..............................
I have been staying home since April. I had a self-imposed bedrest so to help the baby inside me grow faster. His growth slowed down on my last two months of pregnancy and bed rest, according to my research, would be helpful.
Since then, I stopped earning from my profitable sideline and stopped getting allowance from my parents. Yes, I get allowance from my parents because I work for them and I do not get my sweldo on time so the allowance I get helps me survive my regular trips to the malls. Otherwise, my world will be dark and I will be insane.
I had to keep myself busy and entertained and the internet was such a great help. It became my BFF, and I could not live without it. He was my constant companion. After a month, the telephone bill arrived. Then it hit me. Where shall I get the payment for the telephone/internet connection now that I stopped collecting moolah. Elmer now shoulders the payment and I feel too bad about it, so I decide to do something about it.
I came across this site that pays for every published or approved review.
http://www.reviewstream.com/writereview.php/?inv=IdwwwX3PHuGr
I love trying out new products and I like commenting (read: criticizing) it. New shampoo in the market, new flavor of instant pancit canton, even the new all-korean pop group, hotels in Makati, newly opened resto in Morato. I always share my experience, satisfied or not, to friends so why not put it in writing, have it published and get paid? So I was convinced to sign up.
I am having such a great experience writing reviews for this site. And just
recently, I got paid. Yihhee!!!
Sharing everything that makes my life as a wife and a mom a blissful experience.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
The First Bath
..............................
Okay, so I admit that I really was scared of giving Migo a bath. Imagine how fragile he is, plus the fact that bathing involves water and soap (of course) that might hurt his eyes. Also, I am a first time mommy so I am somebody with no experience when it comes to this. I am even scared of bathing a dog, for goodness sakes! Good thing our dearly beloved lola neighbor, who we love to call Mrs. D., volunteered to give me lessons on how to bathe my little sweetheart. I made clear to her that I want to bathe Migo all by myself so what she had to do was to give me lecture and demo without the actual thing. You getting the picture? Right.
Important reminders before heading to the tub:
-Ideal time for baby's bath is 9am. It is already comfortably warm for the baby.
-Make sure to close all windows, doors, electric fan or aircon so to give the baby a warm and not chilling environment.
-Prepare his bath essentials. Warm water (not boiling, for goodness sake!), baby soap (the mildest in the market), tub, tray (where he will be lying for he cannot be placed in the actual tub yet).
-Prepare his towel and clothings. When it comes to towels, I have two pieces--bath towel and hand towel. The bath towel will wrap him and the hand towel will dry him.
As for clothings, these inlcude his diaper, tie-side top, pyjamas, mittens, and booties.
-When everything is ready, that would be the only time to undress the baby, head to the tub, and bathe, bathe, bathe!!
This is my step by step bathing procedure:
-Feed him first if he is hungry. I did this so just in case he cries, I know the reason is the bathing experience and not his hunger.
-Prepared everything as mentioned above.
-Undressed him. Mittens first, then booties, pyjamas, shirt and lastly the diaper.
-I put some warm water on the tray first before I put him there. That's because the tray felt cold and he might feel cold and cry if I place him there right away.
-I carefully splashed warm water to his entire body.
-I immediately followed it with soap and I cleaned his entire body as fast as I could.
-I rinsed him thoroughly, again, as fast as I could. Also, I folded his earlobes slightly downwards so to cover the holes and prevent the water from getting through. And even if I used gentle-to-the-eyes soap, I still made sure that no water will get through his eyes.
-I then dried him all over, then put on his new, clean clothes for the day.
I did not have a hard time giving my Migo his first bath. As a matter of fact, I believe he liked the experience. He was just still, and he enjoyed the water.
It was one lovely, first-time experience for both of us and I so love this new bodning moment we have :)
Okay, so I admit that I really was scared of giving Migo a bath. Imagine how fragile he is, plus the fact that bathing involves water and soap (of course) that might hurt his eyes. Also, I am a first time mommy so I am somebody with no experience when it comes to this. I am even scared of bathing a dog, for goodness sakes! Good thing our dearly beloved lola neighbor, who we love to call Mrs. D., volunteered to give me lessons on how to bathe my little sweetheart. I made clear to her that I want to bathe Migo all by myself so what she had to do was to give me lecture and demo without the actual thing. You getting the picture? Right.
