I was officially 16 weeks yesterday.

So what has pregnancy given me all these weeks?

♥ A bigger belly ~ which, if you think about it, comes as a blessing. People always thought I was pregnant before being truthfully so, so I have a truthful excuse when tactless people say, “Buntis ka ba? Ang taba mo eh!” And then when I smile through gritted teeth and say yes, they would always make a comeback, “Totoo? Parang pumayat ka ha! Ang liit ng tyan mo eh!” Yeah, right suckers (Hehehe).

♥ Gaining 4lbs c”,) This is something I actually would like to brag about, since I normally gain 5 or more without even trying, haha. My doctor thinks otherwise, as she would rather have me pack on most of my pounds during the last trimester. Pero sabi nya, so far so good. She gave me a warning though, that at next month's appointment, I should keep up with my weight gain trend and gain a maximum of 4lbs! Maximum na yun ha! LOL.

♥ With the point above, I still do not look that pregnant. Most of the time, I look like a lady who ate too much lunch and has too much gas Totoo, hopefully by the end of December, nobody would be surprised I'm on the way. My Lola told me upon arriving from the US, “Buntis ka ba talaga? Akala ko busog ka lang.” (Trust elders to be honest all the time :P)

♥ Physical appearances aside, how am I feeling? I'm feeling great already! Morning sickness and mood swings are almost gone and I can actually go out at night without exerting myself too much. My energy is coming back.

♥ I haven't felt the baby move yet. But I'm thinking, if my calendar is accurate (It's 95% accurate since I'm regular), I will be feeling little beanie move in two weeks. I've heard the baby's heartbeat twice, and it's strong though I haven't seen him/her yet. Maybe next month or January.

♥ I have started wearing maternity clothes though ~ maternity jeans mostly. Packages from the US have arrived (thanks to my sister and Glo for the clothes (and more), and my Mom who sent me a really elegant pair of clothes I can wear on Christmas!). I haven't gotten to buying maternity tops and maternity underclothes - nagmamatigas pa din ako, kahit na paulit ulit na ako ng masuot (kuripot - hindi, wala pang talaga pera! LOL).

♥ It's becoming more real to me each and everyday. And I dreamt of the beanie already, she was the exact replica of my sister Agnes with curly hair, kaso lang pango like Abbie. ROFL! Madadaan pa yan sa novena. Hahaha. (Segue: Nung buntis ako kay Matthew, I was a devotee to Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Jude. I prayed for Matthew's traits and his looks ~ kahit ano basta wag lang ilong ko, and Matthew was OK when he came out ~ better pa!)

♥ I attended a shower party for moms-to-be last November 21, 2005. It was a free party for Moms courtesy of N@W (Newlyweds at Work), and I have decided on two things: 1) I wil really make a commitment to breastfeed (I had plenty of milk when I had Mato but was only able to breastfeed for 2 months. I was struggling, my mom wasnt helping since all her kids were bottlefed (and she was agonizing about my breasts), and worse, Matthew was born with pre-natal teeth. Sayang!), 2) I need to actually finish Matthew's 5-year albums before I actually get stumped on the new arrival.

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Last night, our maid goes up to our room and says without preamble, “Ate, may sasabihin ako. Aalis na po ako sa katapusan. Uwi na po ako sa probinsya.”

I was too stunned to make an appropriate reply interrogation, so I told her bukas na kami mag-usap.

Nakupo, wala na naman kaming katulong. Hirap na naman kami, lalo na ako. Laba, luto, palengke, aaaaarrrrrgh! Syet. To think I really depend on her to do marketing kasi dati ako hanggang SM grocery lang. Nung nagkaron ng katulong, at least, mas fresh ang greens, fish and laging may prutas sa bahay - which I really eat all the time (healthy eating kuno).

Plus, ngayon pa sya aalis when it's the busiest season of the year! Kelangan ko ng katulong sa paglinis ng bahay dahil mayat maya ang bisita nyan, nyay.

