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hello everyone...

hehehe... i would just like to inquire... for those people who got here in US and got pregnant within a year after arrival...

now that i will be having a baby in two month's time, my husband's coworker's wife has been gracious enough to want to organize a baby shower for my baby. She's been asking me for list of people I want to invite for my baby shower. The problem is... I don't have anyone that I'm really close to here to invite.. I am working now but my coworkers are really not that close. you know.. and i feel shy asking them to come to my baby shower really because we are not really that tight... any suggestions?

is it ok for me to invite people from work though the relationship at work its really more of a work-related acquaintance? what do you think?

ako rin di selosa... di rin naman ako talaga insecure.. pero pag ganito ang nangyayari.. ay kakaloka rin.

tngirl, sana kasi makarating ka na dito... pero mas malapit lapit naman... basta contact mo agad ako ha... hihihi..

in all fairness naman, nag-uusap na kami ng asawa ko paunti-unti about it. ano yung gusto ko, siya di masyado nagsasabi kung ano gusto niya. Sabi niya lang mahirap lang din daw sa kanya mag-give up ng friendship na he had for such a long time now. I understand where he's coming from. di naman talaga ako demanding, and nagging.. im really open minded...

just an update... sweet sweetan kami this weekend ng asawa ko... sabi ko nga eh, kung kami kami lang wala naman talaga akong problema. nagtanong pa nga siya sa akin if gusto ko raw pumunta kami sa FL to celebrate our first anniv... ganun... syemps, gusto ko... pero don't know if i can travel pa with this condition na malapit na 8 weeks na lang inaantay namin. dami pang kelangan bilhin for the baby... so baka postponed na muna.

thanks for all the support.. dito lang naman ako makapagvent lahat..

as much as possible, im the type of person that will try to understand all things... think things thru taking into consideration each other's place... how my husband feels, how the x feels... most of the time what i feel will be the last... kaya nagkandaloko loko na... it came to this point. but im trying to change it now dito sa US. Syemps, since i got here, at first i was just observing everybody and everyone around me. Pag sa Pinas, kabisado mo lahat. My life there is nothing compared to what im going thru here emotionally. Yes, di kami mayaman,pero di naman din mahirap and ive a good job, good education there... ive got a lot going on for me {its something that won't be taken away from me}. There, I have people doing things for me. I don't have to do any house chores and stuff... tapos dito... ganito... but i don't think of that anymore. I stand up with consequences of my decisions and these are all consequences in domino effect. I don't regret anything i've done, i can't do anything about the past, and can only be careful with what i will do in the future..

That's why i reach out to people here in VJ coz sometimes in order to make guided decisions, we need to reflect thru other people's experiences and opinions that will put you in the right perspective. Syemps, better this way... like no biases. Mahirap nga rin kasi wala kang mapag-kuwentuhan sa family mo, coz me i would like to spare them the worry, to avoid complications. Kahit minsan gustong gusto ko nang magkuwento... pero just always ends up here in VJ. Kaya i really thank you all.

Alam ko na sis!!! ask your husband if he is willing to share custody of the dog...

kumbaga.... Mon-Wed sa ex.. tapos Thurs-Sundays sa inyo.

Para share kayo.. tutal mukhang di naman kalayuan ung bahay ni ex kasi gabi na ayaw pa umuwi.

And i know how you feel about not telling ur family here, ganyan din ako. Mahirap na... syempre in the heat of the moment baka kung anu masabi mo tapos forever na silang galit sa hubby mo. Diba? Eh, andito lang naman kami for you. Kung andyan na ko sa US... pwede tayong mag-chikahan! Unfortunately, mahal pa ang long distance for now. Hehe... so dito muna tayo mag-usap.

Same tayo, medyo yan nga kinatatakutan ko rin pag-dating ko dyan... middle class din kmi dito, pero sobrang spoiled ako sa bahay. mahirap din naman kasi may past nga ung tao, minsan di ko naman matangal sa sarili ko na baka i-cocompare nya ko sa mga ibang GFs and Ex nya. Pero I always try to work on my self-esteem and be secured sa relationship namin.

