Pseudo-city gurl tagged me in a survey. A different kinda mommie survey and i realized, i actually miss answering these!! And as usual, i'll post it here. Instead of tagging people there. It's just so much better, don't you think?
1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
*Nope.
2. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
*I was super shocked, super scared and overwhelmed. I even cried.
3. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
* Twenty-something ;)
4. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
* One pregnancy kit from Jean, straight from Canada. And a PLUS sign that shone bright red.
5. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
* The dad.
6. DID YOU FIND OUT THE SEX?
*I wanted it to be a surprise, so I kept pushing the idea of a gender ultrasound. But at my 7th month, I just had to know whether it's gonna be blue or pink. :D
7. DUE DATE?
* Supposedly, September 23.
8. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
* NEVER! :D
9. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
* Gosh!Remember krispy kremes, siopao, mango-orange juice and yes, lotsa ice cubes??
10. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
* stupidity.
11. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
* GURL! :D Expectedly and thankfully, Girl!
12. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
* At first, i was kinda expecting a baby boy. But I've always felt pretty during the whole course so I kinda figured I was gonna have a girl.
13. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
* God, about 30lbs.. MORE!
14. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
* The day of my baby shower, I was already at the ICU. But they sent me slices of the baby cake. so cute :)
15. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
* I knew about it. But the whole thing, it was supposed to be a surprise. Thank you Jeanie :)
16. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
* Yes.
17. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
* at Medical City, Pasig.
18. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
* i didn't go into labor. It was an emergency CS. So i told my OB there is no need for it. haha
19. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
* I took a cab alone!
20. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
* My OB, my cardio, my pulmo and a whole string of nurses. And i guess my mom from Heaven too :)
21. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
* Emergency C-Section. My BP was skyrocketing.
22. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
* OH super lots! Was in the ICU for about 24hours. and anesthesia during the delivery. And some painkillers after.
23. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
* 4.7lbs :)
24. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN?
* Lucky day, August 13.
25. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
* Natalia Simone. I was gonna name her Angela or Cassandra. But then again, at the eleventh hour, i figured I wanted something out of the ordinary. And I wanted to name her after my favorite designer Coco Chanel. (FIGURE IT OUT how Natalia Simone became COCO haha)
26. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
* 2 years, 4 months and 25 days :D
Thursday, January 7, 2010
I miss you guys so...
I miss my AMEX family. I miss the whole gang, the stories, the lunches and dinners, I miss the people who made my Makati stay so much fun. I even miss my job that required working hours no end. And on weekends. LOL. Cuz it gave me days without soo much work too. :D I even miss my boss.
Jean came home from NY to attend to some medical needs, and gathered the whole gang for a dinner at John and Yoko. They've asked us out of towners to come down to Manila for a meet up. But sad to say, we all could just long for the next flight...
Great food. Great place. Great Friends. I love these people to death.
Photo grabbed from Edj's fb album. I just have to post it here. SIGH
See you soon guys! I miss you all soooo much!
Jean came home from NY to attend to some medical needs, and gathered the whole gang for a dinner at John and Yoko. They've asked us out of towners to come down to Manila for a meet up. But sad to say, we all could just long for the next flight...
Great food. Great place. Great Friends. I love these people to death.
Photo grabbed from Edj's fb album. I just have to post it here. SIGH
See you soon guys! I miss you all soooo much!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Wonders of Building Blocks
Guess what, Coco finally learned her colors. This morning when she woke up, we played building blocks and cooking breakfast. To my amazement, she grouped the blocks according to color and identified all four colors perfectly!
And she went on to enumerate which of her toys are pink, violet and red.
GOOD JOB LITTLE ONE! :)
And she went on to enumerate which of her toys are pink, violet and red.
GOOD JOB LITTLE ONE! :)
January. January. Riot January.
My first few working days of 2010 was a riot. It was emotionally and physically draining! And what's worse, I feel like I've always known things were gonna happen as it actually did.
January 4th,
I learned that our world is really a dog eat dog one. No matter how much you think your place is a sleepy town, with family-like atmosphere, everyone is still a slave to ambitions.
I learned that wanting something so much is not enough to really have it.
I learned that I need to learn how to play the game of corporate snake ladders and slides.
I learned that I am okay with the idea of sitting halfway there, and knowing that you can't really look me in the eye. I'm too naiveeeeee!
I learned that a number of doors are available for me :)
I learned that I can fight it out. Skills, talents, background, experience and the ready answer: I WANT IT and I AM READY FOR IT would suffice. OH I HOPE!
January 5th
I learned that things are not so bad, in fact, the riot just made it all better.
I learned that people love me for what I can do, and what I can offer.
I learned that I have grown and matured a lot since I don't hold grudges anymore. (slight) haha and i actually understood. REALLY.
I learned that sleeping your troubles away do not work for me.
January 6th
Today, I learned that I am a better person.
I learned that things happen because they are meant to.
I learned that aside from my work life, most of my rosy colored life are still in the best shape.
