I just came from my 3rd pre-natal check up and what can I say? The baby is in good shape! I had an ultrasound again and ang likot ni baby! Hay, this totally gives me some peace of mind as I have been very sick lately. No drastic change on my weight though, was only able to gain 1 kg. This is understandable as I was sick for almost two weeks. I promise to make bawi this month, we’ll see.

I’m on my 15th week now and I hope I’ll get better and better with the coming days so I can be all set for our HK trip.

I am back home.

(This post is a little bit of everything.)

Thank you to everyone who sent me their greetings for my birthday. I am feeling better now. In fact, was able to go to the grocery yesterday after almost two weeks of just staying at home. Slowly, I am finally getting my energy back. I hope this continues for the rest of my pregnancy.

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Right now, surprisingly, with my one week of being sick, my tummy is bigger and is becoming more obvious. My pregnancy is really showing now no doubt about that. I wish to get back my lost appetite since I got sick though. Yesterday at the grocery, I bought each and every fruit available. I plan to gulp and gobble up everything to make up for the lost low appetite I have had for almost two weeks. I also plan to get every bit of rest I could. Sleep, eat and sleep to gain back every energy I lost.

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While I was in my mom’s place, I tell you, I was pampered like a princess. I never lifted a finger hahaha. Moms are always like they aren’t they? They make sure their kids are treated the best. My stay there could almost pass up to be one of the available luxury vacations at Sherman’s Travel sans the outstanding sceneries and views of course. Unless you can count in the vast rice field at the back of my mom’s house as a great view.

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This afternoon, Jon and I are attending the Parent’s Orientation at Rosemont. Next week, the little girl will start her days as a Nursery student. I can’t wait. As early as now, I already planning her “baon” schedule. It’s so exciting! You’ll surely get more updates on this matter in this blog so stay tuned.

As I have written here, I have been sick these past few days. I also left the comfort of my home for my mom’s place here in Pampanga as for one, I wanted my OB cousin to attend to me personally the whole time I was really really sick. Taking instructions such as drinking high dosage antibiotics is easier when its coming from someone you personally know and who truly cares about you because she’s family. It somehow gives me more confidence. Secondly, we have some painting jobs being done right now at home and the clutter, dust and the smell of paint is simply not good so I am better off not there until everything is done which will take just a few more days anyway. I can’t wait to get back home and start fixing Sophia’s room. Not that I and my daughter are not enjoying our stay here though, not at all. In fact, my daughter is having a grand time. Who wouldn’t? Someone is spoiling her – rotten. Being here for five days now gives me more than enough reasons to believe that kids who live or grow up with their grandparents end up being spoiled brats in my humble opinion. LOL. My daughter would, definitely, and actually she is, right now. She gets what she wants, anytime, any place and in any way. Case in point, she saw a Mc Do commercial and said she wanted fries and toys (Happy Meal), in no time she was with the lola buying 3 Happy Meals. Last Saturday, they attended a birthday party of my cousin without me, just the yaya and my mom and the little princess came home with LOTS of prices and goodies to which I asked the yaya why and how it happened. She then told me Sophia joined every game and won each time too. Why you ask? The lola told daw the gracious host not to eliminate her apo, waaaah!!!!!! Baliw ang lola! Here are some more, one morning Sophia saw the lola dressed up as she was going to work, the little girl said she wanted to go, ayun, binitbit ang apo sa office. And just yesterday, they went to the grocery with the little girl, I was told the Sophia rode the carousel three times, twice in the Ferris Wheel, rented a car cart while roaming around, bought a whole box of donuts and a bag of Gummy Bears and even came home with a Cinderella doll from Toy Kingdom. So now, the little girl doesn’t want to leave the lola’s side, you know why.

Anyway, as of writing this, I suddenly remembered its my birthday tomorrow! No plans at all as I am not allowed to leave the house yet haha.

Here’s my picture taken last Sunday on my 3rd month of pregnancy at my cousin’s 7th birthday party in Makati. I wonder if its just the dress I’m wearing but my pregnancy is starting to be oh so obvious don’t you think? I think so too! I bet in a matter of weeks, I could no longer fit in the lingerie pieces I have to my husband’s dismay. LOL!

Exactly today, I am on my 12th week which explains why I’m starting to feel better and gets to blog often.

Here’s how my baby is growing according to Babycenter …

The most dramatic development this week: Reflexes. Your baby’s fingers will soon begin to open and close, his toes will curl, his eye muscles will clench, and his mouth will make sucking movements. In fact, if you prod your abdomen, your baby will squirm in response, although you won’t be able to feel it. His intestines, which have grown so fast that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into his abdominal cavity about now, and his kidneys will begin excreting urine into his bladder.

Meanwhile, nerve cells are multiplying rapidly, and in your baby’s brain, synapses are forming furiously. His face looks unquestionably human: His eyes have moved from the sides to the front of his head, and his ears are right where they should be. From crown to rump, your baby-to-be is just over two inches long (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce.

Isn’t she adorable?

This photo was taken last Friday at Asian Hospital while we were waiting for my OB. I had my 2nd pre-natal check up you see and so far so good. I had another ultrasound and Sophia was so stunned to see her “baby brother” on the ultrasound monitor kicking and the like. She was so happy! I was happy to see a little baby inside me too – again. We can’t wait for baby “bullet” to arrive.

On to me, I lost weight! A total of two kilos in a month. I told you, if you see me now, you’d never guess I’m pregnant and would even probably think I am taking the most sought after prescription diet pill on the market today which is what they call generic Phentermine. Hay, I really wish I’d get back my healthy appetite soon.  I am getting quite worried you know.

To my fellow buntis, how are all of you? Any new developments?

From the day I found out I was pregnant, I stopped carrying my daughter Sophia who weighs a hefty 50lbs.  I told her the reason why and she never complained until today.

This morning, in a very paawa voice, she said “Mommy, when you are not pregnant anymore, can you please carry me again? I miss you carrying me already…..”

What she said broke my heart. I wanted to cry. Is it just my hormones or what?