Just Passing by.

Whooah! Look who’s checking in here. I know it’s really been a looong while since I last posted here. Thank you for those kind souls who frequently check us (baby and me) out. Hopefully, just a few more weeks and these first trimester woes are over and I’d be back with my “normal” everyday life (work, online activities, appetite, etc).

Update on our dear “bibay”…well, he/she is developing well. I had my first ultrasound the other week and here’s how he/she looks like at 8w and 3d:

And baby got a heartbeat already!

Some updates.

Time to do some updating. I know it’s been a while hehe! But I know, too, that you do understand what’s keeping me so “busy” these days.

Anyway, just an update, I went for my second pre-natal check-up last Saturday. No extensive tests were done yet but I’ll be back this weekend to have my first ultrasound test. Aside from checking how baby is developing, I’d also need the ultrasound report as a requirement (notification) to claim my SSS benefits later. Hubby and I are pretty excited to see how baby looks like by now. I know it’s still as minute as a peanut but it would really be exciting to get a first glimpse of her/him freely swimming around.

Well, my morning sickness has improved a bit, I think. Unlike before, I barely feel like throwing up at night anymore. Perhaps, the medicine Plasil which my OB gave me is really effective. I’m also given two other pre-natal vitamins to take. And I’m sure one of them is the culprit for making me ultra-sleepy at work. If only, I could make use of the jura capresso in the office and guzzle some coffee, I would have been easily stimulated. I have some flakes, cakes and other mints stocked in my drawer to gobble up anyway.

I think my little bump is slightly getting bigger already. Proofs? My pants and slacks can no longer be buttoned and zipped. Hehe.

So there, pardon for this long overdue update and sorry if I don’t have any new things to blab about except for my pregnancy development. Hopefully, when I get my groove back, this blog will be rejuvenated with some other topics.

Still Slacking.

Now I totally understand when they say that pregnancy hormones can drain your mojos and how they literally suck up your mood. Sadly, my digiscrapping and blogging pursuits are two of the things that are affected much lately. There are a lot of things that needs to be chronicled here but then, I get so easily listless and bored a few minutes after turning on the puter. It’s so totally un-me!

Anyway, pardon with this bulleted list of my recent musings. At least, I still get to recount them even though they’re kinda late.

* This Morning All-Day sickness has just gotten worse this week. My buds are torturing me too, as I’m clueless of the food to take in. Yes, seems like I’m having aversions from everything (food and scents) and I’m getting traumatized with this all-day puking. As mentioned before, I hate processed, fried meats like luncheon meat…now even my favorite siomai becomes unappealing to my buds. I hate scent of perfumes and my shampoo-scented hair. I abhor the whiff of my make-up. Ironically, the smell of sautéed garlic doesn’t make me feel queasy. I’m not complaining, though, that I’m having an intricate first trimester. After all, this is the very essence of pregnancy right? Besides, I’m enjoying all the TLCs that everyone is giving me. Hehe!

* Hubby and I celebrated our 7th yr of being together (gf-bf anniversary) last July 19. Unfortunately and for the first time, we didn’t get to celebrate it lavishly probably we’re still dazzled and both occupied with this pregnancy thing. Hehe! Well, we didn’t fuss or bother to plan anything since we agreed that we have our wedding anniversary anyway to jubilate on big time at the end of the year. At least I also have an ample time to save on Air Jordans that he’s been eyeing lately which will perhaps serve my anniv gift then.

* We attended and coordinated a colleague’s wedding last Saturday. And with all the positive feedbacks and praises that we got that day, my officemates and I are thinking of pursuing this sideline. Probably, I’ll post this in a separate entry complete with pictures.

I Am...

…on my 6th week and 3 days to be exact (week 7).

…as twittered, going through the rough times of my pregnancy’s first trimester. Whew! And I was hoping, I’m one of the lucky few who won’t get to experience the dreaded Morning Sickness symptom. Actually, I was on leave again yesterday as I was throwing up the whole day, perhaps the term All-Day-Sickness should fit? Hehe! Actually, I’m okay naman…just don’t show or let me smell processed meats specifically luncheon meat. Eeww..just the mere thought of it makes me puke.

…feeling so tamad pa rin. (thus, the brief hiatus on this blog).

Pregnancy at 6 Weeks.

From Babycenter.com.

How your baby's growing:
The cells that will make up all of your baby's body parts and systems are dividing furiously as her body begins to take shape. Right now she's about the size of a small lentil bean (4 to 5 millimeters across). If you could see through your uterine wall, you'd find an overlarge head and dark spots where her eyes and nostrils are beginning to take shape. Shallow pits on the sides of her head mark her developing ears, and her arms and legs appear as protruding buds. Her hands and feet look like paddles, with thick webbing between the developing digits, but her fingers and toes will soon become more distinct. Below the opening that will later be your baby's mouth, there are small folds where her neck and lower jaw will eventually develop. (Inside, her tongue and vocal cords are just beginning to form.)

Your baby's heart (which is starting to divide into the right and left chambers) is beating about 100 to 130 beats per minute — almost twice as fast as yours — and blood is beginning to circulate through her body. Her intestines are developing and tiny breathing passages are beginning to appear where her lungs will be. She's also starting to build muscle fibers and, halfway through this week, she'll likely start moving her tiny limbs. Unfortunately, you'll probably have to wait until you're several weeks into your second trimester before you get to enjoy feeling your baby's calisthenics.