Sumasakit na agad ulo ko. I told Edil to talk to her to bargain in leaving next year na - just let Xmas pass, kahit dagdagan na lang namin sya. It gives me ample time to prepare, and look for a replacement.

Ngayun pa na Edil is pushing more his business/raket and needs to spend time away from home everyday. Tapos mag-aaral sya dapat uli eh. Argh! Kawawa naman si Edil. Stuck na naman sa bahay, hahaha.

Tapos, my Dad's check up at hospital yielded very bad results. High sugar, Right Heart abnormalities, Little kidney failure. Doubtful liver enzymes…COPD…the list goes on. Ang kaba ko, since doctors in the US are stricter, baka di sya bigyan ng clearance to travel back home :(. Dito kasi kaya nya iintimidate ung ibang doctors kasi doctor din sya and his sister is holding an admin position sa hospital….Pero siguro, OK na din yun. Kasi Dad needs to really straighten up his act or else…Please pray for my Daddy din. Mom is aging fast constantly worrying and taking care of him.

Which means we are still in charge of the house until they come home. Which means money, money and money.

Argh.
Sige, kaya ko to.
Gusto ko lang bwisitin lalo ang sarili ko

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Tonight, Edil and I are supposed to go for coffee and have our couple meeting :). Things will drastically change next year and the coming month so we better sit down, away from home, and seriously talk about things and priority and how the hell are we going to handle it.

Of course, sasama na naman si Mato. Dapat hindi na eh, kaso ewan ko ba, he needs to make sama every single go-out. Di ko rin naman mahindian kasi technically, hindi naman sya pahirap. A friend who has a 7-year old daughter told me I was better off having kids again before Matthew becomes too independent. Kasi sya, she wants a baby na din kaso nagdadalawang isip silang mag-asawa kasi parang they cannot revert back to their lifestyle of taking care of babies. Their daughter goes everywhere they go, Starbucks, functions, and ang bahay nila parang playground :). Parang manganganay uli sya - which is exactly how I feel. Grabe, major life change na naman eto. Diapers, sangkatutak na bags to carry everytime you go out and kelangan mega planning parang excursion lagi, haha. Oh well.

Anyway, I can't wait to cuddle babies again. Matthew still has his baby smell, kasi I still let him use baby lotion, powder and cologne kaya I can make smelly anytime (Tukso ni Edil sa anak nya, metrosexual Di yan nakakalimot maglotion, powder and cologne everytime maligo - minsan sinumbong pa nya Yaya nya kasi ayaw syang lagyan ng lotion, papangit daw skin nya LOL. What can I do? That's how my Mom brought me up no…). Iba ang amoy ng bata eh, hehehe. Excited. And Im actually excited to see Edil finally looking puyat taking care of the babe, kasi when Mato was born, we were living under separate houses kaya he never had the priviledge of taking care of Matthew.

Anyway, sabog ang entry na to.
Just wanted to tell na I'm going for coffee tonight.
AND 3 stickers na lang may Starbucks Planner na ako HA!

Sa mga magtataka while I still drink caffeine: I talked with a barista and they told me their fraps contain 2% caffeine (the tall one) and less if decaffed. Plus since they know I'm preggy, they use non fat milk and do as I tell them pag nirequest ko was masyado matamis ang chocolate nila, hehee Addict na ako sa Peppermint Mocha. Syet. ~ plus, I get receipts from officemates and left over receipts from tables LOL

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The past 24 hours were one for the books. Because 1) Edil and I had our first major fight in 5 months of being married (naks! milestone hahaha!), 2) May bago na ako “most embarrassing moment” na malalagay sa slumbooks (meron pa ba nagpapaautograph ngayon?! hehe) and 3) I attended my first (and last..huhuhu) W@W Xmas Party last night and met again with the wonderful wonderful people who made my wedding one for the books as well c”,).

