Welcome Carlos Chace! :)

Born: April 3, 3009 1:17 a.m.

Zamboanga Doctor's Hospital

6.1 lbs 49 cms

So, I didn't get my wish of delivering by March. I'm glad though that he came on his own time... catching even me by surprise.

April 1. I had my doctor's appointment, and was very disappointed to find that I was only a fingertip dilated... still no sign that labor was gonna come any time soon. I shared my frustration with my ob-gyn, who gave me samples of Evening Primrose Oil (herbal) to aid in the dilatation and effacement [No approved therapeutic claims]. After dinner, I started having regular contractions, but the pain stopped when I woke up the next morning.

April 2. I walked around town with my mom and our maid for some "exercise". Arrived him around 4 pm and [happily] found that I lost my mucus plug. I excitedly dragged my mom to my ob-gyn [5pm], but was once again disappointed when she said that I was only 1 cm dilated and was very far from effacement. She advised me to go back to the clinic the next day to check if there was going to be any progress. Frustrated, I went to bed early after dinner that night.

April 3. [12 am] I woke up and peed, and I noticed a gush of fluid before my urine came out that I knew for certain was not urine. Since I was in no serious pain, I went online to chat with Art & my friend Fons. I even got to update my facebook status.

[12:35 am] I told both Art & Fons that I had to use the toilet, on my way to there my water bag broke! So I woke both my mom and dad up and told them I think we needed to go to the hospital. Then I went to take a shower (hygiene first!). By then, the pain was getting worse and the contractions getting closer and closer.

[12:55 am] Because I take so long so shower, by the time we left the house I felt like I was already 9 cm dilated, and I probably was.

[A little past 1 am] When we arrived at the hospital, I could tell that the baby was going to come out any minute now. I begged the emergency room nurses to skip the internal examination because I can already feel the baby's head, good thing they listened and sent me directly to the delivery room while my mom took care of the admission papers.

Elevator Scene:

Me: Please apura, sale ya gad. (Please hurry, the baby is really coming out now)

Manong pushing the stretcher: Ma'am blow blow lang muna.

Me: Nooooo [while removing my undies hahaha], please sale ya gad (Please, it's really coming out!)

Delivery Room Scene:

Me: [begging voice] Dali dali, manong, numa ya man stop. (Hurry hurry manong, don't stop anymore)

Nurse: How many centimeters? Is her doctor coming?

Me: Sale ya gad!!! (It's coming out!!!)

Nurse: Ma'am please change into the hospital gown and remove your bra.

Me: No!!! Arrrgh (Iri number #1)

Nurses: Ayyy ta pari ya! (She's giving birth now!) *hurrying up to put their gloves

Me: Arggh!! (Iri number #2) *Baby's head pops out.

Nurses: Hala! hala. *hurrying to catch

[1:17 am] Me: Arrrrgh! (Iri number #3) *Baby's body comes out

Baby's first picture at the nursery

flowers from my husband.