Oh, Boy!

While in the Ultrasound room,

Doc: Ano po ba gusto nila?

Me: Girl po.

(The doc gave me a sheepish smile)

Me: Syempre gusto ng husband ko, boy.

Doc (in a very calm tone): Ahhh. Boy po ah.

The bottom left pic shows the "pututoy ni baby boy" :)

I was all smiles while looking at the ultrasound monitor, seeing his head, his tiny heart beating like crazy, and most of all, his "pututoy." :) I wanted to touch him, but that would just have to wait. Although I wanted a girl, I'm blessed to have a boy as my eldest. I believed that's just ideal. Ahh, my joy just can't be contained. :) :) :)

Hello, utoy! You are mom and dad's joy and love. Can't wait to see you on December!

Patiently waiting....

"Utoy ka ba o Ineng?!"

I keep asking this question whenever I rub my tummy. And everyone asks the same, too. Officemates, friends, my in-laws, almost everyone I bump into, would ask me, "alam mo na 'yung gender?!"

I'm now on my 22nd week, and during my check-up two weeks ago, my OB said I can actually have my ultrasound already. But just to be sure, we should wait until my next check-up, when I'm on my 6th month mark. Ang tagal naman!!!

There are just a lot of things I want to start doing now, but I just can't since we don't know the gender yet. I want to plan how our room will look like, to shop for baby stuffs, and of course, to give him/her a name! For now, we just call him/her, "Baby", or "Utoy" or "ineng", but wouldn't it be nice to finally call him/her with a name he'll/she'll live with forever?

But I guess, this goes with the joy of pregnancy. You patiently wait and wait, for weeks and for months. You prepare yourself, and your baby, to be healthy and normal. This is by far the most joyful anticipation I've ever had. Each day, I would wake up to baby's kicking and movements, and I just couldn't help but smile (kahit na nagigising ako in the wee hours of the night due to baby's kicks). Isn't it amazing how a miracle is actually happening inside your body?

People say, mas blooming ako ngayon, so baka daw lalaki. Others say that it might be a girl kasi hindi ako manas. I wanted to believe them (I want a girl, by the way. and Lloyd wants a boy), but I didn't want to expect too much too. I'd always say, "kahit ano po Lord, basta normal."

For now, I get myself busy with reading pregnancy and birth stories. I have also installed pregnancy apps in Lloyd's mobile phone, so we both know how we are progressing (I also let him read the daily updates so he's informed). Nakakakaba pala magbuntis and nakakatakot especially when thinking about giving birth, but I know that something really really beautiful is coming our way in a few months time. We just have to take utmost care, be joyful and prayerful, and be patient, and be patient, and lastly, be patient. :)

Will you be a makulit na bugoy? Or a kikay na prinsesa? Kahit ano baby, kasi love na love ka namin ni daddy. :)

So here's my baby bump pic on my 20th week. boink! :)

Mom's artistic touch

Alright, I know this is a super duper late post. The wedding was over for almost a month now, but I still have the hangovers. As promised, I will post here the DIY projects my mom did for the wedding. Yes, my mom did all of them, and I couldn't be prouder!

Mom's masterpiece: the Rosary Cord. We can actually buy our own rosary cord, but mom, out of love, opted to do this for us. She also does rosaries, even by bulks. hehe. :)

For the giveaways, we bought these cute memo-holders from Divisoria at 10 Php/piece, and mom styled all of them, about 220 pieces in total, and made them even cuter. 

We scouted Divisoria for cute headbands for my flower girls, but the cheapest we found was Php80 a piece, that is, if they were bought in wholesale (at least 10pcs). Since we only needed 4pcs, we found these big flowers at Php 30/pc, and the white headbands at Php25/pack (12pcs/pack), and mom turned them into these cute headbands, just the way I wanted 'em!

One of the first things I really wanted for the wedding would be this boutonnieres for the male members of the entourage. For me, they are long-lasting because they do not wilt, and hassle-free. Most of all, they're cute and trendy. 

We really wanted to personalize almost everything, even the table numbers, so I printed out some pictures from our pre-nup shoot and mom put them into a stick and some colored board so they can be easily put into each table's centerpiece. The groom/bride labels were used for the game during the reception, which eventually became a good prop for the photobooth. :)

These ribbon wands were last-minute additions to mama's projects. We had each member of our entourage hold each piece to welcome us during the reception's opening number. They're super cute and full of joy and celebration. :)

Two thumbs up for my mom, yes?! :)

And by the way, she's also a techie-mom! She's on Facebook, so if you got orders or just need her ideas, message/add her up here!

The Superwoman and I!