Actually, dapat kasama ko si Edil pumunta sa W@W Xmas Party kaso late na sila dumating ni Matthew mula sa lakwatsa. Pag dating nila, mega dabog si Aggie at binihisan si Mato (hindi ko na nga na-clean up, madungis pa sya! LOL) at umalis na di sya inaacknowledge. Before you judge me as mababaw, hindi lang yun ang dahilan bakit ako tampurorot. Di kasi kami nagkita ni Edil kahapon (which was our 5th month as husband and wife) kasi umalis sya na nasa office ako at umuwi na tulog na ako. (Naku, mas mababaw ata ang dahilan na yun, hahaha). Anyway, to make the long story long, I was pretty miffed that Edil was insensitive to the fact that it was supposed to be our little special day and decided to go out with friends. Not that going out was the issue or the date itself, I don't have qualms with him going out just so I know when he will come home, where he is going to and who he is with. Kaso inconsiderate eh, I SMSed him making lambing to go home at 10PM so I can see him before I sleep (kasi may pasok pa ako bukas at maaga akong matulog simula nung mabuntis ako), kaso humirit pa ng 30minutes. Isang malaking HRMPH. (Siguro dahil buntis ako, masyado akong emotional, leche — nagrason! hahaha)

Anyway, so we were late to the party. Pasok na ang aking new “most embarrassing moment”. Nakalimutan ko ang aking wallet sa bahay sa sobrang pagiinarte! LOL. Nakakahiya man pero tinawagan ko sa Toni, na take note first time ko makikita at humiram ng pera muna sa kanya. Ayoko naman bumalik sa bahay, buti na lang mabait si Toni. (Hi Toni! LOL). Buti na lang ka-text at YM ko na sya before pa, naging mabait sya sa akin. Toni, babawi ako promise! Mwah!!!

Matthew was his usual kulit, likot and bibo self and in no time, he charmed a lovely girl into reading a book with him. Which left me free to mingle with people, namely Mimi and Karl, Kerwin and Phoebe and the Three Stooges, este, 3logy guys pala. Ang sama ko, hindi ko nakuha yung name nung girl, hehe. Papadalhan ko sya ng drawing mula kay Matthew — magiging National Artist tong bata to eh, magaling magdrawing
I was really happy for those who won: Mimi and Karl, Printed Matter and Threelogy, kasi I have personally experienced their service during my wedding and I really felt they deserve to win. Even with Veluz winning the W@W Supplier of the Year 2005, happy din ako (kahit di sya gumawa ng gown ko!). After five years, promise….hehehehe.

Nakatikim din ako ng chocolate fountain (uli) at ang cake ni Alex. Haaaaaaay, no sweets for me this week na (OK lang, Sunday na bukas! panibagong week na naman! LOL).

So, I was actually going home light-hearted already because I felt I was just attending a reunion party with friends. Nag text na rin si Edil saying sorry so I was a happy happy girl na uli :). Nahirapan lang akong hanapin si Mato kasi nawawala. Nasa harapan pala nanunuod nung band na nag perform. I told him we are going home and he told he was still “listening to music.” HA!

Kaso, on the way home, a man posed as a man in danger, banged our cab trying to get in. Hinahabol daw sya. Pasakay daw. Susmio, natakot ako! Sa side pa naman ni Matthew pumapasok. Buti na lang, Manong Taxi Driver was wais enough to lock all doors. (Ako kasi, I never bother). I was actually having palpitations the rest of the ride home just thinking what could have happened.

And the biggest thing that happened in 24 hours was……..

I found a bouquet of pink dozen roses in my closet when I got home. Which marks a milestone (again) kasi Edil has never given me flowers this year yet Happy Happy Joy Joy na naman ako
Kaya heto, lutang kahit puyat at nasa trabaho.
Marami na akong back log sa e-mail…mamaya uli!

