birth story
Posted on January 21, 2007 - Filed Under Mateo, Motherhood, Pregnancy | Leave a Comment
caution: a very long read
So I guess most of the people who know that we took childbirth preparation classes would want to hear how it went. Well, it was a relatively easy delivery because it didn’t really take me that long but due to several factors, Ramil and I weren’t able to do Lamaze.
Sunday, 1/14/2007, [...]
mateo alexander
Posted on January 20, 2007 - Filed Under Mateo | 3 Comments
Our long wait is finally over.
Mateo Alexander Adolfo HerreraJanuary 15, 2007, 1:40 pm6 pounds 15 ounces (3140 grams), 48 cmApgar score: 9
Mateo’s friends
Posted on January 14, 2007 - Filed Under Mateo, Pregnancy | Leave a Comment
Despite our baby being a boy, some people find it appropriate to give him a stuff toy. Mateo now has 3 stuff toys:
Pam-pam the elephant
This cute elephant was given by a student last Christmas season. I initially wanted to name it Pinky the elephant becuase of her pink ears, hands, and feet. Ramil, however, strongly [...]
Read More..>>bad colds
Posted on January 14, 2007 - Filed Under Pregnancy | Leave a Comment
I have been suffering from colds and cough for about a week now. Bad. My ob was very concerned because she doesn’t want to risk any bacterial infection. During the whole duration of my pregnancy, I’ve had more than 3 occassions where I seem to be developing bad colds. These started at around November of [...]
Read More..>>come out, come out
Posted on January 14, 2007 - Filed Under Pregnancy | 1 Comment
The waiting game is getting too long for me. I am currently on my 38th week and am so eager for Mateo to come out, I don’t even think about the pain I will be feeling during delivery. Unfortunately, my ob, Dra. Olympia, is already scheduled for her eye operation to correct a retinal tear [...]
Read More..>>on parenting
Posted on January 13, 2007 - Filed Under Motherhood, Pregnancy, Teaching | Leave a Comment
I took a leave today from my maternity leave to conduct PCTC (Parent-Child-Teacher Conference) with my former TIC class. PCTC’s have always been somewhat of a dreaded thing for me and my co-teachers. We always get all sorts of parents. Good thing though that my class’ parents are mostly nice parents. Not to mention that [...]
Read More..>>dry run
Posted on January 12, 2007 - Filed Under Marriage, Pregnancy | Leave a Comment
I have been officially on maternity leave since this Monday. Which actually means I’ve been home alone also for most of the week. With no one to talk to, I found myself thinking about how it would be like if I am able to push through with my plans to be a stay-at-home mom. Since [...]
Read More..>>patience is a virtue
Posted on January 3, 2007 - Filed Under Pregnancy | 4 Comments
Patience is not one of my strongest aspects right now. After 36 weeks, 30 pounds, I am just so very eager for this pregnancy to be over. I don’t even think about the delivery anymore and the pains I would be feeling, I just want Mateo out.
Add to the discomfort of a so much bigger [...]
