basement tiles

so we went to cavite last weekend and finally i was able to see their surprise for me. the comfort room door was replaced with pvc type and it's soo beautiful! it was really nice and i have to congratulate my mom for that elegant choice. a few more days to come and my brother b's going to be home from singapore! i told my mom that we should get the basement tiles ready by then so he would be able to see the fruits of his labor. anyway, it would be dad's birthday celebration too and i'm so looking forward to two weeks from now to go back there again. there's no place like home with a family, a real family :)

emergency medical assistance

there was an emergency last week that really broke my heart and had me regret being so far away from my parents. thank God everything's alright now. but i think all the crying and worry that i wasn't able to control might have affected my baby. well i hope he/she understands how i love my family so much that i'd die for them. anyways, the incident got me thinking of getting a good emergency medical assistance. one that i've read includes medical air evacuation and unlimited cash advance which is going to be helpful especially when you're on the road, travelling. i'll be thinking and discussing that with teddy rawr tonight.

what i love and hate about being pregnant

hate: 1. being easily tired. if i could walk miles without being that exhausted before i got pregnant, this time it's different. very draining and i'm needing more "time-outs" than usual. 2. pain, pain, pain. backpain, abdominal pain, headache, dizziness, vomiting, falling hair, all the irritability that i'm not very used to. 3. drugs and tests. i have never ever been confined in a hospital nor taken this much medicine my entire life. i feel more sick having to take in tablets 3x a day and then the trans V ultrasound that i had to go through twice. sigh. 4. lost of control. i was pretty organized and scheduled but also ready for impromptu adventure trips and getaways before this pregnancy. now, i cannot think of just myself anymore. i can still do things, yes. but knowing that i'm no longer alone and that i have to think about another life in me makes me feel the need to stay away from the extreme stuff that i'm used to. love: 1. the blessing. knowing and having proved that i'm capable of bearing another life in me, and knowing that God entrusted this to me, makes me really happy and proud. it's like a promotion. 2. favors. when people around you know that you're pregnant, they offer you lots of food, space and even wonderful advice. there's that silent special treatment and favor even at work. friends and family do not want you sad or stressed, they want to give you all the comfort you can get, all the food that you want to eat. aylabet! 3. i know there's more hate than love for right now. i'm only 14 weeks! let's see what happens next.

family at work

just finished organizing tools and supplies at the little home. it's a good thing that we don't have a lot yet, or else, it might take me hours and hours to sort the screws and other stuff. we do not plan on buying a lot of things yet in this temporary home since we have plans of getting our own place for our baby. we prefer not moving all over the place especially when baby's already here. after 37 years, my family has finally and completely moved to cavite. the house with quite a huge garage is still under construction but almost finished. we just need more funds to get things done quick. 2 weeks ago, teddy rawr and i went there to celebrate the holidays. we helped mom with the cleaning, drilling and some hammering. and that's when teddy rawr realized he wants his own set of tools and equipment, from screws to band saw blades. he has never done any of those things in the past so i'm proud and happy that he actually enjoyed those "man jobs". it's great working with family to build and beautify a home. hopefully before the year ends, teddy rawr and i would be enjoying our very own.

cooking 101

my sister in law's really good with her cooking. she got it from her mom. how i wish i have the same skill as my sisters and mom too but unfortunately, i got tied up with some other things related to my career and other hobbies. now that i'm building a home together with teddy rawr, i've realized the importance of my mom's house keeping 101 lessons from way, way back. there's so much i've learned from her. if only i were attentive enough, i could make use of the kitchen lessons she taught me to get me qualified to these Restaurant Cook Jobs. well there's no such thing as "too late" though. i know i can learn ;)

been a while

it's been almost a week since we moved in this place. i can't believe that we're really trying to build a home here out of this house. at first, i was really hesitant to buy the small stuff that i never thought i would spend money on, such as screw drivers. why would i buy that? then i realized how useful it is in a household setting. oh my. so many things to learn.

the aircon is installed but we can't use it yet since the electrical outlet is not compatible with the plug. anyway, tomorrow the technicians might come over to replace it with a three-prong plate.

i'm so proud of teddy rawr. now we can really see where we're spending our money unlike before when we just love eating out, watch movies and go out of town. when we were shopping, i realized, "so we're actually buying 'things'?". amazing. last year i never imagined my life to be this way. i'm not saying it's just flawless like that. both of us are first timers and we argue most of the time! why, because i'm used to frugal living and he's not so. he even struggled assembling our first ever appliance which is an electric fan. but i can see how God is transforming him and God is really good because He blesses us financially with what He thinks we can manage well.

time to sleep! i need to wake up early tonight to prepare for many, many things.

christmas, christmas! i can't wait to feel you!

rush gifts

2 days to go and it's christmas! i will be rushing tomorrow after my shift to shop for gifts. i have accomplished zero out of 50 plus names list so far. it's because teddy rawr and i got so busy moving things, cleaning up and beautifying our new place. tonight hopefully i'll be able to stand up and get some things to wrap. since i've lost my budget for a fridge, i'll be looking for some gourmet gifts for mom. mom's the best cook ever and i miss her home made pancit canton so much. i'm hoping we'll have that on christmas eve then kare-kare on my birthday which is the day after christmas. so much to do, so little time! i haven't even dropped by to my OB yet for the monthly check up. i'm hoping everything will be fine though. can't wait to really feel like christmas by the time that i get home to my family in cavite. i miss them so much.

grandparent's day

i terribly miss my grandparents. i'm so lucky to have crystal clear memories of them as a child. too bad none of them made it to see their grandchild from me. but most definitely this child is going to know them through all the funny and inspiring moments i have of them. oh no, this reminds me of my dad again. how i wish dad were here, but without all the suffering from the malfunctioning organs in his body. it's still hard to believe you know. we'd have our first christmas and new year without him and that seems to be so wrong, so weird. my baby's going to hear a lot about him from me for sure. and i'll see to it that we celebrate Grandparent's Day and make it super fun with my mom. it makes me so excited thinking of all the things we'd do together. so excited!

ipod touch

i had a dream that never came true and it's by choice. it's not that i can't afford it but it's because each time i'm decided to get it, something happens. like a new gadget shows itself up which then would make me confused of which one to get. i don't know, maybe this christmas i'll get this long awaited ipod touch for myself including ipod touch speakers of course. i had fun playing with my sister's a couple of days ago because it has those kiddie applications installed in and they're so cute! my little nephew enjoyed touching the screen to see different shapes and colors bursting like fireworks on the screen. a lot of my friends have already started fulfilling their christmas wishlist and i haven't created mine yet. maybe i'm so occupied with a lot of baby and settling down things lately that i'm forgetting that i deserve some treat. i'll make a wishlist and i'll post it here :)

peg boards

been thinking of how i would be organizing my stuff once we move to cavite. there would only be one big room for all of us (girls) since we want to be altogether. therefore, everything will be mixed up. i'm thinking of getting a peg board for each of us so all the accessories and whatever stuff we'd like on display would be on the wall instead of being on top of the table. i've seen a lot of examples on the web and i didn't know these boards would look nice on the kitchen too to keep the kitchenwares organized. i'm so excited now. my family's out there, painting the new house with green and white. on saturday, our major things will be in transport and i'll say welcome to the new life!