Di naman ako selosa... and I even encourage my asawa to talk to the ex minsan kasi they have kids (both are already adults) pero may grandkids na sila so feeling ko dapat kahit hiwalay na sila try pa rin nila maging civil. PERO kapatid... exaggerated na yang asawa mo ha!!! Kung di mo kaya masabi ng harapan try mo daanin sa sulat? Kasi ganyan kami ng hubby ko... ung di na namin kayang sabihin through phone... emails na lang. Kasi at least sa sulat minsan mas may lakas ka ng loob mg-sabi ng totoong nararamdaman mo. Subukan mo lang.

Oh well, suggestion lang naman. mahirap talaga mag-asawa noh? Kung di mo talaga mahal ung tao... siguro mamamatay kang talaga sa konsumisyon!

OO nga pala Tand A when did you feel your baby moving? Can't wait to feel mine.

Evelyn

sister, si baby nafeel ko magstart gumalaw siguro mga 5 months na, i thought... pero di pa masyado obvious then. On the ultrasound though, we could see him doing sommersault even yung first time second or third ultrasound. Pero now... haaay... naku, baby is making a punching bag out of mommy's bladder and ####... sisipa talaga malakas. kaya minsan napapaihi ako ng unti, involuntarily... have to wear pads sometimes.

Ay ganun ba sistah mga 5 months mo na feel na gumalaw si baby, nabasa ko kasi starting 14 weeks daw eh nagalaw na...eh 17 weeks nako pero di ko na feel kaya medyo nagtataka ako. Meron exercise para di ka mapa ihi..nong nag attend ako ng pregnancy class tinuro nila....press tight your "thing" at least 20 seconds 50x a day. Yon yong tinuro. Sometimes I do that pero nakakalimutan ko hehehe...asawa ko taga remind sakin

kegel exercise ba? hehehe.. yeah it really helps.. sabi nila when you do kegels, mas ok in preparation for labor.. also they say it helps to avoid hemorrhoids din... ako rin di masyado diligent with kegels... hahaha

thanks for all the support.. dito lang naman ako makapagvent lahat..

as much as possible, im the type of person that will try to understand all things... think things thru taking into consideration each other's place... how my husband feels, how the x feels... most of the time what i feel will be the last... kaya nagkandaloko loko na... it came to this point. but im trying to change it now dito sa US. Syemps, since i got here, at first i was just observing everybody and everyone around me. Pag sa Pinas, kabisado mo lahat. My life there is nothing compared to what im going thru here emotionally. Yes, di kami mayaman,pero di naman din mahirap and ive a good job, good education there... ive got a lot going on for me {its something that won't be taken away from me}. There, I have people doing things for me. I don't have to do any house chores and stuff... tapos dito... ganito... but i don't think of that anymore. I stand up with consequences of my decisions and these are all consequences in domino effect. I don't regret anything i've done, i can't do anything about the past, and can only be careful with what i will do in the future..

That's why i reach out to people here in VJ coz sometimes in order to make guided decisions, we need to reflect thru other people's experiences and opinions that will put you in the right perspective. Syemps, better this way... like no biases. Mahirap nga rin kasi wala kang mapag-kuwentuhan sa family mo, coz me i would like to spare them the worry, to avoid complications. Kahit minsan gustong gusto ko nang magkuwento... pero just always ends up here in VJ. Kaya i really thank you all.

bakit left and right side lang kung matulog?

