Missing Hubby

Kit is in Abu Dhabi for a business conference.  He left last Sunday and will be back on Monday.  I know it's only 8 days of temporary separation but I sure do miss him a whole lot!!!! Now I know, di pwedeng mag-OFW ang isa sa amin.  OA ako mashado sa pagkamiss sa kanya!  

It's Saturday now, 2 more days and I'm going to see him na!  I can't wait!  Yey!

credits to owner of pic

Our 'Paper' Anniversary

I know I said that I'm going to be more active in posting so let me start with a post about an important event in my life.  It may be more than a month late but it's still better than not posting about it.  Hahaha.

And I'm talking about Kit and I's first wedding anniversary!!!! Yey!!!

How did we celebrate it?  We got Kaelin baptized!  What better way to celebrate it but to have our child baptized by the same priest who married us then, celebrate with our family and friends who were also witnesses during our wedding exactly a year ago.  What can be better than that?  It's like hitting two birds with one stone.  =)

a year after our wedding

celebrating with the love of our lives... Kaelin

a year ago... =)

a moment I will not get tired of reminiscing

Of course any celebration will not be complete without a gift.  Hehe. So, what did we get each other?  He took me shopping!!! Yey!!!  He bought me two bags and two shoes!  <i'm so kilig! hehe!>  While I got him a PS3 steering wheel for his racing games.  And he loves it!  =)

Babe, I love you so much!!! I'm looking forward to celebrating more and more anniversaries with you.  I'm so lucky I have you.  Let's stick to our promise.  Let's grow old together. =)

Coming soon:  a post about Kaelin's baptism

Happy 2012!!!!

Happy New Year everyone says our cutie Little Miss Rollover Again and Again! =)

A Birthing Story: Welcome Kaelin Sofia!

I'm a mom now... Wow! =)  

I can't believe how everything went by so fast.  I was just ranting in one of my previous post how frustrated and impatient I am that I haven't given birth yet at 38 weeks.  Then at exactly 39 weeks, it happened...

Aug. 27 (Saturday) - We went to my OB for my weekly check up.  Again, my cervix was still closed though already soft.  My OB told me that it would still take a week or so before I give birth, and that I can still travel to Tagaytay for the long weekend if I wanted to.

Aug. 28 (Sunday); around 2-3am - I woke up because I was feeling some kind of pain in my abdomen... Similar to dysmenorrhea.  I told Kit about it but he dismissed it telling me that it could just be my imagination since Dra. told us that I will not give birth anytime soon.  I tried to sleep again since the pain was not that strong anyway.  After a few minutes, I went to the bathroom to pee.  I saw a tinge of blood on the tissue after wiping but again, I dismissed it and went back to sleep.

6 am - I was about to take a bath when I noticed my undies full of blood.  That's when I panicked.  It was the first time I experienced bleeding/spotting throughout my pregnancy and I didn't know what to do.  I told Kit right away. And his mom heard us, and told us to go to the hospital as soon as possible.  

7 am - We first went to our condo and gave instructions to the cleaners and met with the electrician who'll replace our dining room lights.  We also grabbed some last minute things that we'll need for the hospital, just in case they decide to admit me.  And guess what...  I forgot my phone at Kit's house in Paranaque and our digital camera at the condo.  Talk about being calm and collected.  Hahaha. 

8:00 am - We arrived at Cardinal Santos hospital and was wheelchaired (their SOP, though I still can perfectly walk as I don't feel anything at all) to the prep room.  The resident OB IE'd (is this even a term???) me and told me that my cervix is just 1 cm open.  They did a non-stress test and hooked up some kind of monitor on me.  Results are normal and baby is doing well but they admitted me nonetheless, because my contractions were regular at 5-7 minutes interval.

8:30 am - From the prep room, I was transferred to the labor room.  They put an IV on me and injected some oxytocin and buscopan to induce contraction/labor.  And again, hooked me up to a fetal monitor.   

12:00 nn - My OB finally arrived and checked on me.  My cervix was still at 1cm.  She allowed me to eat a light lunch and contemplated on sending me to my room or discharging me from the hospital since even with the oxytocin, my cervix seems to stall at 1cm.  Ayaw pa ata lumabas ni baby.

1:30 pm -When my OB checked on me, lo and behold, my cervix was already at 4cm.  Ang bilis!  Natakot yata si baby na pauwiin pa kami.  Hahaha. =)

4:00 - 4:30 pm -  I was already at 6cm.  And the contractions were killing me!  The pain was already unbearable so they decided to inject some pain killer on my IV but no, it didn't work at all.  So after a few minutes (or was it an hour?), they decided to do epidural anaesthesia on me.  Unfortunately, the first dose also didn't work.  I can no longer feel my legs but the contractions, I can still feel.  E yun pa naman ang importante.  So, they decided to add an extra dose on me.  A funny side story, they asked me if I feel like peeing, but with the anaesthesia and all, even I don't know the answer to that very personal question.  Hahaha.  Around this time also, they broke my water bag.  Ayaw pumutok ng kusa e. Di ko man lang nasabi ung famous pregnant line na "my water bag broke".  Hehe. =p

7:00 pm -  At last, I was already at 10cm!  They quickly wheeled me into the delivery room and taught  me how to push.  They told me to push in time with my contractions.  I was pushing for an hour!  I even vomited because the pain was just too great and I was already exhausted, but the team of doctors and nurses encouraged me to push harder and harder.  So...

