Mommy Moments - Here Comes the Baby

The day my precious princess came would probably be the most memorable day of my life.

She was supposed to come out January 8, 2007 but she came as an early Christmas gift. I was scheduled for a prenatal on December 20 and after my doctor did the routine check, she said everything is okay and I should already expect and prepare for her after Christmas. 

Happy that everything was fine, my husband and I celebrated! We had a Mongolian lunch! I think I ate too much and drank too much iced tea (something I didn't usually do during the whole pregnancy because I was too cautious) We then went to the mall and my husband had a sudden urge of buying new shoes. Big bulky me tagged along as we looked for shoes for the King! After finding the right pair, we went home, but later that afternoon, my sister-in-law told my husband that she has already  bought Christmas presents for everyone. We haven't bought a single gift! We headed back to the mall to shop for gifts 'til the shops closed. I was so exhausted that day but was extremely happy. 

I woke up 2am the next day 'coz I felt something strange. My waterbag broke! I woke my husband up and he did not know what to do. He was not sure if he's going to start the car or would just stay with me! Except for some watery stuff coming out ... I was actually okay. There was no pain at all! I managed to get dressed and get the "bag" (prepared by my excited mom-in-law a.k.a first time grandma)

While driving he was so worried because I don't feel pain. He said I should feel labor pains if I'm about to deliver a baby! That's really strange --- why would he wish me PAIN! Luckily, my nervous husband was able to drive me to the hospital. And the good news --- they said that she's coming .... 

At around 5am ... my in-laws were in the hospital. I was still pain free! My doctor checked me around 9am. I started to feel tinee tiny pain which I pass to my husband by pinching his hand! It was only until 10 am that I started to feel PAIN  .... real PAIN ... but the owner of the hand I'm pinching was nowhere in sight! I was only left with my mom-in-law ... I wished my mom was there but she can't come immediately 'coz she lives in another town. The PAIN continued until around noon ... 

At around 1 pm ... I was ushered to the delivery room ... I walked!!!! My doctor then arrived around 2pm ... the princess is really COMING ... after a few big pushes .... one white princess was placed on top of my belly ... it was around 2:31pm! 

And my life was changed since then ...

Here are photos of her arrival ....

The princess at 2 hours old!

The princess with mama queen and papa king!

Home@ last!

With proud first time grandparents!

Here's a fairy tale version of her arrival 

 

Check out how other princes and princesses arrived here ...

Mommy Moments - Preggy Tales

I was a bit nervous when I found out I was pregnant the first time. Then I felt really excited, super excited that we already have thought of a unisex name for it. Only to be devastated after I had my ultrasound. It turned out my pregnancy was a blighted ovum. As explained by my doctor that time, a blighted ovum, also called an anembryonic pregnancy, happens when for some reason the fertilized egg in the uterus does not continue to develop. I was supposed to be 3 weeks pregnant. I felt really bad ... I thought I might have done something wrong that caused that. Though, according to my doctor, it was natural, it could happen to anyone. 

The second time, so as not to jinx it, I did not want to be super excited. But I was really happy to see those two lines. And was even happier to find out that it had a heartbeat!! A really fast and normal heartbeat!! I was so relieved. I was really cautious ...  0 drop of a alcohol .... 0 drop of cola and other sugary beverage ....  0 drop of coffee (ooopsss ... maybe I had a few drops) ... but I'm a bit guilty eating some ice cream (I think more than some ... ) I'm a very clumsy person (I trip, slip, slide, etc. ... frequently!!!) but ... amazingly ... I only tripped once during the whole pregnancy ... 

9 months later ... I was blessed with one healthy and lovely baby girl ...

And this princess love hearing the fairy tale version of how she was born  ...

4 years later ... she's still one healthy and lovely girl ...

I'm so blessed to be a mom and to be entrusted with this wonderful angel. Happy Mother's day to my mom, my mom-in-law, and  my sisters!!! Happy mother's day everyone!!!

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Messy-Go-Around 1

I want to join this new meme called Messy Go Around.