Kasi pag nakatihaya daw nandon sa back natin yong vessel na nagsusuply ng oxygen sa baby. Pag nakatihaya naiipit daw yon..kaya ang sabi nila the most safe sleeping position ay sa left or right side Syempre pag padapa naman di naiipit yong tummy hehehhe

Evelyn

actually recommended to lay down on your left side better than the right side... kasi there's a vein on our right side (vena cava) that takes the blood circulation from the heart to the lower part of your body, like your legs.. and also to the baby. Pag sa right, di masyado makakacirculate yung blood. Yun din daw yung reason why you get cramps at night. Pag on your back naman, it will put pressure on your back and spine esp pag malaki na si baby. I suggest, body pillow... talagang it helps. lalo na pag malaki yung tummy like me... hahah

Evelyn sister, i would suggest you take more fluids during daytime, and then just limit your liquid intake before going to bed... para di ka ihi nang ihi at bangon nang bangon at night -sleep is very important for recharging. I have to discover that the hard way kasi i work and i couldn't afford to get good night's sleep kaya nagresearch ako nang todo what's the best thing to do. so ito nga yung ginawa kong solution to resolve it and it works well for me. At first when i don't get good night's sleep tapos pregnant pa ako, i really get exhausted.

OO nga pala Tand A when did you feel your baby moving? Can't wait to feel mine.

Evelyn

sister, si baby nafeel ko magstart gumalaw siguro mga 5 months na, i thought... pero di pa masyado obvious then. On the ultrasound though, we could see him doing sommersault even yung first time second or third ultrasound. Pero now... haaay... naku, baby is making a punching bag out of mommy's bladder and ####... sisipa talaga malakas. kaya minsan napapaihi ako ng unti, involuntarily... have to wear pads sometimes.

how about TN? do you know... think closest is DC!!! layuuuuuuuuuu....

kaso nga sis ang hirap kasi si x parang mahina ang utak <pardon my words>... kinda special nga.. if you know what i mean... di makagets. sobrang needy...

Hello ulit mga mommies...

Yung heartburn yung feeling parang dighay ka ng dighay <tama ba yung word ko?>.. or like if you have gas. nung nasa pinas ako, nafifeel ko lang yun after ko uminom ng softdrinks. pero dito sa US, kahit ano kainin mo, gaganun ka talaga. Madalas kasi pagkain dito mga frozen and then daming growth hormones. Eh sa atin, fresh, minsan nga kakatayin pa yung manok only a few hours before lutuin. kaya siguro walang mga ganun masyado. Yung heartburn, lam mo yung feeling na bumabalik yung pagkain mo or back to your throat, di yung buong pagkain pero yung acid sa tiyan lang so as a result, yung throat mo gets irritated because of the acid. yun yun... ako nung una the way i described it to my husband, kasi di ko alam heartburn pala tawag dun dito, i mean nakikita ko yung mga commercials sa tv (like tums or rollaid), pero di ko naman alam...<hahahaha ignorante> so tinawagan ko yung tita ko na nurse and sabi niya heartburn nga raw yun... so she said i can take like antacid. anyway, sabi ko... i feel like my throat is burned, like it feels so good drinking water coz it kinda cools it down and then it's kinda like until the chest part... anyway, two months into it, syemps yoko nga inom agad ng gamot pag may nararamdaman, but eventually i thought it wasn't normal and it's also hard talking, kasi irritated throat, so i consulted with my doctor tapos sabi niya heartburn daw at hayun nga nawala ang symptom ng lola niyo... yung zantac gumana sa akin. 2 in the morning and twice at night.

yung sa fish naman... hindi naman talaga bawal kumain ng fish... yun lang mga fish na high in mercury like salmon and tuna and mga canned goods din, kasi madami chemicals that you can pass to baby. yung mercury is really toxic and bad for preggy moms. Also yung mga raw fish/meat, like in sushi.

yung caffeine, a cup a day of coffee ako... dunkin donuts coffee is good... but you can also have more, only choose the decaf one.. pero minsan pag may craving ako ng softdrink, i just buy sprite, para no caffeine... or may diet coke din na no caffeine.

sabi ng nanay ko pag may mga cravings cravings o kaya sakit sakit ng katawan lang... wag masyadong mag-give in agad. para di masyado maselan ang pagbubuntis....

salamat sa inyo lahat...

ay naku mga kumare... ako kasi, ayoko na nga ng mga sad thoughts... as much as possible iniiwasan ko na lang yung mga kakalungkot na experience.

ang importante lang na naman sakin now yung asawa ko at yung baby.... syempre yung doggie ko rin, si Frosty. Tinatatagan ko na nga lang, kasi pano naman... mag-isa lang ako dito. minsan lang pakiramdam ko taken for granted ako, and di ko rin maintindihan bakit kelangan ako parati ang magpapasensya.

