39 Weeks And STILL Pregnant

Yep, our little girl doesn't feel like coming out to greet the world just yet. She probably wants to make a grand entrance or she just really wants to be an October baby. :) 

I'm so big that I feel like a hippo and I'm so heavy that I'm waddling like a penguin. During my second pregnancy, I had to take my rings off at 5 months because my fingers (among others) were swollen. For this pregnancy, I was able to wear my rings up until last week. I think I am more than ready to deliver now na.

Most of the women I know who are supposedly due first or second week of October have already given birth, and that makes me even more impatient than ever! I'll be seeing my doctor again on Tuesday, but I really do hope that I will go into labor before then.

Surprise Baby Shower!

Last Sunday, my Auntie Is and Grandma surprised me with a baby shower for our coming little girl. :)

I was [and still am] so touched. Especially since they didn't really have to throw me a party. It's more than enough that I have been living with them since June and won't be leaving until November. Nonetheless, I'm amazed at how hard they worked on the diaper cake, the decorations and giveaways. :) Most of all, I was floored when I realized that the past few days of serious cleaning that my three cousins-Lauren, Lianne, and Lucy (especially!)- were doing was all for me!!! 

Thanks so much, everyone!!!

My grandma and I came from church and when we arrived, they were all there waiting for us! (That's my Auntie Is in orange and my grandma behind me in blue)

Loved the presents!

And the fun games!

Most of all, I loved seeing family and friends!

 Thanks everyone! :)

Giveaways.

I feel so loved!!! No kidding. I do. :) Thanks again to my family!

Vampire Diaries

I've been so bored lately that I actually got the chance to catch up with all the shows I've stopped watching before. Right now, I'm downloading One Tree Hill from the beginning of the sixth season because I stopped following the series after the fifth season. Next up I'm planning to download House, I think I stopped watching after the third season. 

The last show I downloaded was The Vampire Diaries. I've been hearing good things about the show but honestly, I'm kinda sick of all the vampire craze that has been going on so I wasn't really interested in watching another vampire show. Plus, I tried watching True Blood and I wasn't too fond of it, or of Sookie. 

Anyway, boredom took the best of me and I eventually gave in and downloaded the entire first season of TVD. To my surprise (and utter delight), I was instantly hooked! :) A plus-factor is that they have really good music selection for this show. 

I finished watching the entire first season plus the first two episodes of the second season in just three days, and now I'm impatiently waiting for this week's episode. 


Another reason I'm so hooked is because I found an eye candy in the character of Damon Salvatore, who is played by Ian Somerhalder.

Isn't he hot? 

I wonder how Elena can resist his piercing stare?

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He reminds me of my other crush Chace Crawford who plays Nate Archibald in Gossip Girl. 

Can you see the striking resemblance?

If I were Elena, it would be a no-brainer, I'd go for Damon in an instant. LOL. 


I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm wishing it's Thursday already so I can watch the third episode! Huwaw, I'm actually excited about a vampire show. Which reminds me, I'm also excited about Chuck's fourth season premiere tonight! Oh, how I've missed Zachary Levi, aka Chuck Bartowski! 

At 37 Weeks

How your baby's growing:

Your baby is now considered "full term," even though your due date is three weeks away. If you go into labor now, her lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. (Some babies need a bit more time, though. So if you're planning to have a repeat c-section, for example, your practitioner will schedule it for no earlier than 39 weeks unless there's a medical reason to intervene earlier.) via Baby Center

Honestly, I'm starting to get a little impatient at this point. In every pregnancy, 37 weeks is the time when every expectant woman starts counting the days until the true labor pains kick in. I keep counting and counting, as if counting would make the days pass faster. I actually feel like I'm ready to pop any time now and I don't like playing the waiting game. 

This is the time when I really feel I'm at my fattest ever (hello, 45 lbs gain!) and that I can't get any heavier anymore but in the days to come, I will realize that I CAN gain more weight after all. This is also the time when I have no choice but to wear my "fat" pregnancy clothes and then get upset when they too, start becoming too tight. :( This too is the time when it becomes such a chore to go back and forth to the bathroom to pee but I have no choice, alangan naman I won't pee when I have the urge (which is like, every 30 mins or so).

