Round Ligament Pain

is this nasty pain in either of my sides... Growing belly alert. Can't lie on my back. And my little love is poking me everywhere. It's such an incredible experience. Suddenly, I don't feel so alone anymore. Time flies so quickly. So excited now!

Looking forward to baby stuff-shopping extravaganza next weekend!

Down

Aside from the fact that I am complaining too much about the weather,  things could get even worse. Internet is down since Thursday and seriously, I am at the verge of losing my mind. The cyber world is the only thing that keeps me sane. Changes in my body and in my moods are just two things that are not to plain to deal with right now. I just got recently bitten by the " lovesick" bug. I am desperately missing my husband and our romantic dates, I am emotionally missing my old dubai life. I am no longer used to slow-paced simple country life. Since my younger days I am constantly looking for exciting things, beautiful and inspiring moments or subjects. I am definitely the same. It's frustrating to see when people slack too much and waiting for better things to happen for them. I just want to walk away. I am a dreamer and a doer.  I just can't sit all day watching the weather dance. I hope the wifi will work better this week. Otherwise I need to switch network.  I hope you had a great weekend! Let us all be inspired today!  

It's easy to get carried away with the bad mood. My little love is not making me sleep anymore. He's poking me everywhere even in the wee hours of the night. As I result I get really pissed and stressed out the next day. Everything and everyone around irritates me. Oh no. What am I becoming? I certainly don't want to be the biatch in the house and I don't want to use my pregnancy hormones as back up. I don't want to turn myself into a monster just because I am no longer used to inconveniences. Like this damn weather we have. I've been playing hide-and-seek with the rain since morning, and I can't put my mind fixed into going out or staying home.

I still have a few more months to endure. And definitely this experience is building my character.

    Since the beginning of my pregnancy I make it a point to be healthy and strong for our little one. I always wanted to get pregnant and experience growing a belly. But I noticed that during this time as well that I become even more conscious not just about health but also beauty.

Even though I am one of those unfortunate mom-to-be's who missed that so called- pregnancy glow since  I started having pimples in my chin during the first trimester and a zit or two once in a while now that I am almost done with my 2nd trimester  I give credit to my positive outlook for always looking happy and delighted during this whole nine months.

     So today I want to share some of my beauty inspirations. I want to be a cool mom and a hot wife :

Sleeping

    The rain finally stopped last night before 8 o'clock. There was no electricity for eight freaking hours. We ended up just lying in the sofa chatting, eating hot soup and falling asleep. Another lazy day. The only thing I love about times like this is that I don't have to bother taking shower 3-4 times a day. The weather is cool and wet but the wind scares me so much I prefer not staying in our own house with trees in the backyard being blown to a certain degree. It kinda freaks me out. Internet was down. So I just got busy finishing the book I was reading.

    A day like this is fine. But a few more of this and I am gonna go insane. I've only been here for 3 weeks and two typhoons already passed. This is mad.
  
     I can't help but worry sometimes. I want to leave when I want to. No ifs and buts. I will bring my child with me as soon as I can. As much as I want to call this place - home, it just doens't feel right anymore.

Hello Weekend!

Begin Again OST

this is the last movie we saw before I board the plane.
Love the OST.

Throwback

Last year...

I was just dreaming of getting engaged, traveling with him and drinking lots of hot chocolates....

oh lviv... is love.

russian sauna with the girls and boys too... and lots of drinking

right now i want to be in a cold cold place ...

oh kiev...

lovers by the lake?

drunk n love

my dear friend Irina's little Maksim

#ukrainedays

Bump and Grind

    Aside from the constant heat that I am feeling not to mention the itchiness , the bitter taste in my mouth has make a comeback. The only cure that I can think of is sucking on really sour oranges or having a bite of Reese's peanut butter cups. I guess this is Heartburn in another form. Today after eating a light breakfast I started having this nasty taste in my mouth. Unfortunately no sour orange or Reese seem to work. So I brush my teeth. Now I realize I have to brush my teeth maybe 5 or 6 times a day just to avoid this quesy feeling. Oh man. I thought going to the toilet for #1 for a hundred times  is bad enough.

   On a positive note, my little one seem to enjoy our late night talks and midday bonding sessions. It really is something. I feel so protective of a mother and at the same time his old time playmate. Whenever I say something he quickly make a response. I can't help but wish for my husband sharing this special moment with me. Just putting my hands in my belly and watch them dance with the sudden waves my tummy is making is both hilarious and miraculous. And whenever his daddy calls my bebe kicks more aggresively like he wants to speak to him too. Hahaha.

    The sun is hiding behind those thick clouds once again. The weather here sometimes is taking the best of me. Dubai is really hot and humid but somehow I have learned to love it but this one that we have here ... Typhoon, then extreme humidity the next, flooding and blackout at the most unexpected times--- patience is not cheap.

And then rain starts pouring again...

are sometimes my favorite but...

not now...
i can either go for preterm labor or pee in my pants. 