Yung asawa ko kasi parang mahirap din basahin... pag kausapin mo tahimik lang. yung age gap naming tatlo parang almost 3 generations.. pero pakiramdam ko ako yung tumatanda masyado, lalawakan yung pang-unawa...

haaaay... life.

magshashare lang ako ng mga kadramahan sa buhay... recent updates sa buhay US..

kahapon, it was our 1st wedding anniversary... syempre, i was thinking we would spend it in a special way. pero ito ang nangyari...

On the way to work, okray ang lola niyo.. depressed, work, didn't have lunch, work.. work.. went home.. slept on the same clothes i was wearing at the office, still even have my ID on. No dinner either.

konting background... Our doggie died on the day before Mother's day, so about two weeks ago, kinda depress depressan kami lahat, my husband, i and my oldie dog Frosty. Si Frosty yung aso ng asawa ko at nung ex niya. Si x kept on bugging my husband and insisting to go to our place and meet with us. Ayoko na nga ng ganung set up kasi di ako kumportable. IT brings me lotsa negative feelings, selosa na kung selosa, o paranoid na kung paranoid, bottom line, di ako kumportable. Sinabi ko na sa asawa ko my feelings towards it, pero sabi niya friends friends nga daw sila at parati nga siyang tinatawagan at kinukulit nun. Ako naman sinabi ko na i don't want to be friends with her. Anyway, nung friday nga, sabi niya pupunta daw yung x at yung x's bf sa bahay to see frosty daw.. sabi ko.. di ba sinabi ko na ayaw ko sila pumunta dito?.. kung di mo masabi sa kanya, ako magsasabi. this was friday night. May iba pang details as to how the conversation went. Pero yung di ko lang gusto.. sabi ba naman nung asawa ko when i asked if he knows what time they are coming tomorrow: "do you want me to take you somewhere else while they are here?" syempre gulat ako.. a bit hurt but i just tried to be cool. I asked him why do i have to go away from my own home just so you can accommodate them? isn't it a bit too much?... response.. dead air. to make it short, come saturday, i sent a message sa x nga na ayaw ko sila pumunta... na hindi ako kumportable with her friendship and no matter how i try it just doesn't feel right for me. sabi niya, she understands.. and that she blames it on my pregnancy, hormones lang daw. pero namimiss niya daw yung friendship namin?!! exact words in text message: u r the one that insisted on meeting me when i didn't care if our paths ever crossed once some time went by i became comfortable with u as my friend" - this wasn't the case, but i just didn't respond anyway, i told myself i didn't have to explain.

Nung sunday, i noticed Frosty was acting really strange and not his usual self. His tail is between his legs, he's walking strange. Syempre, worried ang lola mo.. Monday, kanda-research ako sa internet kung ano kaya possible reasons behind Frosty acting that way, depressed for loosing another buddy? something medical? and so we both decided to leave work and take our doggie to vet. Dr gave him medication and thank God he's feeling better now. Come Tue, eto na naman... nag-arrange yung asawa ko to have ex para nga daw kay Frosty. and she said that she has treats for frosty and toys for him (take note that frosty stopped playing anymore since his buddy died about 3 years ago and she knows it) Ok fine. After all, i only had Frosty since I got here. Pero as far as im concerned, x didn't want him before kasi either we take him daw o ibibigay niya sa iba then we would loose the ability to see him, or at least at the time my husband, pag iba na yung may-ari, mahirap nang magdemand to see the dog. When i got here kasi nasa HI yung x, nagbabakasyon, then left frosty to my husband to watch over him while she's away but she never took it back. Sabi na lang gift daw niya when we got married, though during that time i didn't want the dog kasi may dog na kami tapos di pa ako sanay to take care of doggies with big doggies, and they usually are very rambunctious and drags me when i take them out, kaya hate ko at first. pero ngayon napamahal na rin sa akin.. ako nagpapakain, nag-aalaga, nagpapaligo.. the stuff.