PS: Pasensya na at para kang nakabasa ng babae dakdak ng dakdak, di ko feel mag Ingles ngayun Heehee

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1. The Brat gets all excited about plans for his upcoming 5th birthday (He was born 4 days before Christmas). As kids get older, the grander their ideas for parties become. First, he wanted to have it sa Jollibee na malayong-malayo parang Encantadia (Guess which show he was always watching?) c”,). Then, he decided he wanted to go to Enchanted World (aka Enchanted Kingdom). He then decided as if he was doing us a favor na swimming party na lang. (Buti na lang may resort yung isa kong Wawa.) We only found about his plans when Wawa Manda told us Matthew was having his party there. Turns out the kid has invited his cousins and had the consideration of informing the owner of the resort. Hahaha. So, for now, swimming party it is, with spaghetti, BBQ and chicken, and hotdog and a Power Rangers cake (yesterday, it was the Incredibles. I think tonight it will change again.) Simple party though. Just him and his (15 or so) first cousins - Aviso side lang yan.

2. The Brat, having seen more Christmas happenings already, starts to wonder why our house doesn't have a Christmas tree yet. I really wasnt planning on having one as we are rarely home during Holidays - we know all our first, second and third cousins (mother side alone) and since we are going to be spending it with Edil's side as well…Plus, this is the first time Mom and Dad (plus Abbie) won't be spending the holidays with us (nor in Pinas) so I feel we are just pieces of a puzzle scattered around the globe (-more on this later). Anyway, who can resist the Brat? I spent for it, Edil set it up and Agnes will be decorating it (she is a Fine Arts student and has a knack for these things. Me, I'd rather shell out the money, hahaha). Hopefully, it will be up soon. The Brat is having tantrums of having a bare pangit Christmas tree in the living room.

3. It's getting harder getting up in the morning. The 15-minute leeway time you give yourself to take a shower extends to 30 and 45 minutes.

4. You see capiz lanterns on Buendia.

5. You hear Christmas Songs everywhere. And I don't know, for the first time in my life, I actually enjoy listening to them. Edil has downloaded Jewel's Christmas album. Her version of “O Holy Night” is captivating.

6. You calendar days are getting filled up with parties, get-together with friends, and shopping.

7. You render overtime from work so you can have a sizable amount on top of your 13th month pay — like what I'm doing now c”,)

8. Starbucks releases their Xmas drinks, and since you are pregnant, you only get to enjoy Peppermint Hot Chocolate. And the Starbucks planner (Ugh! 9 stickers pa lang ako!)

9. Blogs are filled with Christmas Wish Lists - I don't think I have one, but who knows? One of these days, I might come up with one.

10. People blog again c”,) Welcome me back! Haha!

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[extra:]
1. I just changed my layout!
2. I just directed my blogspot to go here as I've decided to just maintain ONE blog For those who read about me at aggiedil.blogspot.com, and if you have an LJ, just leave a comment so I can add you. 3. Im currently organizing my entries into memories 4. Finally, the wedding kwento is in progress. It was brought about by seeing the album layout for the wedding — still in progress! Hehehe.

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Attempt #1 from this entry.

From Top to Bottom (L-R): Me, Joanayna, Jen, Ann K., Nina, Marich, Michie and Den
Chilli's Tomas Morato, 11.10.05

This was the only night out I can seriously brag about ever since I got married. Not that Edil wasn't letting me go out. But since there were morning and evening sicknesses to endure and work and keeping the house to think about, there was hardly enough time for anything.

But this one was for the books. One, it was first time since God knows when that we were complete. Joanayna was finally able to come, after how many XXX years after high school (1997). And even if two were (already) medical clerks, one a new mommy and others busy with their own lives, I was glad we just got together to talk about…almost everything and yet nothing. Do you ever feel like that?

It was as if we never left high school. I knew the minute I arrived they were there already. They were laughing their hearts out! There was still the jumping from one topic to another, clustering in small conversations (especially if the the main “speaker”'s story is something you know of already), and generally just reminiscing and reminiscing.

High School life was something I always wished to have savored every moment of, instead of just breezing through. When I was 15, all I could think about was conquering the world and finding the man of my dreams. These friends were the only ones who were ever really constant in my life, who were my friends since 4th grade, who stayed and found something constantly nice about me despite everything. I had a major attitude problem way back. It just wasn't that I was mean or anything, I just was the type who liked to be independent and generally liked to be alone. The closest friends I have either moved away unconsciously or consciously, grew apart from me, or worst, ended up fighting with me (not that I was not to blame, I was 50% at fault at times.)