 

It's supposed to be about our kids messing around! I can't find recent pictures of Bea messing around but I found these :

Pictures were taken 3 years ago. It was taken at her grandparents driveway. She enjoyed playing with some dirt! Hehehe! Look closer .... you'll see something coming down from her nose ....

Pink Barbie!

My daughter, Bea, loves anything pink and anything that has Barbie on it. So, last Friday, when we went to the mall, even if she promised she won't buy anything, she was able to persuade us to add these two items in our shopping basket:

A Barbie cologne - which according to my expert daughter is NOT a cologne but a PERFUME!!!!
A Barbie toothpaste - which she really loves 'coz it's strawberry flavored.

My first post for:

Mommy Moments - Black and White and ...

This is one of my favorite tricks in photoshop ....

Black and White and PINK

Picture was taken on my sister-in-law's wedding. 
My daughter was the smallest and youngest flower girl. 
She was the last one to get dressed! 
She practiced walking in the hotel corridor and she was very good 
but she had tantrums at the church and I had to carry her all the way to the altar!

Black and White and VIOLET

Picture was taken during a storm. 

We had no electricity and the princess was so bored!

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Mommy Moments - Rainbow Colors

For this week's Mommy Moments' Rainbow colors, I'm choosing a digiscrap  I made for my daughter months ago:

Pictures were taken when she was more than a year old. Her background was actually a rainbow colored inflatable swimming pool. I made this to show her that life is wonderful and colorful and should be enjoyed to the fullest!

Have a wonderful and colorful day everyone!

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Mommy Moments - Birthday Photo

I've always wanted a picnic party for my daughter. So last December 2010, we celebrated her 4th birthday in Camp John Hay. I prepared everything ... cupcakes, pink balloons, and a pink shirt dress that matches my princess' personality. She was so excited!

What I didn't prepare for was that swing hitting my princess and giving her bruises on her nose.

She was too sad to even blow her candles and smile for the camera.....

She didn't get to play with her guests ... she was just beside gramma all the time ....

She later played with her friends but she wasn't as energetic ....

But when we went home and she had time to really check her gifts ... she forgot all about the accident and she was back to normal as if nothing happened. She had crowns, sandals, dresses, crayons and books and she was so happy ....

The bruises are gone but I still feel bad when I remember this day. But I'm still thankful that I have a smart, healthy and lovely 4 year old ... that's the only thing that matters.

This is my first post for: 

Meet my Future Vera Wang

Writing for Mama Kat's Workshop

Prompt Number 2 : 

Based on their personalities, what do you think your children will be when they grow up?

When my daughter, Bea, turned 1, one of my friends gave her a small magnetic drawing slate. Of course, that time, she was too young to use it. But after a few months, she was able to figure out how to use the slate's pen and the shaped magnetic stamps. The first shape she learned to draw was a circle. She'd fill the slate with big circles and small circles. I can still remember her chanting "big circle ..... small circle" until she fills the slate up. Then she'd ask me to erase everything and she'll start over again.

The slate was overused 'coz she preferred that over her other toys. We ended up buying her a bigger and better slate. She then learned how to add eyes, nose and lips to her "big" and "small" circles. 

At the same time, she was exposed to Barbie fairy tales. She loves watching these Barbie videos over and over ... and over ...  As she watches, she keeps an eye on the princesses' dresses. Her drawings evolved and the 'big' and 'small' circles then had frilly dresses.

And now at age 4, she had made dozens of dresses with different designs. Each design is so detailed ... from the sleeves to the skirt's curves and frills.  


I want to capture  every masterpiece she creates but before I get to click the camera, she suddenly erases it and starts with a new one. I bought her a drawing notebook but she prefers making her designs on her  slate. So I figured I'll just let her practice on her slate until she's ready to conquer the world with her designs. 

Here's my future Vera Wang at work: 

Why Vera Wang? Well, if I have to dream ... I have to dream big, right? 

How about your little darling ... who's he/she going be?

ask a psychic

If I had an opportunity to get any question answered by a really credible psychic, I would ask :

 Is 12/21/2012 really the end of the world?

