Thursday, August 2, 2012

entering the final round

wohooo! im on my 3rd and final trimester. just so you know, it gets scarier each day. last monday, i vomitted 5x after dinner. i was frantic and texted by doc j.  she called me and told me if i have blurred/double vision. nope, but i did have a light headache. she asked what i ate and ... well i threw up the chocolate mousse cake (guilty).  she said it must be it. no more sweets for now. she told me to monitor my BP... (oh, i still have to buy myself one of those battery-operated BP monitors). and if it continues, i have to go to the hospital. good thing, its just for one night. my next checkup will be this saturday. we're scheduled for a 4-d on aug 18 as well.

but after that incident, i became more aware of the baby's movements.  her kicks are getting more frequent and it builds up more excitement.  this is when i realize... the day that i prayed for years will come soon.

hectic, that's how my months are.  i'm still reporting to work everyday and on weekends, P and i go south to inspect the baby's nursery.  yup, we're moving from our little condo unit to P's family house. he converted the balcony to a new room for us.... well mostly for the baby. everybody knows it once they stepped into the room.  it was painted pink... davies ballerina pink. im not sure how P's going to retain his masculinity but heck, he was the one you chose the color. hahaha.  he did bought himself a black la-z boy and i (finally) agreed he can transfer his plasma tv inside the room.  we also recently bought a king-sized bed last weekend during the SM Homeworld 3-day sale. i'll try to take photo's of the nursery-slash-bedroom once its finished... hopefully by next week.

as for baby items, we went to hello baby in bel-air makati to buy some. the setup is like that of a warehouse. they carry carter brands and prices are much lower than the one offered in the malls. im not sure though if we covered everything.  we thought we can buy a few clothing items for now then buy another set once the baby's here.  but at least we almost have the most important items.

sterilizer and feeding bottles - i've decided to breastfeed. but of course P might want to feed the baby himself. also, when i go back to work, i need to fill up these bottles for the yaya.  we bought tommee tippee sterilizer set that comes with feeding bottles already.  we'll buy more if it's not enough... but for now, im ok with this.

carseat - im not sure how some parents can afford to drive their newborns home without a carseat. i know PH doesn't have a law against this and for some, this is not important. but i'm not going to risk my baby's safety.  even if P's a safe driver, i never can guarantee the other drivers we might meet along the way.  i watched a video before where an infant was thrown out of the car window on collision. the mom was holding the baby but the impact was so intense that the baby flew out of the car into the wall. (shivers!!!)  so yes, this this is a critical item for me.  we found some carseat we liked online and in stores and we're still undecided.  P and i both loved the hello kitty brevi carseat but its around 13k or so. mothercare madrid is around 7k. and there's someone selling the phased-out mothercare seville for 5k. both carseat is pink in color.  we'll probably make a decision before the month end.

crib or playard - our greatest dilemma. we wanted a playard to make sure that the baby won't bumped her head on a hard wooden crib.  but P suggested we buy a wooden crib for now and then buy a playard once she starts crawling. i guess we'll see within the month. we'll ask around how much for a white wooden crib.

stroller -  nope, we're not buying this yet.  i don't see any travel plans until my baby can handle the weight of  her head.  probably after 3 months or so. 

breastpump - i need one but i would probably buy a month before i go back to work.

i'm not sure if i've covered everything. for now, i just wanted to finish our room so i have a place to store all the items we bought.  i'll try to take pictures and post it here soon.