.. so tuesday, may 19... after work, pagod na pagod nga ako physically kasi lay off yung ibang coworker namin sa company kaya natural, tatambak trabaho considering buntis pa ako and on last trimester kaya mabigat na si baby.. pero don't mind it na lang. the x is already waiting for us in town. Asked her to also have a mexican food to go for us so we can just eat at home. Syemps, wala na akong magawa. After we ate,about 7 pm, watch daw ng movie. by that time, i just wanted to lie down and rest and sleep as my back is killing me.. We were at the basement. But Frosty could go up the stairs but wouldn't/couldn't go down, prolly back problems. So sige, iikot na lang ako around the house to take him back to the basement so he can spend time with x. But now, Frosty goes wherever I go. I went upstairs anywhere so naiwan sila in the basement, watching TV, while i was in the bedroom alone. ganun... ganun ang set up... and so i sent msg to my husband, what time aalis si x, pagkatapos daw ng movie, at the time it was halfway. Ay naloka ang lola mo... so i sent message to my husband na pauwiin na niya tutal gabi na naman... so of course, by this time, so upset na ang lola niyo and okray uli. i also sent message to ex to leave now and i thnk ive been gracious enough to let her see frosty even if i didn't want to... reply: it's your problem, life is too short to be spent on games. etc etc... nung nakauwi na yung x, hayun sobra kandaiyak na talaga ako... madalas naman nagkukuwento ako ng mga nangyayari dun sa gf ng father in law ko... wala naman kasi akong kaibigan pa talaga dito... na talagang kaibigan.. wala ring hingahan. so madalas siya lang yung kausap ko, parang nanay nanayan ko na rin dito.

nakatulog na lang ako sa sobrang iyak and the following day... anniv day namin... yun na nga.. di ko nga feel punta ng work but i thought that would be the best way to just forget about it. the rest of the day nasabi ko na.

today, syemps hurt pa rin ako... di pa rin kami nag-uusap ng asawa ko. I just felt so numb after everything.... wala nang emosyon. on the way to work, while in the car parang sumisinghot singhot yung asawa ko... naku... umiiyak... at this time yun nga void and empty pa rin pakiramdam ko... pero tiklop na rin ako.. and just reached out for his hand and held it. words just unspoken. syemps by this time din, since di ako kumain buong araw previous day, gutom na ako... at gusto ko ngang lumamon.. gusto ko kanin para heavy... yung tipong kaing piyestahan pa... but since it's past 7 in the morning, nag-publix na lang kami. but at least we are talking again... pero di pa rin namin napag-usapan yung events that upset both of us..

now, kahit anu mangyari, that 1st yr anniv was spent like that... ruined.. supposedly a special day. sad nga ako about this.. but i can't do anything about it now.

I was really imagining that we would spend this special day differently than how it happened. ganun... so kayo, what would you have done if you were in that situation?? gusto ko lang magshare to vent it all out.

heheheh... di ko know about dun sa bawal magpagupit pag buntis... pero nagpagupit naman ako last march! my baby and i are healthy!!!