Wanting

love, love love necklaces...at least my neck size's the same

Looking at the size of my belly, nothing fits anymore. I have to stop by the mall from time to time as I grow bigger by week. It  is both liberating and frustrating. Liberating because honestly even my yoga pants have reached their maximum stretch potential so I wear maxi dresses nowadays. Gone are the days of extra small, for now, Frustrating because seeing these pretty little things makes want to cry. I want to fit in them after bebe. 

wishing I can wear heels. this peach louboutins! 

this one still fits though 

send me some LV...

let's go bohemian 

tiny waist...

nails gorg!

hot

  I don't know if this has something to do with pregnancy hormones but seriously if I can choose one thing to do all day that'll probably be just soaking myself in cool pool water. The heat is excruciating that even at night with the AC on I am still sweating like a pig. We don't like the sweaty stuff. Even when it rains the humid is unbearable. 

Manic Mondays ( and oh it's wednesday already...)

   Hello hello hello!
 
   Still suffering from sugar hangover. I decided to do the tests my new OB asked me to finish even though I still have two weeks to complete them. The "bed" weather didn't stop me from going back and forth to the clinic. Thank God that our place didn't hit the typhoon that bad just heavy rains in the evening til mid morning of Monday. I decided to prepare the room for bebe and hubby before they arrive even when I still have two months. I guess I just have the luxury of time to do them now . Since I came I was sleeping in the Master Bedroom with my aunt. Honestly, I still have this paranoia that some baby-eating monster disguised as a big black bird is going to attack me in the middle of the night. It's a classic old folk tales here. Even our house-help Ate Lolet is giving me the blow-by-blow account of pregnant women who experienced this mysterious and cringe-worthy tales of the baby-eating-monsters-slash-humans-by day who follow pregnant women around. And my dear brother just rolled his eyes whenever I mention it.

     Anyway, I did my 2nd Urinalysis, my third Pelvic Ultrasound and yesterday my glucose test for Gestational Diabetes. And hooray, everything turn A- Ok. I was a bit worried that I will fail the glucose test after eating so much sweets lately. I did try my best to eat less carbs and desserts even when it breaks my heart. And so I'm glad that bebe is fine and mommy is healthy.


     I'm on my third week of Maternity leave. So far I am enjoying how my day passes by. It's quiet and slow here which involuntarily makes me fall asleep unknowingly in the couch. My doctor refrain me from doing any form of exercise. Too bad. And so I decided to help my dear aunt to lose some weight and tone her body. That's the closest I can get to being fit-- talking about it.

   Right now my days are filled with chores including daily trips to the market to find recipes for healthy eating, searching for best-deals for baby gears and stuff, watching E! and TLC almost every night before bed and goodnight conversations with my bebe in womb who kicks like a footballer!

   And hopefully I will squeeze more time to read and write. Truth be told, I don't like sitting all day doing nothing and not learning anything. I am a hardcore believer that even though having a child is a life-changing event and my life priorities will definitely change once the baby is born this precious chapter should not stop me from improving myself as an individual. I have so many dreams for my child for my family and for my husband. I should stay motivated and driven no matter what.

   I am incredibly thankful for this miracle.

Moms just wanna have fun!

It's been years that I've seen my college girlfriends that's why I got so excited when everybody were available for a meet up last Tuesday. Gosh, it feels different this time around . We talked nothing but child birth, pregnancy stuff and married life. Gone are the days of ex-boyfriend bashing and girl gossiping, maybe a little but this time everybody sounded mature. Haha. I don't even know what that means. It's just feels different. Happy, positive, fun meet-up with my ladies.

At least now I feel more confident where to get reliable information about my pregnancy. Honestly, I have no idea what should I buy for my bebe. It feels great that I have a support group I can lean on.

So many things to buy!!!!

I am officially on a shopping-mode. I never thought that baby needs so much !

Preparing for Bebe

I just knew when I finally arrived. That familiar sights and sounds and that distinct smell. Oh Manila... Here we go again!

In spite of the pleading I still didn't get upgraded. Poor EK staff. Never really been lucky to go to business class even when the flight is not full. Thank God that I found one ex-colleague to fly with and managed to carry my last-minute duty free shopping bags. I was a bit emotional leaving the hubby for a good three months. I was that pregnant lady sitting alone in the boarding gate with swollen eyes while the rest of the passengers hurriedly make their way to the aircraft. Oh well, I just have to think that 12 weeks will pass like a breeze.

Didn't sleep the whole time and I feel sorry for the man sitting beside me who needed to get up every time I need to take a quick trip to the bathroom. Being pregnant makes me 10 times more thirsty and 3times more grumpy. Good luck to my folks back home. Hubby is lucky to have escaped my craziness during this time.

So far I am enjoying the home cooked meals and the tastes of local restaurants I missed.
I am living an hour and a half outside Manila so the scenery here is quite green. Except the four dogs we have at home that barks 24/7 everything else is lovely.

I managed to get easy on the sweets. Only gained 1kg in a month. Belly is getting bigger that I have no choice but buy a few maternity clothes just to stay comfy at home.

And the weather here oh.... Rain. Sunny. Humid. Just plain unpredictable . This is really home.