Preparations

I've done some preparations... but not buying things for the baby. I already applied for maternity leave early this month. Haven't bought even a piece of clothing so I am very grateful that she's waiting for her 9th month, unlike me. I was really impatiently and went out of my mother's womb 2 months earlier. So I was born on January instead of March. ^-^

What I am doing right now in the office are all temporary projects... so I am not at all busy. Just killing the time until I leave for Iligan where I'll be spending my 2-month maternity leave!

The Name Game

I still haven't decided my baby's name. So Guia, my officemate, suggested to temporarily call her "Watashi", the Japanese word for "me/I". My officemates are also as excited as I am so they created a forum for baby name suggestions.

These are the ones that caught my interest:
1. Ross Elise - Suggested by Nathan. This name sounds so classy...
2. Francine
3. Shaynna - suggested by Rocroc. I think this is a French word. I'm not really sure... but it does mean "beautiful".

Anyway, I'm already bent on giving my baby a two-word name like mine. ^-^

Ripples

The baby seems to be moving a lot lately and it's really weird when she does that. It feels like my stomach lining is being scraped from the inside. Ticklish but a little bit painful.

Also, there are some sort of "ripples" formed in my tummy's surface when she moves. It's really amazing feeling life growing inside me... but A, my baby's father, found it creepy so he was afraid of touching my belly when she moves. ^-^

Vitamins!

Vitamins Recommended by my ob-gynecologist:

1. Ferrous Sulfate (forgot the medicine's brand name)
2. Caltrate Plus

I also need to drink Anmum at least twice a day. But it's ok because Anmum tastes like Sustagen... my favorite drink!

I also had to change my Ferrous Sulfate twice because the first two gave me hyper-acidity. At first I thought it was just normal but when I asked my ob-gynecologist about it, she gave me another one and told me to inform her if the reaction's still the same.

Swollen Legs and Others

I may sound like I am complaining, but I am not. I just want to detail what I am going through with the hopes of "warning" the ladies what to expect during pregnancy.

My legs are already swollen but I don't get cramps as often as my mother predicted. I searched the internet for more information and it seems that eating banana is helping me a lot!

Morning sickness became bearable and I could also eat better now but I easily get full. Despite all these, I couldn't stop eating! My mother often reminds me to suppress my appetite or the baby will grow big inside. Then I would definitely have a hard time giving birth. But this didn't stop me from drinking coke float. I couldn't seem to get through the day without a sip.

At night, I don't get enough sleep because I need to pee almost every hour! And it's now harder to rise from the bed...

At Work

My eyelids are always so heavy! I'm doing everything to keep me awake... including reading online different parenting tips. The articles on the baby's development are very interesting... but still, I seem to be yawning every second!

I couldn't drink coffee but I always have this urge to eat banana, dipped into the peanut butter. At lunch time, I usually go to the Mc Donald's to buy Chicken Mcdo and Coke Float. At present, these foods are the only ones that I could eat without throwing up.

Physical exercises, eh? My small apartment is only about 15 minutes on foot, so I make it a point to just walk my way home as a form of exercise. ^-^

It's a Girl!

I went to my ob-gynecologist today and was told that everything's fine. Like me, the baby is healthy, too (based on what she got from the ultrasound). As usual, I find that gel they rub in my tummy gross (it's very sticky!). On the other hand, I had to muster all my strength to prevent the tears from flowing upon seeing the image on the screen. My ob-gynecologist asked me if I wanted to know the baby's gender and I said yes. She explained that since there's no body part that's "sticking out", she's almost 100% sure that it's a girl!