Bawal yung masyado madami caffeine... bad sa baby. bawal din yung mga raw food (mmm... sushi..) kasi mas malaki yung chance ng mga bacteria na bad din sa baby. mostly bawal na sinusunod ko yung health-related issues... paminsan minsan kumakain din, pero unti lang like yung fish dahil sa mercury... pero yung hindi lamon... taste taste lang para masatisfy lang yung craving.

eh ito... mga kumare... ano na yung mga natuklasan niyong sabi sabi about pregnancy...

i know sabi nila... when you carry low (whatever that means or looks like), its a boy... amazing kasi most mommies dito can guess what my baby is just by looking at my tummy... so i guess it's true...

ito yung weird, na only in the US i heard... sabi nila when you have heartburn all the time, mabuhok daw yung baby... heheheh... biruin mo?! si baby ko mabuhok!!!

Pink, ako... i didn't gain much weight until after 4 or 5 months... I also didn't show until around that time.... Now, ang laki ng tiyan ko... can't help it. Kung malaki yung baby, malaki talaga, kahit magdiet diet, di uubra. mana sa tatay... Kaya nga yung mga coworkers ko now... pag nakikita nila ako... sinasabi parati... i didn't know you were pregnant.. You just popped!! hahahaha.... again... di ko know pano magreact to that... smile na lang..

So far I gained 4lbs and I am 2 months preggy I am not sure kasi kung tama lang ba yung nadagdag sa weight ko or feeling ko eh kulang pa yun. Ayaw ko naman na sobrang laki nung baby ko sa tyan at ayaw ko naman din ng sobrang taba ko. I am just curious lang po sa mga preggy now at nagbuntis na kaya naitanong ko ito hehe. Thanks for the replies mga mommies

since my last dr's visit, ive gained 18 lbs... but i think i gained another 2 lbs for the last 3 weeks... will weigh tomorrow..

usually only have to gain 20-25 lbs... wag masyado magpalobo and be obese.

dito pa mandin sa US, madali lang lumobo dahil sa food.

i am all tummy now...

To all mommies-to-be,

How many lbs did you gained from the time you discovered that you are pregnant? I am just curious

To all mommies-to-be,

How many lbs did you gained already from the time you discovered that you are pregnant? I am just curious

Thanks for all the responses.. and consolation. Somehow, my husband and I and our other dog is recovering for the loss. Of course, still not the same now without Clency. Frosty hadn't been eating since Clency died until this morning, but only a bit.

My husband and I have been looking around at possible adoption of another dog - like Clency.. and putting up a fence around the yard. It's still all up in the air..

My heart is kinda fifty-fifty with my decision...

another dog will bring a lot of joy to both of us and may get Frosty to be more jolly and not as lonely, will give him company when we are away for work... will make it happier and noisier and crazier at home. hehehe...

however...

im on my last trimester now, and first baby, I am scared of how we will be able to manage new born baby then another doggie and not compared to if im in the Philippines, when I have relatives and a hand to do everything and get everything done, here in US, not much hand to rely on. I am expecting that this will be really huge responsibility and really big bundle of joy too, but i fully understand that it will not be easy. Taking care of another dog... though i might be able to pull it off, will still of course need effort. Another concern will be expenses too. New baby will definitely incur lots of expenses compared to not having a baby. Putting up a fence, we don't have manpower to help and would also be costly at this point...

maybe we can put off with getting another dog for now...

Clency is my very first dog, and i've never ever thought before that I could love a pet like that as much that i would cry for it when it dies... <they would say it's just a dog...> but now that i have experienced it, somehow i think if ill be willing enough to have another one knowing how it hurts so much to loose them when they die.

now i understand why husband had tears in his eyes when we watched Marly and me!!!...

My husband and I are mourning for the loss of our baby dog Clency. He's a golden retriever, so young, only 2 years old, full of life.. now lost. Lost to a stupid reckless speeding driver!

It was saturday and I started my day taking care of my precious doggies. Gave him a bath so he would smell good, fed him and brushed his hair... we were happy. Then my husband and I went out for the day and we came back, took care of the doggies, but since his butt hair has grown long, he made a mess on it... so my husband helped me hose it down then brushed his hair again and dry it... I also brushed our other dog's hair, Frosty's, while we were on the deck... and as i was doing that, there he was chasing Frosty's fallen hair in the air... Clency's a happy dog. They both were.

