i couldn't believe i am just 10 weeks away!

i couldn't believe it took me months to update everyone on this blog! i've been a very busy working mommy y'know.

i couldn't believe i've been to 3 OB visits already and failed to document! so far everything's well and good (just for keeping record, baby li's heartbeats' were on the 140s on those checkups and baby li's measuring just a week older)... except for some bouts of indigestion, diarrhea, stomach flu and weird abdominal pain (that made me suspect i had appendicitis) that i've consulted about but luckily not so serious that made me end up in the ER.

i couldn't believe i passed my 1st glucose test during my 24th week! so here i am, not too scared to satisfy my sweet tooth cravings. i am "supplementing" with extra iron though coz just like the last time, i am anemic.

i couldn't believe how huge my tummy is that everyone (even those i do not know!) thinks i am about ready to pop. the ob said they're rude to make such comments though. but then she said, "you know, you're just like a balloon that's already blown once". yeah, that made me feel better...NOT! i love her though. she's very smart, funny and great with patients. howell, as long as she's measuring the lil one accurately and she's not worried about the big baby, then i am fine.

i couldn't believe that my vital stats since 29th week is 37-41-38! fyi, my waistline only measured 41 inches when joel was 33 weeks in utero and the only number i am happy about is the first one! aww, you, big boy you!

i couldn't believe at how early this lil boy showed us his alien moves! i started feeling him daily (not occasionally) at 19weeks. he's been jabbing like pacman since probably mid-second trimester. and he started deforming my tummy through whatever movement he makes since probably mid-to-late-second trimester! ate joel loves to touch my tummy and watch baby li do his acrobatics. she'd often say, "baby li is wobbly!". hay, ang likot mo anak! kung magstretch at gumalaw ka, akala mo lalabas ka mula sa tyan ko!. no worries darling, mommy's not complaining. i'd rather feel you move than not.

i couldn't believe i am 30 weeks today and in just 10 weeks, we're already on due date. i am still fine though. despite the increasing disturbed sleeps and discomforts and pain everywhere.

i couldn't believe we still don't have a first name for you my lil one! promise, before you make your grand entrance, there will be THAT perfect name, just for you.

well, let me leave you now with a couple of pics from the very early baby shower that my kabaranggays threw for baby li. i couldn't believe, it was that early! hehe. i am grateful for having such wonderful friends, nevertheless!

kwento and more pictures here

we're having a baby lio!

yesterday, while the lil girl was busy being super malikot and super makulet in the ultrasound room (ilang beses pong sinabihan ng "no" at "shhh" ang ate joel), baby li was doing a lil bit of acrobatics inside the womb that the sonographer didn't get a good glimpse of baby li's face. but she was able to capture the "boy" part easily!

can you see the cute "patotoy" in between his thighs?

knowing that we're having a baby boy is actually just a big fat bonus that we got from our ultrasound appointment yesterday. more than anything, we are happy that baby li is a normal and healthy baby as seen from the ultrasound. as per his measurements, he's also very close to his due date.

here's the nicest profile pic that we got...

baby lio at 19wks

my dear baby, the guessing game's finally over! maybe i knew from the start that you're a boy since if you've noticed, i've been talking to you as if you were a boy. the physical signs have also been different with you and when i was pregnant with your ate joel. the linea negra, pigmentation and darkening of whatever needs to get dark came in early when i was preggo with ate joel. everyone was guessing we'll be having a boy then. probably because i was too ugly. no pregnancy glow at all.

but with you, i feel as pretty as ever! hahaha. nothing's been darkening yet. and you have to look close just to see the linea negra. signs that a baby girl is being carried in a momma's womb... maybe they will all come in with a vengeance during the 3rd trimester. hmm, we have yet to see.

and i have first dreamt about you being a boy... or maybe we're just really desperate and longing for you to be one. teehee. ah, whatever! i just want you to be healthy and satisfied always while you reside for a few more months in mommy's womb. ok?

woohoo! we're having a baby boy... our baby lio! the daddy is very happy indeed!

i like to move it, move it!

dear baby li,

can you please make your movements more felt by mommy?

i've been trying to keep silent and still whenever i wake up or when i am about to go to sleep or when i'm comfortably sitting down watching some teleseryes, but i don't feel your lil kicks as much. i don't even feel them everyday yet.

but no pressure honey. your ate was all the same when she was on my tummy. i only started to feel her tiny acrobats at least once a day when she was about 20-21 weeks in utero.

happy 18 weeks and happy feast of St. Joseph's day!

love,
mommy

15th week checkup

it was actually just a regular check my dear... nothing too surprising... but your heart rate's now at the 160's range. good job lil one!

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?

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 :)

every pregnancy is somewhat diffferent

one thing's for sure... this pregnancy is surely more difficult than the 1st one.

with joel, everything was easy. i never felt any morning sickness or anything like this. the only problem i had back then is constipation. with you my baby li, i am 100x more tired, lazy, light-headed, hungry, bloated, gassy. all i wanted to do is be a couch-potato, sleep, eat. i've been eating like a whale (maybe that explains the big tummy, hehe).. and did i mention i'd love to just sleep. thank God though i've never had any vomiting scenarios thus far.

i'm still on vacation and dreading coming back to work. since my family's here, i've been taking advantage and been really doing nothing. nada. i sleep when joel sleeps. i nap when joel naps. i sleep longer than 8 hrs at night. i just want to sleep. and when i wake up, i still feel heavy and dizzy. ugh! so i don't know how i could cope when work starts.

but don't worry baby, as long as you're healthy, everything i am feeling right now, is all worth it. i welcome it, i promise! ok, i'll try not to complain.

the day we found out

december 11, 2010. my period never gets delayed. but here i was about 4 days delayed. i took an ept and hola!... postive!


you see my baby, this morning we were saddened by the news that we received. our diko (mamita's bro), passed away and joined his maker in heaven. and then this afternoon, the emotions tilted 180 deg when those 2 lines came up!... all because of you my baby.

when one life ends, another one begins. we'll definitely coin your name after our dikong leon. don't worry darling we won't be calling you leon :)

thank you for coming into my life, into our lives!... and thank You, for yet another wonderful blessing!

hello world!

hello world! this is joel's mami :) this is yet another blog i am creating to keep a journal about the second child currently in my womb.

i'm going to try to keep my posts short but sweet (hopefully longer than a twit) and more direct to the point because i'd really like this blog to be able to help me be reminded of the events that will transpire and developments during this pregnancy.

so, without further ado, i present to you (and me), part deux in utero!