I'm sharing some photos that R and I had with our fantastic photographer. Really happy to see these photos!
Mom, Me, and R all excited to see Umi!
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Li'l bun Umi is still cooking up BUT almost there!!!
I am on my 39th week now. Still working. Hopefully I can finish this week - graduate from the 2-week training I have been going through and finally turn in that WB paper.
I'm sharing some photos that R and I had with our fantastic photographer. Really happy to see these photos!
I'm sharing some photos that R and I had with our fantastic photographer. Really happy to see these photos!
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Hi, Father Tom!
This post is especially for you, Father Tom. I would like to update you on my life here in Manila. I thought this is a more convenient way of presenting photos to you, rather than attaching photos through e-mail.
With due date fast approaching and my mom joining us soon in Manila for my delivery, Rene and I tried to make some quality time together last Sunday, 8 July. I am already on my 36th week! And fast gaining weight at that! We enjoyed our tabouleh at Cafe Med, Powerplant Mall.
With due date fast approaching and my mom joining us soon in Manila for my delivery, Rene and I tried to make some quality time together last Sunday, 8 July. I am already on my 36th week! And fast gaining weight at that! We enjoyed our tabouleh at Cafe Med, Powerplant Mall.
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| Rene and me at Cafe Mediterranean after a hearty meal |
A week earlier, I asked Rene to take photos of me to send to another pregnant friend in Hong Kong.
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| At 35 weeks |
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| And Rene's attempt at photography |
Last 16 June, a high school friend got married and I was one of her bridesmaids.
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L-R: Me, Samae, Ness, Marale, and Mai
(Samae, Marale, and Mai are my closest friends in high school)
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| Again, Rene and me at Samae's wedding |
I celebrated my 29th birthday last 10 June and I had dinner with some friends at a Filipino restaurant.
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| Dinner with friends and brother |
My sister and her son, Kavi, also visited me from Cagayan de Oro on the first week of June. I really wanted my nephew to go around Manila - visit the zoo and ocean park, take the train, ride on a plane, etc. - before he starts pre-school. Kavi was amazed at the fountain at the entrance of my office that I just had to take a photo of him and my sister!
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| Maricel and Kavi |
On my 29th week of pregnancy, I had a 4D ultrasound of Umi. Have I mentioned that we call her Umi, short for Megumi which means blessing in Nihonggo. We might name her Paz Megumi Macahig.
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| Umi at 29 weeks. |
Rene and I also joined a childbirth class in May.
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| Doing the exercises in class |
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| The class pic |
These are all for now, Father. We're nearing the expected date of delivery, which is on 9 August. We're quite nervous. I am a bit scared. At the same time, I am excited to see Umi. We're praying for a natural delivery - it'll be better for Umi and less costly for us.
I'll await your email. Hope you're doing well. I miss you. When I get to visit Singapore, I have a resto where we can dine in mind. =)
Monday, July 09, 2012
How this childbearing experience has changed me...
Nine changes this childbearing experience has brought me..
1. I never thought that I could survive the day without coffee. And actually replace coffee with 2 glasses of milk a day.
2. I have surprisingly become kinder and more patient. I didn't know what hit me but I have become less demanding and tolerant when I hit the second month of pregnancy.
3. Pregnancy has calmed me down. I am surprised that I am able to do the same things now, without much of the adrenaline rush, and heart-pumping intensity I used to have whenever I am asked to do something, like to present before a superior, or whenever I hit a stumbling block in my research or current activity. I am now more pleased with myself that I can deliver things with composure and calmness. Well, part of this calmness could be due to the fact that I cannot afford to be stressed now and pass on the cortisol to my baby.
4. I have become more grateful of the blessings that come my way. Even if one night, I just teased R that he brought me an atis instead of a guyabano that was actually a guyabano, only much smaller than what I used to know. And I am truly grateful for the flowers and the breakfasts. =)
5. I have greater sympathy towards other mothers and children now. And I look up to those mothers who gave up their careers just to raise their children full-time. And sometimes, how I envy mothers who can afford to give up their jobs to be full-time moms. Not that I am considering, though, but that time might come in the future.
6. The thought of a family has made me more excited on how I spend my after-work evenings. Before, I didn't have a problem working overtime because I didn't have anything to do when I get home. And to me, "family time" or the thought of settling down is no longer equated to boredom and restlessness.
7. Though I still need more practice in this, I have become more careful in planning things. I no longer easily accept engagements without calculating ahead of time how I can find the time to deliver them. Before, I used to believe that nature will just help me - even if I would have to take sleepless nights - to finish something as promised or agreed. Now, I have to respect what my body wants me to do. If I need sleep, I have to sleep. This also means that I cannot just waste what free time I have on useless things. I have to carefully choose the ones that are my priorities now.
8. I now have a greater urge to speak up my thoughts. I owe it to my children to be more expressive of my thoughts.
9. There is greater fear in me now for my loved ones. And thus, all the more reason for me to pray for the uncertain. What's important is we learn to surrender even our fears to Him above.
When Umi comes out, I know I will change some more. I am hoping these changes will make me a better woman. In the meantime, this pregnancy experience has been wonderful. I have been blessed with the people around me, especially R. I would love to be pregnant again. Haha! But there are just other priorities now that have to take over.