Already, a lot of new things and changes have happened. And a lot more will happen during the next days. I'm excited about how things will turn out, i'm not having trouble sleeping. Which translates to I am not SOOO worried.
You know, for the first time in years, I've drawn up a GOALS List and a ROAD Map for 2010. Imagine the newfound pressure.
How do you think my January will end?
January 4th,
I learned that our world is really a dog eat dog one. No matter how much you think your place is a sleepy town, with family-like atmosphere, everyone is still a slave to ambitions.
I learned that wanting something so much is not enough to really have it.
I learned that I need to learn how to play the game of corporate snake ladders and slides.
I learned that I am okay with the idea of sitting halfway there, and knowing that you can't really look me in the eye. I'm too naiveeeeee!
I learned that a number of doors are available for me :)
I learned that I can fight it out. Skills, talents, background, experience and the ready answer: I WANT IT and I AM READY FOR IT would suffice. OH I HOPE!
January 5th
I learned that things are not so bad, in fact, the riot just made it all better.
I learned that people love me for what I can do, and what I can offer.
I learned that I have grown and matured a lot since I don't hold grudges anymore. (slight) haha and i actually understood. REALLY.
I learned that sleeping your troubles away do not work for me.
January 6th
Today, I learned that I am a better person.
I learned that things happen because they are meant to.
I learned that aside from my work life, most of my rosy colored life are still in the best shape.
Already, a lot of new things and changes have happened. And a lot more will happen during the next days. I'm excited about how things will turn out, i'm not having trouble sleeping. Which translates to I am not SOOO worried.
You know, for the first time in years, I've drawn up a GOALS List and a ROAD Map for 2010. Imagine the newfound pressure.
How do you think my January will end?
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Coco musings
I spent the day cleaning my files. Deleted old, useless documents and photographs and emptied my trash bin. My PC has been lagging like a tired old lady. SIGH. And I as I browsed through folder upon folder, I came across Coco's baby pictures and I felt mommy moment on the rise. Sniff. I KNOW.
Almost three years ago, I gave birth to a fragile little girl who weighed only 4.7lbs. Straight out from ICU, both of us fought for what and how we are today. She was sooo small then, you can't really feel her weight when you carry her. I didn't cry when I first saw her, the anesthesia got the best of me. After counting her toes and fingers, off I went to dreamland and into the recovery room.
My little Coco bear at few days old could drink only an ounce of milk, she barely cried and waited patiently for mom and nurses to attend to her.
Spent the next few weeks arranging our trip home, from M to where we are now. She never cried, never pooped to make the cabin air smell bad, never threw fits.
She instantly became my sister Corie's favorite. She loves Coco like I do, takes care of her like I do, and will defend her like everyone else in our clan would.
We spent a million days at the farm, just lounging and having fun. She learned to walk there and say her first straight sentence. She learned to laugh at the outrageous chicken dance and made red her favorite color.
Spent her first two Christmases with a lot of wishes and presents, and a lot of love. This morning, as I cooked breakfast for her, she exclaimed I'm her most favorite person in the whole world. And goes on to enumerate a long list of people and dogs. And I feel my heart beam. And I grin like crazy.
She looks up to me with that wide eyed amazement, like she's watching some spectacular firework show.
Every laughter. Every giggle- I'd always save a space in my heart.
And I know, Coco will always be my number one fan. As I will always be hers.
Always hand in hand, mommie and Coco, i definitely started my year right with her. :)
Almost three years ago, I gave birth to a fragile little girl who weighed only 4.7lbs. Straight out from ICU, both of us fought for what and how we are today. She was sooo small then, you can't really feel her weight when you carry her. I didn't cry when I first saw her, the anesthesia got the best of me. After counting her toes and fingers, off I went to dreamland and into the recovery room.
My little Coco bear at few days old could drink only an ounce of milk, she barely cried and waited patiently for mom and nurses to attend to her.
Spent the next few weeks arranging our trip home, from M to where we are now. She never cried, never pooped to make the cabin air smell bad, never threw fits.
She instantly became my sister Corie's favorite. She loves Coco like I do, takes care of her like I do, and will defend her like everyone else in our clan would.
We spent a million days at the farm, just lounging and having fun. She learned to walk there and say her first straight sentence. She learned to laugh at the outrageous chicken dance and made red her favorite color.
Spent her first two Christmases with a lot of wishes and presents, and a lot of love. This morning, as I cooked breakfast for her, she exclaimed I'm her most favorite person in the whole world. And goes on to enumerate a long list of people and dogs. And I feel my heart beam. And I grin like crazy.
She looks up to me with that wide eyed amazement, like she's watching some spectacular firework show.
Every laughter. Every giggle- I'd always save a space in my heart.
And I know, Coco will always be my number one fan. As I will always be hers.
Always hand in hand, mommie and Coco, i definitely started my year right with her. :)
Good Morning Sunday!
