Welcoming 2016: New Year + My Birthday

Wow. It's 2016 already! It really snuck up on me!

So many things has happened, and suddenly we're jumping to a different year!

My husband and I had a quiet New Yer's Eve (compared to all others who went to parties amd stuff), we stayed home with Mamaw (my mother-in-law's mom) and Llyr. I really didn't want to be away from my baby for New Year's so we opted to stay home. :) It was an awesome day nonetheless.

We went to Sam's Club for diapers and wipes, and then we headed to Walmart for groceries, and let's just say some holiday miracles happened. x)

My husband really got lots of pogi points this time.
He got me my 12 fruits, and bought sparklers, made traditional Filipino candies and desserts, and awesome dinner for New Year's Eve. Oh, he got me a new phone case which looks super awesome!



I'm so glad we got to celebrate with Mamaw too, and she and Llyr played and played, and we told stories and it was like a sleepover! The best part of it is that my family from the Philippines Skyped with us all through out of NYE. Love love love family.

Last day of being 26 well spent. x)
My mom even greeted me before the day ended. xD
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Then the next day~
I turned 27.

Haha, it was actually a fun and funny day! It's so funny because during Christmas, I was asked what I wanted for my birthday, and I answered 'a surprise birthday party'. And oh my gosh, they threw me one!

My day started ever so norma--wait, maybe not.

Kyle let me sleep in.. hmmm..
Llyr didn't even go to the room to wake me up like usual.. hmmm..
I got to take a loooong shower..
Mom took Llyr early and so I even got extended time for preparation..
I got to spend time on my clothes and make up..
But I thought it's just because we had time, and well, it's my day after all.

Then lots of phone calls arrived for Kyle, not a single one for me. They told us we were to go to church to take the tree down, so .. ok. Then we got there and mom called Kyle in, so I was taking my time and Kyle came back out to get me.

I asked him, 'is this my bday party?' Haha. He said, 'no.' あやし。。x)

We came inside and it was dark and we went to the left instead of the right side, and they said
'HAPPY BIRTHDAY!'

"I knew it!" I yelled.

Haha, Kyle said I've just always been good at guessing stuff for me xD that's also funny because before I got to open my big present I guessed what it was.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH ME OPEN THE GIFT
I was so excited about the gift, I just had to message my mama right away!

That wasn't the end! Because after my surprise birthday party, Travis (Kyle's uncle), and Cortney (Trav's girl), and Kyle and I had a double date at the Buffalo Wild Wings (as if we weren't full enough from late lunch, haha).  I was able to Skype with my mom a bit. B' dubs, as it's called, is popular for the chicken wings, which you can order from mild to HOT.  This is a special place for me because it's the very first place we got to eat at when we landed to the US. ^_^

After that, we went to a bookstore called Books-A-Million, where we got a huge discount for our haul!! Kyle has a new game, I have 3 new books, and Llyr has 4 new books! 

It doesn't even end there!! I got to fly my birthday lantern!!

It was the coolest way to end a super awestatic birthday! Yes, I made up a word! Because there is no other way to describe my day!



Things may try to bring us down, but I'm not going to take it.
I'm 27 and I think I'm starting it right.

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36.2 weeks!

It's so close!
Yet I feel like I've been pregnant in forever! > <

I'm still not used to how heavy I am now. I also don't want to waddle, so I still try and keep walking straight, even though it is actually more comfortable to relax and just waddle. ^^;;

Fundic Height: 34 inches (for Filipinos this quite big I think)
Baby's Heart beat rate: 132 beats per minute
For the first time in my pregnancy, I now have mild edema.
I seriously look like I have been having it since my 4th month, but NO, my feet just became a size bigger, okay. It's was fat. Not swelling. > <

Aaaaand by the way I had the baby shower last week August 23, and here are the stuffies and pics for update :3

The awesome gifts from my friends/cousins <3

The awesome highlights of our afternoon~ :3

Of course we did karaoke too but I didn't take pictures anymore.

We played 4 games:
Don't Say "Baby"
Pin the Sperm on the Egg Cell

Draw the Baby
Guess the Title of the Song

(maybe I'll expound on those in another blog post next time)

me and the gifts.. uhmm.. yes, I made it smaller so you won't focus on how big my face has become.

T^T

Letters from my friends/cousins to baby Llyr ;3

The people I love who made it possible :3
2 people are not in the picture T^T
But they're equally awesome.

My dear Anne, and my cousin Dan (they went home early).

Of course my mama, and papa who were there, and to mom and dad who gave us a surprise something. ^^

JESUS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BLESSED US.

My baby's gender~~ ☆

The "Weird" Kind of Excitement

Most people who know me, would know how afraid I am of doctors.

My mama used to work in the hospital, and I was often with her there after school -- so it would be odd to be uncomfortable of the hospital, no? Uhh.. Well, I stayed only in the HR, Social Service, Records, and Pharmacy offices. I stayed AWAY from the doctors.

The reason for this was, I think, trauma from when I was a toddler. I had a major surgery because of hernia before I turned two years old, and I often get scared seeing doctors because in the mind, they have syringes and the freaking hurt! This is a little limited to doctors in white though. I think.

Recently, I've been really excited to my once a month visit to the doctor though! ^^ My OB. She was my mama's OB too, she does not accept the fact that she is nice though. ^^;; But she is. Yes, I still shy away from her a bit, because I get nervous but -- the fact that I can hear my baby's heartbeat, and she can tell me things about my pregnancy, my baby and everything -- I'm very happy!

Baby's already 24 weeks and 2 days (6 months and 2 days)
Today I met her again, and she was nicer than the last few times. ^^ I dunno but she seemed to have agreed with me more today than before. She also put my mind to ease about stretch marks, belly button popping out, edema, and others. I'm not worried about those stuff though because to me my baby's health is priority -- I don't have to show my belly to people anyway hahaha. I also know my navel has been weird from before so yeah.

Baby's heartbeat today's 136bpm.
Also I've redeemed myself from the weighing scale problem!! ^w^
Last month I gained about 9lbs, this month only 4lbs! :P Mainly because I lessened my rice and snack in-take.

Anyway, in the next 2-3 weeks I need a OGCT (sugar test thingy) to make sure I have gestational diabetes. I claim it a normal result already! In Jesus' name!

Right now, the hardest thing for me is sleeping. >_< I just can't find a good position to sleep in. If I'm on my side, my body feels so heavy and my hips ache (it feels bruised), I seriously need a maternity pillow or something.. WHY ARE THEY EXPENSIVE! > <

Then next month on the 28th or 29th week I can try to go for 3D ultrasound! Hopefully I have the money to do that -- or I'll get a normal one for just the gender determination. ^^

That's all for now!! :)

Pregnancy Perks and Joy~

17 weeks!! Yay!!
This is the perfect time for me to post this topic~
Not that I have been procrastinating *cough cough*

The picture isn't mine :: Source

10th week!!

My baby is 2 months now.

Source: X

Oh I got married. Whut?!

So I have already been married for a month. o3o
No, really. >A<

So when I introduce my husband to people I get "the eye" from them.
It's as if:
1. I paid him.
2. I stole him from his crib.
3. I got married to go to another country.

Oh gosh, I seriously am in awe about how people react to things.
Why can't people be happy for others right? *coughs guiltily*

So, I never really expected I'd be marrying an American.
Although I knew I would be married to a foreign man --  Japanese perhaps.
God really has set plans for you that you would never expect, but it's all good.
Our God works in ways not known to man, but He only does it for our happiness.