What i'm feeling right now

Got a wee bit sentimental today so I made something for our baby using www.polyvore.com. =) Have a good day everyone! =)

For our sweet hope

While praying that everything would be normal with my next blood test (which would mean that our little sweet pea will grow up healthy and normal), I chanced upon this lovely collection of religious/inspirational quotes from http://www.mygrafico.com/. I encircled the quote that I felt very strongly about given our uncertain future. But I believe in it 100%. WITH GOD, all things are possible.

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If I had it my way...

Rich and I were at SM yesterday for the sale and I just had one thought in my mind... If I had it my way I'd start buying all the baby stuff I want for our little sweet pea. Hehe. So if I had it my way, I'd start ordering or buying these cute stuff now

Aprica Stroller
High Chair from IKEA

Cute onesies and lap tees by Googoo and ga ga

Now all I need is a little patience. :) Once we've confirmed if we're having a baby girl or a baby boy in a month, nothing would stop me anymore. :) Can't wait!

Dress up your baby bump

Here are just a couple photos of fashionable moms-to be. :) Will sport my maxi dresses soon. :)

Rachel Zoe & Nicole Richie

Really, being pregnant doesn't mean wearing frumpy clothes. There are so many choices out there, no need to even go to the maternity section, all you need is an eye for fashion and a flair for style to dress up your baby bump. :)

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.

Of smooth landings and the little things

After flying in and out of Manila for so many times (more than I ever imagined I'd be doing), I've decided to dedicate a blog post to the people who make air travel [more often than not] convenient for everyone.

Smooth landings = great pilot

I often think that if a pilot is good, a smooth landing is imminent and from the many times I've flown with Cebu Pacific this year, I have come to a generalization that Cebu Pacific pilots are good when it comes to touching down the runway. Someone actually mentioned that Filipino pilots are known for their smooth landings - yey for the Pinoy pilots. :)

Little things do matter

From the many times I've been on a plane, the instances I'm seated on the window seat are just a handful. Just two weeks ago in our NAGA-MLA flight, I got the chance to sit on the window seat (because the person beside me wanted the aisle seat instead of his window seat) and just before our plane started moving I looked out the window and what I saw made me smile. :)

I was wondering why the ground crew were all standing in line just a few meters away from the plane and why they didn't enter the airport after finishing all the pre-flight checks. turns out, it was their SOP to all line up and wave goodbye to the departing plane and all the passengers in it. It's such a minute detail, but it matters to me and maybe to other passengers as well. That simple gesture made me feel that it was more than a routine for the ground personnel, it's a way of showing the passengers that it's more than just a business - it's a service. :) So to those who have qualms about flying, try sitting in the window seat and just when all doors have been closed and the fasten seat belt sign has been switched on and your plane is about to depart, look out the window and you'll see a bunch of friendly faces bidding you good bye and wishing you a safe flight. :)

Here's a grateful shoutout to the men and women who keep the airline industry afloat both literally and figuratively!

***Photo credits go to briancarnold.wordpress.com (found through google images)

And the honeymoon begins for P'Noy

He began by saying, 'kayo ang aking lakas'... And I felt that it was a fitting start for a new administration that presents a promise of a new Philippines. Today was actually the first time I stayed tune to the TV to witness the inauguration of our country's 15th president, President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III and I think most Filipinos at home did the same as me. Why? I guess most Filipinos felt that the new Aquino government is indeed a far better cry to the administration that preceded it. To give it straight, today was a day of hope and the start of yet even more fervent hoping from Filipinos.

There were so many beautiful sound bytes from the new President's inaugural speech, just as in all speeches given by our past presidents, but today felt a bit different, not just for me, but for the over 500,000 Filipinos who trooped to Quirino Grandstand. Today, it was a second Aquino president addressing the nation - the second Aquino who symbolized the hope that is still left in the hearts of Filipinos. The words of P'Noy were both promising and very challenging:

> Sa araw na ito, dito magwawakas ang pamumuno ng manhid sa hinaing ng sambayanan.

> Hinding-hindi ko sasayangin ang pagtitiwala na ipinagkaloob ninyo sa akin

> We will make government an abler not a hindrance to business

> Sa mga nang-api sa sambayanan, wala akong karapatan na limutin ang inyong mga kasalanan

And my favorite...

> Ngayon, tayo ay kabilang sa isang bansa kung saan maaari nang mangarap muli

They say that every new administration has its honeymoon period. My wish for the Aquino government is that this honeymoon period will never end so all the legacy that precedes Noynoy, all the promises and hopes of a new Philippines will not go to shame.