I am supposed to be writing about recession and its effects on the banking industry. I am supposed to but, as usual I am not. An hour ago, a good friend of mine was kind enough to walk me through the events that led to what is now. And though I have bits and pieces of it in my mind, things have become more clearer after the explanation. Similar to spoonfeedng, i know, he drew an outline for me to write on And now I feel like, what I wrote in my problem statement holds more water now. LOL.
A reaffirmation I guess.
Coco is still comfortably sleeping, snoring soundly and making little sounds as she always does. The sun is slowly rising and my sleepy town is slowly coming to life. The quiet humming of the town's motorcycles, the little birds flying from one tree to another and the smell of freshly baked bread.. sigh. How could you not fall in love with it?
I just love sunrises. Coco is slowly waking up, asking for her first milk in more than 15 hours (YEY!!) and I'll be soon up to fix our usual Sunday breakfast. Hot chocolate on one hand, Coco on the other, i think it's gonna be more than Sunny Side Ups this morning. :)
I simply love Sundays. Recession writing or otherwise, I still love Lazy, wonderful Sundays...
Good morning everyone :)
A reaffirmation I guess.
Coco is still comfortably sleeping, snoring soundly and making little sounds as she always does. The sun is slowly rising and my sleepy town is slowly coming to life. The quiet humming of the town's motorcycles, the little birds flying from one tree to another and the smell of freshly baked bread.. sigh. How could you not fall in love with it?
I just love sunrises. Coco is slowly waking up, asking for her first milk in more than 15 hours (YEY!!) and I'll be soon up to fix our usual Sunday breakfast. Hot chocolate on one hand, Coco on the other, i think it's gonna be more than Sunny Side Ups this morning. :)
I simply love Sundays. Recession writing or otherwise, I still love Lazy, wonderful Sundays...
Good morning everyone :)
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Make It ALL Happen!!
The revelries have ended. And the second day of the year has already started. Welcome back to reality Jel. 2009 has gone by so fast yet so slow, I hardly recall making resolutions a year ago. On the last day of the year, I resolved to make resolutions. And now that January is here and the weekend is almost over, I realize it's already Day 1 of the action plan.
2010 will be a fruitful year for me. And I hope it will also be for you. I know it, cuz I feel it. 2009 has laid down the initial foundation and the ball has started rolling. All I need is a great driving force and the Hand of God to make it all happen. Thank God for another year right?
This year, I promise myself that:
* I would spend more time with COCO. Take her to places she would enjoy and cherish.
* I would love myself more by eating right, living right, and more exercise. AND LOSE weight!
* I would not hate my boss so much and complete everything before I go lol
* I would say thank you more often and smile more often.
* I would TRY to not say bad words too much. I know, it doesn't sound right.
* I would go out of my comfort zone so I could live life as it should be lived.
And I would continue to love my friends and family, thank them enough, thank God for the blessings and challenges that make me whole, and appreciate the wonders of a 28 hour life. :)
I would continue to write here. :) Cuz I feel better and closer to what I'm finding everytime I write an entry. And I would forever thank God for giving me this, and the never ending flow of words to catch and string together.
Before the year ended, I threw out a lot of trash. And i found a lot of new things. I feel lighter, as we all should be.
You know, as I sit here, hot chocolate in hand, I realize, the Full moon is just amazing :)
The wonders of life is right under our noses, let's learn to stop and appreciate the little wonders God has provided us. Thank God for the little girl in my arms. And for giving her as my reason to make this 2010 a whole lot better. HOPE. LOVE. PRAY. Just don't give up.
HAPPY 2010! C'est La Vie everyone.
2010 will be a fruitful year for me. And I hope it will also be for you. I know it, cuz I feel it. 2009 has laid down the initial foundation and the ball has started rolling. All I need is a great driving force and the Hand of God to make it all happen. Thank God for another year right?
This year, I promise myself that:
* I would spend more time with COCO. Take her to places she would enjoy and cherish.
* I would love myself more by eating right, living right, and more exercise. AND LOSE weight!
* I would not hate my boss so much and complete everything before I go lol
* I would say thank you more often and smile more often.
* I would TRY to not say bad words too much. I know, it doesn't sound right.
* I would go out of my comfort zone so I could live life as it should be lived.
And I would continue to love my friends and family, thank them enough, thank God for the blessings and challenges that make me whole, and appreciate the wonders of a 28 hour life. :)
I would continue to write here. :) Cuz I feel better and closer to what I'm finding everytime I write an entry. And I would forever thank God for giving me this, and the never ending flow of words to catch and string together.
Before the year ended, I threw out a lot of trash. And i found a lot of new things. I feel lighter, as we all should be.
You know, as I sit here, hot chocolate in hand, I realize, the Full moon is just amazing :)
The wonders of life is right under our noses, let's learn to stop and appreciate the little wonders God has provided us. Thank God for the little girl in my arms. And for giving her as my reason to make this 2010 a whole lot better. HOPE. LOVE. PRAY. Just don't give up.
HAPPY 2010! C'est La Vie everyone.
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