Since we're expecting a girl, my nose didn't get bigger than usual and there  is no swelling around my eyes like I had with my two previous pregnancies. There is no chloasma either but I still noticed that my neck, among others, has become darker than usual. My hair is once again at its driest and most tangled that I cry whenever I have to comb my hair. My feet have become a size and a half bigger but thankfully, my fingers and toes are not swollen like they were in my last pregnancy. 

I don't get that much exercise. When cousin Lauren goes "walking" with me, we always end up in Burger King buying an Icee and a Whopper. So I don't think that really counts as exercise.

As excited as I am to give birth, I'm also worried because this is the first time my mom won't be with me when I deliver. With my first two babies, my mom was there to "guide" me. Now, I'm on my own. My husband won't arrive until two weeks after my due date, so he can be here when we apply for our little girl's passport and dual citizenship and then he can escort us going home to Zamboanga. 

I know I sound like such a whiner in this post since it's mostly just full of complaining, but I'm just really excited to meet our baby girl. I know October is just around the corner, but I'm praying she'll come earlier just like her older two brothers did. 

The Optimist's Creed

via The Secret

via Music Philosphy

Gucci Kids

It would be so cool to dress my kids up in little Gucci outfits if only I had the moolah to pay for such unnecessary designer items. Check out their fall/winter 2010 collection, for little girls and boys ages 2 to 8 years old.

For the mommies & daddies with all the $$$ to spend, they could always buy a Gucci Baby Carrier available at Saks for $850. 

and then get a matching Gucci Diaper Bag at Neimann Marcus for $910.

Won't that be so hollywood? 

If you had those, wold you be able to resist buying these cute little Gucci crib shoes for your baby girls and boys?

Lego Watch

I think I blogged a little over a year ago about wanting to get a Lego Make-n-Create watch for myself. Although when I finally saw it in person, I realized it was too small for my wrist. Well, it wasn't small but I prefer big watches for myself --one reason why I like borrowing watches from my husband. 

Finally, I decided that I would get one for Kaden when he turns five (which is now) and another one for Carlos once he turns five (that's a lil over three years from now). Why five? because the box says that due to the small parts, the watches should only be worn by kids ages 5+. 

I look at things like that when I buy toys and stuff for my kids because as much as we'd like to and as hard as we may try, we cannot always have our eye on our kids. Sometimes too, we have to admit that even while they are supposedly "under our supervision", our attention isn't 100% on them. After all, we have to attend to other things such as facebook and blogging... among others. 

Kaden would really love to have this watch, my only worry is that his not-so-baby brother might decide he wants to tinker with it and get upset hurt when we tell him he can't. 

Actually, there are so many designs to choose from, and most of them are Star Wars inspired. I chose this particular one for Kaden because there are numbers on the dial so he doesn't get confused since he's only starting to tell the time. 

I later found out that there are mid-sized Lego watches for older children or adults.

I was thinking about it, but quickly changed my mind when I saw the ODM JCDC Pop Hours Lego Digital Watch. Now this is one I'd surely wear. 

Isn't it gorgeous?!? It was designed by fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.

Sigh! I think I want to add this watch to my "Dear Santa" list. 

Cute Etsy Find!

I can't get enough of Etsy! Everytime I browse their site, I always end up finding something unique and wonderful. 

Right now I'm in awe of these Custom Fingerprint Paper Cutting from Lori Danelle, 

I'd love to order one for each of my kids then frame them to put in their (future) rooms. I was starting to get excited until I saw that the prices range from $150-$350 for each. *Gulp* 

I don't think these are well within my budget but don't you agree that they are just beautiful? 


I don't know why but I'm big with these personalized things for my kids. Thing is, I can't fathom spending too much because these aren't exactly needs.


I found another personalized item in Etsy that I like and is wayyy cheaper. They are the Personalized Wooden Name Puzzle from  Anne Marie Gifts.

Isn't it a great idea to help the kids learn how to spell their names? These can also be used as an accent piece of furniture for the kids' (future) rooms. They start at $11.99 for single names and $19.99 for two names. Not bad at all. 


I find their interlocking name puzzles, priced at $12.99, cute as well.

These puzzles are a good idea if you're thinking of inexpensive gifts. I mean, I know I'd be happy to receive them as a present for my kids. Wouldn't you?