After the movie 2012 and the recent tragedies happening, many are afraid of 12212012 .  Many are starting to believe that it's doomsday. It's based on some Mayan calendar or some numerology thingy. But for me 12212012 is a very special day . It will be my daughter's 6th birthday.  I don't want to sound selfish but why ... among all the dates possible and available ... why would they think the world would end on 12212012.  

Four years ago, on December 21, I was blessed with a tiny princess. My life was changed that day so for four years now, I had made 1221 extra special for that princess. I can't imagine how devastated my princess would be if during her birthday party, the ground is shaking and breaking and asteroids are approaching .

I hope the psychic answers "no" to my question.  Maybe there's a wonderful life waiting for us beyond this world but this world is so beautiful to be destroyed. I want my daughter to enjoy the beauty of life here on Earth way beyond just 6 years. 

This is the princess showing that she just turned 4.
In 2012, I want her to be able to show everyone that she turned 6!

This is in response to Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop

mommy me!

"A daughter is a miracle that never ceases to be miraculous ...
full of beauty and forever ... 
loving and caring and truly amazing."

Bea's favorite bedtime story is her own princess life story ...one I had to make up 'coz she kept asking how she was born. Well, it's not really made up, it's mostly true with some exaggerated alterations. She loves the story and every time she can't sleep, she asks me to tell the story again and again and again. It's tiring but I love telling the story to her. It's a memory, I hope, I will never forget.

Here's the story ... I always start it with "once upon a time a... " for the drama effect.


Once upon a time, Mama and Papa asked for an angel from God. There was this naughty little angel in heaven, and He decided to send her to them. When Mama, found out she was expecting a baby, everyone was so happy and excited. The long wait is over. The day before her arrival, Mama and Papa went Christmas shopping 'til the shops closed. Mama didn't expect she would arrive earlier. At around 4 am of December 21st, Mama's water bag broke. Papa panicked and he didn't know what to do. Mama was not quite sure how he started the car. Mama managed to change clothes and get the bag (which was already prepared weeks earlier by my super excited mother-in-law/first time grandma). Mama didn't feel any pain, everything was normal except for some water coming out. This made Papa more nervous and asked her, "how come there's no pain!?" After all the fuss, Mama and Papa managed to get to the hospital. The hospital staff told Mama her angel was coming. After that, Papa remembered to call Grandma and Grandpa (who actually arrived quite faster than expected.) Mama still didn't feel any pain. It was only around 8 am that Mama started to feel some teeny tiny pain which she passed to Papa by pinching his hand. After a few seconds, the pain was gone, and she started laughing again (which really amused Grandpa). At around 11 am, the pain escalated (really ... escalated is the perfect word). The wise owner of the hand Mama's supposed to be pinching was suddenly gone ... leaving her with nothing to pass the pain to. Papa later told Mama, her pinches were too painful to bear (hahaa --- MEN!) . No more intervals ... the pain was constant ... Mama said,(this is really an exaggeration, I didn't actually say this) "Ahhhhh, my devilish little angel is coming!" So, the station nurse ushered Mama from the labor room to the delivery room (I walked ... it was about 20 steps --- I think). Mama's doctor came and she started pushing the angel out ...
As far as I can remember, I think it was only 3 big pushes.

Finally, at 2:31 pm, a white angel came out. The doctor placed her on top of Mama's tummy.

  I know it's cliche but the pain, the exhaustion were really gone when I saw her.

They cut the umbilical cord that bind Mama and the angel and the pediatrician took her away. (I usually skip the part of the cutting 'coz it reminds Bea of her fallen umbilical cord which we're still keeping and at this part of the story she'll stand and look for it.) After two hours, they brought the tiny princess into Mama's room which was full of excited spectators. Each person waiting for his/her turn to hold the angel. (During this part of the story , Bea always gives me a sweet smile.) ~ the end~

It slightly changes every time but after every story, she always says, ".. and all of you were very very happy the moment you all have seen me?!" I answer, "Of course!" She hugs me and says good night then sleeps.

EPILOGUE
When all the spectators left the room, Papa asked Mama, "We can do this, right?!" Mama answered, "We can!"

And surely we did and continuously doing it ... Bea's 3 years old now ... and the angel has some devilish side but remains sweet and loving. She's a blessing I'll always be thankful for!