8:07 pm - We welcomed Kaelin Sofia Rivera into the world.  And I couldn't be happier.  They let her crawl into my tummy and chest, and let her find my breasts for that first feeding.  I was so happy and proud and just purely overwhelmed.  The baby that I carried inside of me for 9 months was finally here.  I can actually see her, hear her, hold her and kiss her.  =)  And by the way, she was 7.8lbs.  A bouncing baby girl indeed!

9:00 pm -  While Kaelin was at the nursery for cleaning, check-up etc, they wheeled me to the recovery room.  I was told to sleep since I'll be there for 2 hours.  I was the only one in the room, plus the nurse, so it was really quiet.  But I couldn't sleep at all.  I was exhausted but I was too excited to sleep.  Around 10:30pm, they brought me my baby so I could again breastfeed her.  It was surreal.

11:30 pm - I was brought to my room where Kit, my parents and sister are waiting for me.  And there was a huge bouquet of red roses and balloons from my husband.  How sweet can he get!!!!!! I totally loved it!

August 29 (Monday); 1:00 am -  Kaelin was roomed in with us.  She was a cryer but still, i love her. =)

Our first family picture. =)

a cry baby???

    

I'm Back!

Oh yes, I'm back into blogging! 

For good? ... Umm... Not sure!  Hahaha!  It would entirely depend on how Kaelin behaves.  

Since I was gone for quite some time, I wasn't able to share that Kit and I decided to hire a household help to help (duh?!) us in the condo.  She was in-charge of the household chores like cooking, cleaning, etc and I was in-charge of Kaelin.  She was great in cleaning.  As in she would clean the whole day!  I sometimes wonder how it could take her one day to clean the condo when the space is not that big.  But then again, baka bored sya so she would rather clean and re-clean than do nothing at all.  I'm not complaining in that area ha, because I've never seen our home that spic and span.  Even the walls, she scrubs it every other day!  The thing is she does not cook that well.  Sabi nga ni Kit, he thinks pumayat sya when the maid was still with us. =p Yes, we decided to let her go after just 3 weeks.  Not just because of the cooking, but also because, the condo was too small to have pa a maid.  We felt that our privacy was sort of invaded.  May ibang tao pa din kasi.  Plus, we are not comfortable kapag pinapabantay namin si Kaelin sa kanya.  Iba kasi ung paghele nya sa baby.  Shineshake nya, e di ba a BIG no no un! So ayun, we are back to just me, Kit and Kaelin... our family!  (I just love saying it!!!)

When Kit goes to work, I'm left alone with Kaelin.  So, hindi ko talaga masingit ang pagblog but I'm really dying to blog again.  I have even listed the topics I want to write about.  Hehe.  

But sometimes naman, my mom and sister visit us.  First apo kasi si Kaelin sa side ko so super love sya ng family ko.  They always miss her so halos mga 3x a week sila magvisit.  Tapos, during the weekends naman we go to my in-laws house in Parañaque.  Dun, spoiled din si Kaelin since first apo sya na girl.  But this weekend, we'll stay at my parent's house in Marikina.  We have a wedding to attend to kasi in Antipolo tomorrow plus 2 Christmas parties on Saturday.  Sina lola muna ang bantay ni Kaelin.  

So  at this moment, while Kaelin is  asleep beside her lola, eto na ang pagkakataon ko mag-blog ulit.  Hahaha!  Sana naman matapos ko ung 3 posts ko na di ko matapos-tapos na sinimulan ko a few months back, and yes, that includes my birthing story... =)

What If the Disney Princesses are Real?

I came across this at Yahoo, and being a huge Disney fan, I decided to share this with you.  =)

These were made by a graphic design student/artist in the UK.  He combined elements from different photos of women who he thinks resembles the Disney characters then created the images through digital painting and finally puts them together using Photoshop.  Talk about creative talent! Wow!

Pocahontas

Not a Princess, but one of my favorite villains, Ursula

Aurora of Sleeping Beauty

Belle of Beauty and the Beast

Esmeralda of The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Jasmine of Alladin

Ariel

Megara of Hercules

Mulan

My favorites are those of Mulan and Princess Jasmine.  They're gorgeous!  I must admit I'm a bit disappointed with Belle and Ariel.  Hindi ko alam, I just want  them to be more beautiful than their cartoon pictures.  Kunsabagay, sobrang ganda ng mga cartoon pictures nila so it must be hard to find real women who resembles them... I don't know... Oh well... Ang galing pa din and I'm so looking forward to his version of Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel and Tinker Bell.  I just hope he makes them. 

