Short and sweet for our 37th week!

My very rounded belly at exactly 37 weeks. Never mind my super fat hands, the Linea nigra and my tad bit hairy belly, just needed a shot like this to show to the sweet little baby inside when she's old enough to appreciate it.

Sweet little girl, as early as now, we want you to know that we love you very very much! - Mommy & Daddy

34 weeks!

We're getting closer to seeing our baby girl. Can't wait! =)

Almost there!

At 33 weeks my mind has started to become preoccupied with all the thoughts of giving birth - conjuring mixed emotions too. But I guess, my work has kept me on my toes and my faith has kept me calm. Like in my older posts, I know that with God, everything will turn out fine, even better. For now, here's a prayer for safe delivery - sharing it with you just in case you're a soon-to-be mom too or you know someone who might want to keep this handy.

Tipping the scales!

Today marks the day I finally hit more than 100 lbs. I've always been small so this is actually a milestone. From a pre-pregnancy weight of 88 lbs., it's a joy to reach my weight today. Must thank the heavens. :)

Must be in the 'Nesting' Stage (Updated)

We're almost in our 6 and a half month mark so it's really just a few more months before we bring our sweet pea into our home. And along with the progression of my pregnancy is this so-called 'Nesting' Stage, which usually occurs (they say) in the last trimester, but sometimes earlier for others. It's the period when the mom-to-be, for some reason, feels the need to organize stuff - maybe for the coming baby or for other reasons. It's kinda true for me since, now, more than ever, I really really want to finish up all the plans for our house that took a back seat because of the pregnancy. Anyway, just to start me off, I decided to make a list. At least a list would be start since I'm still trying to figure out the financing that would come with this nesting. So here are the things I want to do:

1. Install the two full length mirrors in our TV room divider - CHECK! (Thanks Motherdear!)

2. Replace old lamps in our kitchen and in the dining room - CHECK!

3. Put up photos along our stairs

4. Buy the green wooden bench for our kitchen - CHECK! (Although now, it'll be for the living area)

5. Remove all our stuff in the other room so we could start preparing it as a nursery

6. Buy a shoe cabinet - CHECK!

7. Fix our door knobs - CHECK! (Thanks dad!)

8. As soon as all the stuff have been removed in the 'nursery', repaint the walls and cabinets and install aircon

9. Fix nursery

Those are the stuff, the timeline, ASAP, the budget, well... that's probably where the hurdle will be, but I know somehow, someone will make it happen. haha. :)

That's all for now. :) Will definitely give updates as soon as something (at least 1 in my list) sees the light of day. :) *Fingers++ crossed*

Sweet pea is 6 months today!

Just when I thought that the whole pregnancy process would drag along in a not-so-pleasant way, here I am finding more and more beauty and happiness in infanticipating. Time flies so fast and today our baby is already 6 months inside the utero. And to commemorate this day, here are some belly pics taken a few days shy of our 6th month mark - taken of course by the guy who never fails to make my everydays as cheery as sunflowers (Hi Love!). We're really looking forward to seeing our little sweet pea. Just a few more months. :)

Of baby bumps and pregnant-self pics

I've always thought I wouldn't have a photo of myself taken showing my baby bump since I felt I looked more like a teen who got pregnant early (because I look younger for my years, hehe), but I realized that it's important to have some sort of documentation of your pregnancy so you have something to show your kid in the future. So here's the first ever picture of me showing 'off' my growing baby bump at 5 1/2 months. And since I didn't want it to look so raw, I experimented on some effects using http://www.befunky.com/. Try it for all your photos, it's amazing for something that's free. Photo editing has never been this easy. If you want more fun scenes, you can also try http://www.photofunia.com/.

Color Scheme I'm loving right now: Aqua Green and Pink

After one visit to our OB, Rich and I ate at Pancake House in The Medical City and we got yogurt for dessert. Little did I know that this encounter with yogurt would inspire a whole lot in me. You see their spoon was a very pretty aqua green and the logo stamped on their tissue was a lovely sort of fuchsia and when I put them together, I immediately told Rich that it was such a cute combination - for a baby girl that is. And now that we know that our sweet hope is indeed a little girl, our little sweet pea, here are just some pics of nursery inspirations with the beautiful color scheme I'm dedicating this blog post too. Photos are courtesy of http://www.littlecrowninteriors.com/ for all of you to enjoy. :)

Now isn't it really adorable? :) Excited much. Sorry. :)

Back, indefinitely...

This is my first post for 2011 and my first post for the longest time. I don't know what prodded me to write again, but I guess it has a lot to do with the newest phase in my life that I am entering. Anyway, I got married last September 2010 and just over 2 months after we found out we were already expecting. It really is a blessing. And now that I'm over the hassles of the 1st trimester (we're in our 4th month now) I have this new-found energy to do things. Thus my indefinite return to blogging. So what better way to begin than by sharing with you a prayer I found over the Internet for expectant mothers. It's the nicest among the ones I've read so I printed it out and placed it in my purse to read whenever I can. Whether you're an expecting mom yourself or if you have a friend who's expecting, this prayer would surely bring a smile. Here it is.

Lord Jesus, I lovingly pray for this sweet hope
that I keep within my womb.
You have granted me the immense gift
of a tiny little life living in my own life,
and I humbly thank you for choosing me
as an instrument of your love.
In this sweet waiting,
help me to live in a constant attitude
of self-surrender to your will.

Grant me a motherly heart that is pure,
steadfast and generous.
I hand over to you my own concerns;
any anxious fears that may come,
my own wishes for the little person
that I still have no knowledge of.
Grant that it may be born healthy in body,
keep far from it every peril to its soul.

Mary, you have known the
ineffable joy of a holy motherhood;
give me a heart that can transmit an ardent,
living faith.
Sanctify my waiting,
bless this joyful hope that is in me,
grant that the fruit of my womb
may open out in virtue
and in holiness through your working
with that of your divine Son.

Amen.

I love how it refers to the baby as 'this sweet hope'. Because my husband and I fully agree. And we're counting the days until this sweet hope of ours will finally be with us. =)

Be back soon. I'm thinking expecting chic for my next post.