Important reminders before heading to the tub:
-Ideal time for baby's bath is 9am. It is already comfortably warm for the baby.
-Make sure to close all windows, doors, electric fan or aircon so to give the baby a warm and not chilling environment.
-Prepare his bath essentials. Warm water (not boiling, for goodness sake!), baby soap (the mildest in the market), tub, tray (where he will be lying for he cannot be placed in the actual tub yet).
-Prepare his towel and clothings. When it comes to towels, I have two pieces--bath towel and hand towel. The bath towel will wrap him and the hand towel will dry him.
As for clothings, these inlcude his diaper, tie-side top, pyjamas, mittens, and booties.
-When everything is ready, that would be the only time to undress the baby, head to the tub, and bathe, bathe, bathe!!
This is my step by step bathing procedure:
-Feed him first if he is hungry. I did this so just in case he cries, I know the reason is the bathing experience and not his hunger.
-Prepared everything as mentioned above.
-Undressed him. Mittens first, then booties, pyjamas, shirt and lastly the diaper.
-I put some warm water on the tray first before I put him there. That's because the tray felt cold and he might feel cold and cry if I place him there right away.
-I carefully splashed warm water to his entire body.
-I immediately followed it with soap and I cleaned his entire body as fast as I could.
-I rinsed him thoroughly, again, as fast as I could. Also, I folded his earlobes slightly downwards so to cover the holes and prevent the water from getting through. And even if I used gentle-to-the-eyes soap, I still made sure that no water will get through his eyes.
-I then dried him all over, then put on his new, clean clothes for the day.
I did not have a hard time giving my Migo his first bath. As a matter of fact, I believe he liked the experience. He was just still, and he enjoyed the water.
It was one lovely, first-time experience for both of us and I so love this new bodning moment we have :)
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Miguel Inigo
..............................
He is fondly called Migo. I love calling him My Little Sweetheart. He really is one. My day, no matter how gloomy, turns sunny bright whenever I look at him. He cries quite a lot but i do not care for the sound he makes will always be music to my ears. He gives me sleepless nights and restless days but I do not mind at all. As long as we are together, it's perfectly fine.
I just love to stare at him at all times. I do not care if he still cannot see me, as long as I know he feels me, then it's okay. I so love to carry him, feel him, feed him, everything for him!! I so love my new precious gift from above. And I promise the One who gave him to me to take care of this gift for as long as I live.
He is fondly called Migo. I love calling him My Little Sweetheart. He really is one. My day, no matter how gloomy, turns sunny bright whenever I look at him. He cries quite a lot but i do not care for the sound he makes will always be music to my ears. He gives me sleepless nights and restless days but I do not mind at all. As long as we are together, it's perfectly fine.
I just love to stare at him at all times. I do not care if he still cannot see me, as long as I know he feels me, then it's okay. I so love to carry him, feel him, feed him, everything for him!! I so love my new precious gift from above. And I promise the One who gave him to me to take care of this gift for as long as I live.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Welcome my dear baby
..............................
He arrived finally!!!
I did not have any idea that I was in labor already. Night prior the big day, I was feeling contractions, heavy yet bearable ones. I just ignored it for there was no feeling of intense pain or whatsoever. Though I found it hard to sleep the night before, shifting from one position to another, I still had a good rest and still managed to sleep tight. The following day, contractions were still there yet very manageable. I did the laundry, washed the dishes, and almost scrubbed the floor. Until I noticed that the contractions were getting frequent but still not painful, really. That was quite an experience I could not really describe. I texted my OB and greeted her a happy mother's day, and in passing I told her that there were contractions and they were getting frequent. She asked me to time the interval of each. When I texted her that it was between 20-25 minutes, she asked me to head to Delgado already.
HUWATT????!!!! was my first reaction. Elmer was not with me that time. He was with his kabit and he was having it washed. I called him and told him we had to go to Delgado as instructed by doctora. He did not finish his car wash anymore, headed straight home, and we packed our things. I was just cool, chilling. But Elmer, no matter how hard he tried to hide it, was obviously nervous.
