Mixed Emotions

I'm now in my 6th month of pregnancy... 26 weeks to be exact.  And as expected, I'm a big bundle of emotions right now. 

HAPPINESS - of course, I'm HAPPY! I'm truly grateful for this wonderful blessing inside of me.  This baby is one of the biggest source of happiness in my life right now.  And really, really I thank You GOD! =)

FEAR - I'm in constant fear of baby not being okay inside my tummy... Of her umbilical cord wrapping tightly around her... Of me not being healthy enough for the two of us, especially for her... Of hurting her while I move or shift around... Of me catching some disease or slipping or falling...  I could go on and on about my fears but it all boils down to one thing:  All I want, just like the other parents out there, is for my baby to be okay, healthy and normal. 


DOUBT - I've always love kids.  But this time, I'm scared and doubtful as to my capability as a mother.  Kit would always say that being a mom would come naturally when Kaelyn arrives, but what if it doesn't?  There are a million "what if's" in my mind right now.  Being a first-time mom, I'm just plain clueless.  And again, scared.

EXCITEMENT - I can't wait to finally see her and hold her and hug her and kiss her and take care of her and carry her in my arms and watch her grow.  In 14 weeks, I will be able to finally do all those things.  =)

Hahaha! =)

Got these from Fashion Pulis' blog.  I really can't help but laugh, I know I just have to share them with you. =)

Happy Friday! =)

*credit to the owners of the pics*

Little Fockers

Last night, Kit and I watched Little Fockers at home.  We are actually lagging in the movies department ever since i got pregnant.  For some reason, we haven't been to a theater considering a mall is just across our building.  ...  Okay, fine, to be honest, I'm the one to blame.  I'm deathly afraid of catching some virus, especially in an enclosed small space.  Yes, I'm that paranoid.   But can you blame me, I just want our baby to be healthy.

Anyway, back to Little Fockers.  It was funny.  The relationship between Greg Focker and Jack Byrnes is pretty hilarious.  However, what inspired me to blog about the movie is actually just a line between Greg's parents, played by Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand.  It goes like this:

"As long as we're together, I'll never get lost."

I know, cheesy right?  But still, being the hopeless romantic that I am, I loved it! :-)

What's In A Spelling?

Ever since we found out that our baby is a girl, Kit and I couldn't help but think of what we will name her.  As mentioned in my previous post, first name has to start with "K" and second name to start with "S".  Why?  We just want her to have our initials.  Haha.  We're corny that way.  :-)

Anyway, we pretty much like the name Kaelin since we saw that in a baby book at Fully Booked High Street, when I was 2 months pregnant with Baby.  But now that we're sure Baby is a girl, Kaelin has evolved into different spellings.  I wanted it spelled as is, K-A-E-L-I-N, but then Kit wanted it spelled as K-A-E-L-Y-N.  Then, with the recent wedding of Prince Charles and Kate, added options were KAITLYN and KATELYN.  Whew! 

For the second name, our choice was Sophia.  (Sabina was the second choice.)  But then S-O-P-H-I-A became S-O-F-I-A.

So (for now), Baby's name is Kaelyn Sofia C. Rivera.  Nice, di ba?!  :-)

Happy Mother's Day Mama!

Though a day late, I still want to greet my mama a happy mother's day! I know I greeted you yesterday but I still want to create a post here about you. :-)

I am a self-confessed daddy's girl, and I'm proud of it.  Me and my sister have this claims about my parents, i.e. papa's favorite is me while she is mama's favorite.  And it never affected us in a negative way.  Somehow we both have accepted it, and played it to our advantage when we were little.  Hahaha.  But we both know that it doesn't mean that we love the other parent less.  We both love you equally Mama and Papa.  Lamy and I love both of you very very very much!

I love you Ma.  Thank you for always being there for me.  For being a stay-at-home mom when you had me, for helping me with my assignments when I was little, for always attending school programs, for preparing my clothes and food (she still does this until now. lucky lucky me!!!), for accompanying me wherever I want to go, for taking care of me, and for loving me unconditionally.  I may not be vocal as to how much I love you but Ma, I love you sooooo much!  I wouldn't trade you for anyone else!  I'm so thankful I have you... and Papa and Lamy.  Happy mother's day again Ma! :-)
 
Now that I'm pregnant, I admit that I'm scared.  There's a lot of things running in my mind, uncertainties in particular about my future as a good mom, but with your help and guidance, I know Baby Kaelin will be in good hands.  :-)

Happy Birthday Papa!

To the man I lovingly call Father, Popsie, Pa and Papa.

To the greatest man I know.

To the best father in the whole wide world.

I LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH!!! Thank you for everything.  Happy birthday!!! =)

It's a GIRL! :-)

We're having a girl!!! And we couldn't be more excited! God is really good! Thank you Lord. :-)

As for Baby's name, we're thinking of naming her Kaelin Sofia.  Second choice would be Kaelin Sabina.  We're pretty much solved on Kaelin so its the second name we're still on the lookout for, which should begin with the letter 'S'.  'K' for Kit and 'S' for me. Hehe. =)  As for the meaning:  Kaelin means Pure while Sofia means Wisdom.

Baby Kaelin, mommy and daddy loves you very much.  Stay strong and healthy.  See you in 4 months. =)