But, seriously, bearing a child is one glorious and humbling experience. Thank you, Lord, for this opportunity.
1. I never thought that I could survive the day without coffee. And actually replace coffee with 2 glasses of milk a day.
2. I have surprisingly become kinder and more patient. I didn't know what hit me but I have become less demanding and tolerant when I hit the second month of pregnancy.
3. Pregnancy has calmed me down. I am surprised that I am able to do the same things now, without much of the adrenaline rush, and heart-pumping intensity I used to have whenever I am asked to do something, like to present before a superior, or whenever I hit a stumbling block in my research or current activity. I am now more pleased with myself that I can deliver things with composure and calmness. Well, part of this calmness could be due to the fact that I cannot afford to be stressed now and pass on the cortisol to my baby.
4. I have become more grateful of the blessings that come my way. Even if one night, I just teased R that he brought me an atis instead of a guyabano that was actually a guyabano, only much smaller than what I used to know. And I am truly grateful for the flowers and the breakfasts. =)
5. I have greater sympathy towards other mothers and children now. And I look up to those mothers who gave up their careers just to raise their children full-time. And sometimes, how I envy mothers who can afford to give up their jobs to be full-time moms. Not that I am considering, though, but that time might come in the future.
6. The thought of a family has made me more excited on how I spend my after-work evenings. Before, I didn't have a problem working overtime because I didn't have anything to do when I get home. And to me, "family time" or the thought of settling down is no longer equated to boredom and restlessness.
7. Though I still need more practice in this, I have become more careful in planning things. I no longer easily accept engagements without calculating ahead of time how I can find the time to deliver them. Before, I used to believe that nature will just help me - even if I would have to take sleepless nights - to finish something as promised or agreed. Now, I have to respect what my body wants me to do. If I need sleep, I have to sleep. This also means that I cannot just waste what free time I have on useless things. I have to carefully choose the ones that are my priorities now.
8. I now have a greater urge to speak up my thoughts. I owe it to my children to be more expressive of my thoughts.
9. There is greater fear in me now for my loved ones. And thus, all the more reason for me to pray for the uncertain. What's important is we learn to surrender even our fears to Him above.
When Umi comes out, I know I will change some more. I am hoping these changes will make me a better woman. In the meantime, this pregnancy experience has been wonderful. I have been blessed with the people around me, especially R. I would love to be pregnant again. Haha! But there are just other priorities now that have to take over.
But, seriously, bearing a child is one glorious and humbling experience. Thank you, Lord, for this opportunity.
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
Rainy Tuesday blues
It has been raining all day here in Manila. And the cold and wet day has affected our mood at work.
As I was fighting my boredom and sleepiness, I chanced upon this beautiful blog: http://brideandbreakfast.ph/, which led me to what I will call be my song for the day.
To R,
At Home (Crystal Fighters)
Remember how I said I'd come someday baby,How I said I'd come around to see you one day,I said I'd try to find a way to run awayI'd get away some dayAnd I'm gonna come someday baby,Gonna fly around the world, hear you say,I'm gonna fly around the world, trying to find you again and say:I never thought I'd see you,againI never thought I'd get to be with my best friend,Never thought I had to tell you again,Never thought I had to tell you how I lost my mind again.
I left alone, I left the world I was running,To be by your side I was dying,alone by your side I was flying.I came alone, I've come a long way to get here,The leaves they fall to my feet, at home,They mean nothing to me.
No no no, no no no, no no no, no no no, no no no, no no noYeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah!Yeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah!Remember everywhere, everything is in this place,Take a place if you found a place to take,Take away the way you want to walk away,Make a way with my mind my mind's away,Wake me up when I'm on the throw to paradise,[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/at-home-lyrics-crystal-fighters.html ]Lift me off the groundand take me to the garden of paradise.Remember everywhere, everything is in this place,Take a place if you found a place to take,And if you don't have anything nice to say,You can tell it while you take it to your grave,Wake me up when I'm on the throw to paradise,Lift me off the groundand take me to the garden of paradise.
I left alone, I left the world I was running,To be by your side I was dying,alone by your side I was flying.I came alone, I've come a long way to get here,The leaves they fall to my feet, at home,They mean nothing to me.
xoxo,
I left alone, I left the world I was running,To be by your side I was dying,alone by your side I was flying.I came alone, I've come a long way to get here,The leaves they fall to my feet, at home,They mean nothing to me.
No no no, no no no, no no no, no no no, no no no, no no noYeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah!Yeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah!Remember everywhere, everything is in this place,Take a place if you found a place to take,Take away the way you want to walk away,Make a way with my mind my mind's away,Wake me up when I'm on the throw to paradise,[ From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/at-home-lyrics-crystal-fighters.html ]Lift me off the groundand take me to the garden of paradise.Remember everywhere, everything is in this place,Take a place if you found a place to take,And if you don't have anything nice to say,You can tell it while you take it to your grave,Wake me up when I'm on the throw to paradise,Lift me off the groundand take me to the garden of paradise.
I left alone, I left the world I was running,To be by your side I was dying,alone by your side I was flying.I came alone, I've come a long way to get here,The leaves they fall to my feet, at home,They mean nothing to me.
xoxo,
Diane
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