baby inside baby?!

Posted on August 2, 2007 - Filed Under Pregnancy, Ramblings | 2 Comments

Despite the enormous number of normal pregnancies that occur year after year, how a fetus develops inside the mother's womb is not as easy as 1-2-3. Sometimes, some quirky thing happens that makes the pregnancy into another level other than what's normal. Unfortunately, some babies are born with congenital defects. If you are fortunate enough, [...]

thoughts on breasts and other insecurities

Posted on June 24, 2007 - Filed Under Motherhood, On Me, Pregnancy | 10 Comments

There's this widespread notion among males and females alike that big is beautiful when it comes to breasts. I used to share this notion also and considered myself ungifted in this area.
When I was younger, I went through a phase when I had many physical insecurities. I have to admit that I went through [...]

slimming down

Posted on April 24, 2007 - Filed Under Motherhood, Pregnancy, Ramblings | 1 Comment

I still have a few pounds to go before I get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. Around 3-5 pounds to be exact. Considering that it's only been a little over three months since I gave birth, I think I'm doing okay in terms of having my old form back.
I've noticed however, that those 3-5 [...]

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’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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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