Until around 7 pm, since Frosty's tummy is upset and he made a mess earlier in the morning... The three of us rushed outside to do their usual thing. Clency is usually off leash because he always comes back to us on recall, while Frosty, being an old dog, always run away so he's on leash with me. Clency just wanted to make friends with the neighbor's dog. He grew up pretty much in an apartment and crate trained, so i guess he's anxious to meet other dogs.

He was on the edge of the road by the neighbor's side and all of a sudden, there was this speeding SUV, running about 20mph more than the speed limit... and i just saw how he hit my doggie on the side and threw him off the side of the road... Clency was hurt... and i know he's hurt bad... he managed to run back to me, halfway the front yard and i couldn't sprint towards the road fast enough to get the plate no, because im pregnant.. and my concern is for my doggie.

He made it into the house... he was just dragging his back with his front legs... my poor baby... there was a bit of bleeding.. and finally we tried calling in for vets and finally got one downtown nashville is the closest, and we rushed him to emergency.. Dr said he was pale and he was really grasping for air on the way, he also even pooped a bit while still in the car. He was x rayed... long waiting.. and it showed that his stomach was pushed all the way to his chest and cut his diaphragm open, thus constricting his lungs, causing him to have a hard time breathing. He needed to have a surgery immediately. But even before we could decide, not long after the dr announced that he just died... and so i started crying... just couldn't hold it.. been crying all the way home, while in the car... couldn't stop it.. I felt like a mother losing a child. it hurt alot... i've been crying and crying until i fall asleep... Sunday morning, i woke up, i still feel so heavy... still couldn't help it, tears just flowing off my eyes.. Wherever I go, whichever way i look, I would cry... my baby Clency is not there anymore... happily running on the yard... sprinting and just having a good time. Both my husband and I are devastated. Far more than words can express. Our baby dog Frosty is depressed too. It is so sad that he too also has to go thru this again.. the second time he lost his buddy... first one from Jake, who also died 2 years ago from cancer...

I spent more time with Frosty because i thought I had more time left with Clency after Frosty dies, since he's old... but i both love them. If only my husband would allow it, they could both sleep on the bed with us... sometimes they sneak. Clency likes my body pillow whenever i would ask him to go down. He has his funny ways of amusing us. Ohhh.. i terribly miss him. Sunday, I still feel depressed... both my husband and I... I couldn't sleep, dragging myself to work.

Now, still not over it. I went to work and tried hard to compose myself.. opened up my email, and there i saw some of my friends greeting me happy mother's day... and then tears started rolling down my eyes again... Mother's day and I just lost one of my big baby dogs...

I wore my favorite suit...

My Birthday Suit

only 1 or 2 months after immunization, as far as i can remember...

But usually when pregnant, no immunization done. I didn't get my second shot of immunization since i got here in US, which is suppose to be dec 13, coz we found out that Im pregnant dec 5.

hahaha... now im pirating....

stop bickering....

in all fairness, using DVR is not illegal, otherwise those dvr's won't even be out in the market if it is...

it only gets illegal when you distribute and make money out of it... but its perfectly ok to record movies and shows on tv from dvr especially if you have the ability to do that... like tv tuners and stuff... and other gadgets. If you paid for the show it's perfectly ok to record them for personal use.

I do agree that pirating is bad bad bad.....

ok... back to topic. GALING TALAGA NI PACMAN!!!

Watch the fight again, I have 50 inch HD Plasma TV I watched it on, and used my DVR to record the fight.

Penge copy?... di ko napanood laban!!.... huhuhu....

galing talaga ni pacman....

saya na naman siguro sa pinas nung laban na yun....

Watch the fight again, I have 50 inch HD Plasma TV I watched it on, and used my DVR to record the fight.

Penge copy?... di ko napanood laban!!.... huhuhu....

galing talaga ni pacman....

saya na naman siguro sa pinas nung laban na yun....

I'm sorry to hear about this...