Btw, i got the pictures from the artists' blog.  =)

The Hunger Games Challenge

Disclaimer:  This is actually supposed to be a 30-day challenge, but given my impatient nature I decided to do it in one day.  Haha! =p 

I've already written in this blog how big a fan I am of The Hunger Games trilogy.  So, while on maternity leave, I've decided to reread the books since I know that the movie is to be released on 2012.  Oohh... I can't wait...  So, to alleviate my thirst for the movie, I decided to answer this 30-day challenge I found on the web. 

Day 1: Your favorite character:  Hmm... I love Gale... But I also like Peeta... So you see, just like Katniss, I'm also torn between the two.  But I must admit, i'm leaning towards Gale more.  Just between us, I have a thing for bestfriend-turned-lovers love story.  It ranks second to the enemy-turned-lovers story.  How cliche can I get?! Hahaha
Day 2: Your least favorite character:  Pres. Coin! Yes, I hate her more than Pres. Snow. 
Day 3: A character you hate that everyone loves:  Tough one...  Hate is such a big word... But Prim is I think my least favorite... I only liked her in Mockingjay...
Day 4: A character you love that everyone hates: Maybe Johanna because she was really a bitch most of the time.  Hahaha!
Day 5: Your favorite fight/battle scene:  When the Careers found Katniss on top of a tree.  I just like their conversation exchanges. 
Day 6: A scene that made you laugh:  When Katniss and Finnick woke Peeta up with burn ointment on their faces.  It made me think of friends playing pranks on each other. =)
Day 7: A scene that made you cry:  Since I'm a big crybaby, it's a given that I've cried lots of times because of these books.  First, was when Katniss volunteered to take Prim's place in the reaping and told their mother to take care of Prim.  Then, when Rue died... When Cinna died... During Katniss' speech in District 11... When Peeta didn't recognize /  strangled Katniss... Last conversation between Katniss and Gale...  
Day 8: The character you are most like:  Katniss... In the sense that I'm willing to do anything for my family.
Day 9: Your favorite quote: "Why do you think I'm going, brainless?" - Johanna to Katniss, when Johanna told Katniss to kill Pres. Snow.  Wala lang, i just like the cariño brutal friendship of Johanna and Katniss. 
Day 10: Peeta or Gale: Gale!  But Peeta is not a bad choice either.  But yeah, Gale for me.
Day 11: Something you hate about the series: That it ended so soon. Haha! I want more!!!
Day 12: A character you wish hadn’t died: Definitely, Finnick!!! He should have been given a happy ending! I just don't get why he had to die...
Day 13: A character you wish had died:  This might seem contradicting, but Gale should have died in the end.  At least that way, I can accept why Katniss chose Peeta.  And besides, the ending made it seem that Gale is as good as dead anyway for Katniss. 

Day 14: Your favorite tribute (aside from Peeta/Katniss): Finnick, Johanna and Thresh (Yes, even with brief exposure, i like Thresh.)
Day 15: Your least favorite tribute (aside from Peeta/Katniss): Hmm.. Maybe Clove.  Just because of the way she wanted to kill Katniss.  So inhumane...
Day 16: A question you wish had been answered in the book: Being one of the main casts, I don't get why there wasn't any back story on Peeta's family. 
Day 17: The worst death: Finnick!  I can't get over why he had to die!
Day 18: A song that reminds you of the series: I'm not good with songs...

Day 19: Your favorite pairing: Gale and Katniss of course... Finnick and Annie also.

Day 20: Your least favorite pairing:  I want to say Peeta and Katniss, but I like them as well... So, no answer to this question.

Day 21: A pairing you don’t get:  Does Madge really like Gale???
Day 22: Your favorite book of the three: Definitely, Hunger Games!

Day 23: Your favorite secondary character: Cinna, Finnick and Boggs

Day 24: Your least favorite secondary character:  Katniss' mother.  It seems that she doesn't care much for Katniss.  As a newbie mom, I just don't get it!
Day 25: Your dream cast: They've already cast the movie, so i just hope that they give justice to the book.
Day 26: Your favorite scene in The Hunger Games:  When Peeta told Claudius Templesmith during his interview that he cannot win and get his dream girl at the same time because they went to the hunger games together.  I just find it so sweet! 
Day 27: Your favorite scene in Catching Fire:  When Katniss delivered her speech in District 11.  It was so touching!
Day 28: Your favorite scene in Mockingjay: When Peeta was allowed to eat in the dining area for the first time.  You can really sense the tension among him, Katniss and Gale. 

Day 29: Your favorite thing about the entire series: That it has a different and unique plot.  I've never read something like that. 
Day 30: A book/series that you would rec to fellow fans:  Aside from Harry Potter and Twilight, I also like the Mortal Instrument series. 


So friends, if you haven't read this series yet, now is the time to start.  =)