of this pic:


yep, this very unglamorous and ugly pic of me during our mary kay bday party with the ladies last friday. i just got done exfoliating (with a mary kay product of course) and washing my face on this pic (though i still didn't look fresh eh?). nah, i still don't have that pregnancy glow. but yeah, the bulge is there and i probably look undeniably pregnant. didn't i tell you, the tummy started huge?!

i guess i wouldn't have to make a big announcement anymore huh? nah, i probably still would :)

quick nurse appt

i had a quick nurse appt today just coz i called the nurse triage this am. the discharge stopped last night actually but i still had to make sure. she actually sounded calm (don't they all?) but asked me if it would make me comfortable if she does a quick check on the heartbeat of the baby, and of course i said yes.

after a lil bit of prodding here and there, we both finally heard your heartbeat. haay, sigh of relief!

again?!

another orange-ish/tan-ish discharge today. and this time, i didn't know what i did for that to happen. ugh! i hate unexplainable stuff. i'll observe it for the rest of the day and call the nurse triage tomorrow :(

12th week appt with the ob

i never thought i would still bring quite a long list of questions for my ob, the 2nd time around. my ob willfully entertained all the questions though and assured me that everything's fine. all is well my baby!

two things that were music to my ears today are the following:
1. your heartbeat (at 150bpm... compared to 126bpm during your 6th week ultrasound)
2. our ob telling us, "you're having a boy!".... BUT wait! (before everyone concludes), it was just her guess. yep, i actually thought she based it on some science of some sort, but nah, she said, she's just guessing :)