Good thing the roads were clear so we were able to arrive at the hospital early. I headed to the labor room and I had four labormates there. Three of them were just okay, but the other one was shouting like crazy. I kinda felt scared. The screaming could be coming from my mouth soon. The mom who was shouting so loudly was transferred to the delivery room and finally the room was quiet again. A little after, one of my labormates was silently moaning, and moaning, until it got louder and louder. Oh, no!!! Another round!! She was ushered to the delivery room after sometime of shouting. I was still cool and still not in pain. One by one, my labormates were crying and shouting like crazy. Until finally, when they broke my water bag, aaggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!! That was really painful!! Then I understood why my labormates behaved that way.
May 10, 2009 at 7:45PM, I was transformed to what I have been dreaming of eversince.
Finally, somebody's gonna call me MOMMY.
He arrived finally!!!
I did not have any idea that I was in labor already. Night prior the big day, I was feeling contractions, heavy yet bearable ones. I just ignored it for there was no feeling of intense pain or whatsoever. Though I found it hard to sleep the night before, shifting from one position to another, I still had a good rest and still managed to sleep tight. The following day, contractions were still there yet very manageable. I did the laundry, washed the dishes, and almost scrubbed the floor. Until I noticed that the contractions were getting frequent but still not painful, really. That was quite an experience I could not really describe. I texted my OB and greeted her a happy mother's day, and in passing I told her that there were contractions and they were getting frequent. She asked me to time the interval of each. When I texted her that it was between 20-25 minutes, she asked me to head to Delgado already.
HUWATT????!!!! was my first reaction. Elmer was not with me that time. He was with his kabit and he was having it washed. I called him and told him we had to go to Delgado as instructed by doctora. He did not finish his car wash anymore, headed straight home, and we packed our things. I was just cool, chilling. But Elmer, no matter how hard he tried to hide it, was obviously nervous.
Good thing the roads were clear so we were able to arrive at the hospital early. I headed to the labor room and I had four labormates there. Three of them were just okay, but the other one was shouting like crazy. I kinda felt scared. The screaming could be coming from my mouth soon. The mom who was shouting so loudly was transferred to the delivery room and finally the room was quiet again. A little after, one of my labormates was silently moaning, and moaning, until it got louder and louder. Oh, no!!! Another round!! She was ushered to the delivery room after sometime of shouting. I was still cool and still not in pain. One by one, my labormates were crying and shouting like crazy. Until finally, when they broke my water bag, aaggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!! That was really painful!! Then I understood why my labormates behaved that way.
May 10, 2009 at 7:45PM, I was transformed to what I have been dreaming of eversince.
Finally, somebody's gonna call me MOMMY.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Another Answered Prayer
My husband was set to go to London next week, May 14, 2009. He's been excited about this trip and he has been waiting for this for a long time. This trip is courtesy of the company he works for for a job well done. Despite his excitement, I am a bit hesitant if I want him to go to the trip or not, for I might give birth while he was away and of course I do not want that to happen. I need him here and I want him here when our first born sees the world. I am thinking, how could we have our family picture in the hospital (yes, my plan is to have our first family pic inside the delivery room) if he's away? I prayed to God that the trip be postponed or something despite the fact that all was already set. The company already handed him his passport/visa and plane ticket. They made arrangements with the hotel already. Everything was already set, but still, there's nothing wrong with hoping.
When he arrived from work today, he told me there is some bad news. He told me that the trip was postponed because of swine flu. Apparently, his bosses do not want them to take the risk. The trip is now rescheduled to July. Of course I did not show him that Im happy to hear the news and pretended that I was disappointed as well. But deep inside me I thanked God for another answered prayer for I really want him to see our firstborn when he arrives in our lives.
::::::::::::::::
When he arrived from work today, he told me there is some bad news. He told me that the trip was postponed because of swine flu. Apparently, his bosses do not want them to take the risk. The trip is now rescheduled to July. Of course I did not show him that Im happy to hear the news and pretended that I was disappointed as well. But deep inside me I thanked God for another answered prayer for I really want him to see our firstborn when he arrives in our lives.
::::::::::::::::
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
