The Misis Chronicles

On Thursday will be the big reveal, we will know the baby’s gender. We’re still keeping our hopes up for a baby boy but honestly, any gender is perfect as long as the baby’s healthy. I’m trying to brush off all my worries since along with determining baby’s gender, the OB will also do congenital anomaly scan (CAS) and OGCT (Oral Glucose Challenge Test). It’s really ironic that just when I’m about to have my OGCT this week, I’ve been craving for sweets the past 2 weeks. I’ve been munching on chocolates since last week, I only stopped myself from buying Conti’s Leche Flan last Friday. Once the OGCT is done with positive results and baby’s gender is out, I’m gonna celebrate it with a cake!

Please pray for me and my baby…

For some women, beauty can’t be compromised even when they are pregnant. I know a lot of women still use the same beauty products during pre-pregnancy, some say it won’t affect the baby because minimal amount can cross the skin’s barrier unless you drink or eat those contents on beauty products, lol!

beauty products for pregnant women

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What happens when Misis B is left on the UP parking lot while waiting for her husband Jeff finish his 5 km. or more run inside UP campus? EAT! Well, this is the first time that I really can’t control my hunger, I always wait for Jeff to finish his rounds and we’ll go to Trinoma, SM North or somewhere to eat. I can finish praying the rosary while waiting for him, but this time it’s different. Hunger won over religious duties but I did pray the rosary after a clean plate of Yakisoba, hotdog sandwich and apple juice.

UP food trip

Cheap but very filling merienda, Php 15 for Yakisoba, Php 25 for hotdog sandwich and Php 10 for the apple juice. I won’t do this often though, instant noodles is bad.

Mommy’s checklist, or an expectant mother’s checklist, I didn’t know that this thing exists until I read this from parenting sites. Until now, the checklists that exist in my life is a travel checklist and a grocery checklist. Who knows what checklist may sprout once the baby is born. Reading parenting sites and learning from other experiences of fellow mommies is a therapeutic way for me to ease out my fear of taking care of my baby. And to start off my journey to motherhood, a Mommy’s checklist is needed.

18 weeks and I haven’t started buying stuff for the baby, though I already set my mind that I will only provide the best things for my baby such as BPA-free bottles, baby-friendly toys and clothes, etc… Together with providing the best, I also want to be practical on buying baby stuff especially clothes since I know that babies grow rapidly and buying expensive clothings is not reasonable for the baby can only wear it for a short time. Perhaps, another reason why we still can’t shop for baby things is because we still don’t know the baby’s gender yet, I’m really really excited at the same time still hoping for a boy.

Last week, we decided to have a preview on baby things to buy by visiting SM’s Infant section. I frowned at how they jacked up the prices of Avent and Playtex brands here, almost 50% compared to their prices in Amazon, *sigh* I asked if they have a mommy checklist and they provided me with a list, the list below is exactly the one handed to me. You can print it or just copy the things you need:

Mommy checklist

This may seem a lot, I, too, was overwhelmed but I’ll be coming up with my own checklist in the coming days. Other mommy checklist I found is in the Enfant website and here.

Mommies, please share the things to buy for a first-time mom. Your inputs are greatly appreciated.

My first shot in posting a belly shot, I didn’t post belly shots on my first trimester because it’s not obvious. My husband teases me that I’m only full hence the bulging stomach. At 16 weeks, my bump is showing especially when wearing fitted clothes. I can’t use any of my jeans anymore except for jeggings and leggings, I’m happy with this current fashion trend.

My bump at 16 weeks…

16 weeks

excuse the old tiles background, taken from the CR of our old office building

Floral Print dress from 168

Green cardigan from Bossini

So what do you think? Can I pass up as pregnant already or just having a full stomach from a hearty lunch? =)

The Misis Chronicles is fairly new and I wanted to make a blogroll. But I can’t keep track of all the links in one seating and I’m not patient enough to add them one by one (*read lazy*). Good thing I learned about A Teacher’s Link Exchange Project, it’s still open for submissions until August 25, 2010. How to join, click the badge below…

I finally had it, food cravings! It may seem a little late but since Saturday, I just want french fries! I’m at home last Saturday and I craved for french fries, I searched at stores in our neighborhood if they have fries, unfortunately, they only cook them during weekdays. So off we go to the supermarket to buy a bag of Frenchies to cook at home, yes I want them crispy with my own dip. I don’t want Jollibee or McD’s fries.

french fries!

Naglilihi,

Misis B

Hello there! I’m still preggy, hehe… I didn’t know that this pregnancy will really heighten up my already lazy self. And to make things worse, it seems that my preggy self is a magnet for all kinds of diseases. You see, when I was not pregnant, I’m healthy as can be and my body is always in tip-top shape. A few sneeze here and there but a pop of vitamin C and a good night’s sleep can make me feel better the next morning.

Now, though being pregnant is such a big big blessing, it’s as if I’m perennially plagued with cough and colds. Aside from that, I had episodes of diarrhea for four days right after we went to Boracay. It must have been the water there, or the ice cubes used in the drinks. During our Cebu trip, I had fever during our stay because of the uber cold air conditioning at Roseate Pension House. A visit to my OB required me to take a number of medicines including antibiotics…. *sigh*

But yeah, whatever it takes, as long as the baby is healthy I’m great! All these sufferings are for a greater cause, right?

Santol or “wild mangosteen” is one of my staple fruits. My nanay said she also ate this when she’s pregnant with me that’s why she said “pinaglihi ako sa santol”. And growing up, I always loved eating santol, come June-August when santol is in season, Nanay always buys me santol. She would even use it as ingredient for her “sinigang” or cook “ginataang santol” for me. I would then happily eat what she had prepared with my favorite fruit.

Santol or wild mangosteen

I guess I’m lucky that it’s santol season once again because this is one fruit I always crave. I like the Bangkok santol, the meat is sweet and soft and the seeds are oozing with juices. I like to dip mine in patis/fish sauce. Yikes, staring at the photo made me want to eat one. =)

I can tell that I have an easy pregnancy… no severe cases of nausea and vomitting for me. But one thing I noticed since the start of my pregnancy is my colds. On the first few weeks, I thought I just caught a virus because I stopped taking vitamin C. But it’s been 8 weeks and I still have colds. Constant sneezing and clogged nose especially at night makes me uncomfortable. I consulted my OB about this and she suspects allergic rhinitis. I find it odd because I’ve never had allergies to dust, weather, etc… before.

That’s when I discovered that there is such a thing as pregnancy rhinitis. I may not have allergies before but because I’m pregnant, this triggered the problem. My OB already gave me a go signal to take 500 mg. of vitamin C. She also prescribed Loratadine and nasal spray but I’m skeptical about Loratadine and other antihistamine drugs on its effects during pregnancy. One site says it’s a category B drug which means it’s not the safest drug to take during pregnancy as there are no sufficient tests done. However, this table from BabyCenter considers it as low-risk along with Vicks Vaporub. Yes, I use Vicks at night for my clogged nose, this helped me have a good night’s sleep with pillows propped up.