These guys, they were always there.
And more than 10 years after, I'm still here for them. Even if there will be no SMS nor e-mail for six months straight, one SMS of “Gie, may problema ako” or “Coffee tyo?” and I just know, and I will automatically be free c”,)

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Galing nila Mimi and Karl!

Asawa ko yan!

Entry here.

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How do you start writing about moments in your life that you failed to write?
It's going to be hard, perhaps, but I will try.

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Im trying to use WordPress for my public blog. Kaso lang, I dont know how to migrate entries there and to customize my header. I also want to know how I can automatically forward my public blog to go to wordpress.

Help?

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Ganito pala ang feeling.
Matthew has been gone since Saturday.
He has been staying with his cousins and apparently, enjoying himeself to bits. I actually was desolate just a few hours after we came back home. It hasn't helped that Edil has been out the past few nights since he is part of a retreat our Church organization will be conducting this weekend. So, it has just been me, myself and Aggie the past few nights.

Two days without the Brat, I called him up.
“Hi babe, I miss you na.”
“Hi Mommy, di pa ako uuwi ha. Five days ako dito.”
“E miss na kita eh, miss mo na ba ako? Uwi ka na lang.”
“Mommy, (in an exasperated voice), 5 days lang yun, 1-2-3-4-5! Di ba onti lang?” (I can imagine him holding up his fingers to make a point).
“Sige na nga.”
“Bye Mommy, Im playing.”

The Brat didn't even say “I love you Mommy, tek care!” (He says it like that.)

So the following day, me and Edil visit him and what do we get?
“Ano gagawa nyo dito? Di pa ako uuwi ha! 5 days ako dito!”
Edil goes, “Wala man lang kiss ha!”
He then kisses us and runs off to play, again.

Haaaaay, my son's growing up too fast. As Edil puts it, it's really time to fill up the house with another baby c”,).

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Today, I handled 2 VIP customers in our account who was “blown away” that I'm Filipina, never been raised in America, and yet still speak very, very good English (as they claim).

Are you sure you're not in Virginia?”
Do a trace route Sir, and you will know.

Ano tingin nila sa Pinay mga FOBs? As if

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It's only a few degrees in the office and I'm seriously feeling a little low today.
I'm throwing up more than I've ever had in the past three months these 2 days past.

And I never thought I would be saying this, but I really want to bask in the sun right now.

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Last Saturday was fun, eventhough I was dead beat after.

Straight from work, I went straight to SM Storyland where Edil and Mato were since 3PM. It was a Trick or Treat Party for kids. The party in itself was a steal, because the kids had games, free food from Jollibee and Kenny Rogers, one big lootbag, games, a very entertaining magician (who speaks English), and free rides.

It was the first time I've seen Matthew appreciate a real party where he was really participating, actively answering and dancing. He was the first to answer when the magician asks a question and was really hopping while walking after the party. He now knows the steps to the theme song of Pinoy Big Brother as well c”,).

He didn't want to take his mask off even if the party was over and we were already window shopping. He was enjoying people's attention so much. So much he was acting like Flash, making poses and pseudo-running when we were supposed to be just walking.

And yes, I have to admit I did all of this for the sake of my kid kasi I'm Manang like that. Good thing Edil is still in touch with his childlike ways c”,). Next year, Matthew wants to be Johnny Storm or Naruto. I bet he still will be changing his mind.

And lastly, I'm posting this kasi this picture makes me look thin, hehehe. 13 weeks into the pregnancy, and happily, I haven't gained any pounds yet. Though wala ng pants na kasya sa akin c”,) My boobs are growing much to the enjoyment of Edil c”,), and morning sickness is the thing of the past. Im still too lazy though. Inip pa din ako. More buntis kwento to come!

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Matthew with cousin Gio. Singing their hearts out to Twinkle, ABC and Barney. And acting as if they can read c”,)

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