What they say so scary about depression is it strikes anyone... can't really help it. When I feel down, I just think positively... or at least try to no matter how hard it is given the situation, think of happy thoughts that would make me feel better and forget about depression... maybe it would help. and prayers too! A lot of prayers. My mama raised us to always have prayers close, whenever, wherever it will never let you down.... and i guess it's true because it also never failed me.

My aunt said that "she doesn't believe in depression... and it's all in the mind..."it helps me get back into focus too whenever I would remember their words. Also try to have some inspirational readings or books handy that you can read whenever you feel depressed and lonely and sad and negative feelings. works wonders for me too.

I wish you find happiness and contentment that you deserve..

Congrats to us all who are pregnant!

Now in my 28 weeks going 29 weeks on Friday. I don't have any pains nor difficulties with my pregnancy... well except for minor morning sickness at the first trimester which wasn't too bad. Right now, really bad heartburn but just last week, my doctor already gave me a medicine that really works for me... Zantac, twice in the morning and twice at night. I can't believe I have put up with heartburn for the last 2 months!!! I've never really had any heartburn while i was in Pinas... Also i am just noticing rashes coming up only on my arms... and from time to time on my belly. I don't wanna scratch it, as i don't want to leave marks. It looks kinda like small insect bites, weird, it only appears on the arms.. I have read that for some mommies-to-be, it is normal to have it though not usual for all moms. I would have to ask my doctor what i could take for that... but as much as possible, I don't want to take medicines for every pain or discomfort i feel, lest might be bad for my baby... afraid of side effects. So i just wash it with warm water and soap to make it feel better. Lately too, having occassional back pain, and cramps while sleeping... have to eat lots of bananas... discomfort while sleeping but my husband bought me body pillows and we couldn't find pregnancy pillows which really helps. I didn't really ask for it but i thought it was really sweet. My husband said that I am very moody though, i don't feel that way though... Overall, I feel great with my pregnancy. I am still working, sometimes i forget that I am pregnant... except that it's very obvious because my tummy is really big... huge!... hehehe... From the last ultrasound that I had, they said the baby is 25% bigger than normal!... I've always received comments like "you're not thinking about natural birth are you?" or "ohhh... you're so small, you're all tummy", or "ohhh... i didn't know you were pregnant until now"- this is because i only started showing when i was in my 4-5 months... 5 months definitely my belly just went big... it's like an overnight thing. That's why we also didn't know that I was pregnant until i was 8 weeks as i had bleeding, i thought was still menstruating on the first two months, but it went away after a few months.

Right now... i am still working and no problems at all...

Ohhhh... we haven't come up with a baby's name though... I am really not very good with naming.... heheheh

What will you have? I am having a baby boy!!! our very first!!!....

Cranberry juice is really good for cleaning your system esp with UTI.... also pomegranate juice. hmmm....

I used to like drinking it but since pregnant, i don't know... because i've really been having bad heartburn... and i feel like it worsens it when i drink it. What they say here in US, when you have a lot of heartburn while pregnant, that the baby is hairy... hehehehe...

Evelyn

I had a bad UTI 5 years ago and I was afraid that it might came back while being pregnant but every prenatal visit I have my OB always monitor my urine and everything is perfectly fine. I just had to make sure to empty my bladder right away if I feel the urge to pee and drinking plenty of water helps to cleanse your system.

My blood pressure is normal too but as the baby grows older inside of you he/she absorbs more calcium and iron from your body so you need an extra supplement.

Congrats! I will be having mine in July...

tell me, nahirapan ka ba? was your delivery natural or c section? 8lbs 14 oz seem like a big baby for a typical Filipino, sa atin.

Ako kasi, my belly is really huge... and kakatakot thinking about it... most people say i may have c section but as much as possible, i wouldn't want c section... i don't know yet. Im very petite u see. sabi nga ng mga coworkers ko... oh you're all tummy... you're so small. ganun...

kuwento!!! <well, when you can, i know you must still be recovering....>