morning sickness

luckily am not having any morning sickness since day 1 that i've learned i'm pregnant - hope this will last until end of my 1s trimester as nutirients is essential for fetus growth. no cravings for any particular foods except that i have less appetite for rice, i am more on wheat bread and pasta. our fridge has lots of fruits and vegetables - papa bear is truly spoiling me by asking daily on what i wanted to eat. -(sarap talaga ng buntis :D)

napansin ko lang, this past few weeks, i'm fond of wearing make-up which i seldom done before. does this mean anything? boy kaya or girl uli?

on the other hand, baby bear is starting to show some maturity - masinop na siya sa toys niya, she even safekeep those new toys papa bear bought for her, she told us, she'll give it to her sibling. excited na maging "ate", she even disclose the news to her classmates and teacher. masayang masaya siya. life is beautiful and i really thanked God for this early Christmas gift to us.

fear factor

prior of having been diagnosed as type 2 diabetis mellitus - my greatest fears are blood and needles - which i tried to overcome during my CS delivery for baby bear but to no avail. now i can say that i have totally overcome this fear as i need to undergo series of painful needle testing and insulin for the succeeding 3 trimesters of my pregnancy. i never imagined myself that i could do all these by myself - am fricking my fingers for glucose monitoring evey 3 hours and a daily dose of insulin to keep my blood sugar in normal level. nine months will not be long just to ensure the little creature inside me will grow healthy and safe - i'll just enjoy every moment of it.

i also had seen dietitian last night and provided me a copy of meal guidelines to help maintain healthy blood glucose levels while providing adequate nutrition for my baby. was advised to eat smaller and more frequent meals - 3 meals and 3 snacks and no concentrated sugar (good bye sweet tooth!)

anmum and glucerna SR are good substitute for my 'sweet cravings" as both has creamy taste - this will be my official drink until July. sigh...

new blessing in the family

the news that my OB said to me didn't sink in into my mind until today that i got back to work.i was in asian hospital yesterday for my quarterly check-up and discuss with my endocrinologist that my period has been delayed for 10 days, i thought it was just the effect of some medicines for diabetis she prescribed for me -after series of blood and urine test yesterday; tadaa!! i'm already a month pregnant.

it was indeed a good news for us but i have lot's of anxieties though because of my diabetis. all of my oral medication had to stop, hence i wll be into daily insulin for succeeding nine months to control my blood sugar. this will be quite painful, but i have to do it to ensure the wellness of my pregnancy - i need prayers from realtives and friends that my condition will get better and controlled until my delivery. i also pray for my baby that he/she will be very healthy to surpass all of these. this i prayed in Jesus name - Amen!

biz travel

my december biz travel was pushed out to ww51 (dec 16-22)instead of 1st week of december, conflict with our family christmas party, so our plan is to either held it earlier than dec 15 or maybe dec 24 na lang, kaya lang my father wants to celebrate christmas eve on our house in cavite, while us (bear's family) want's to celebrate our 1st christmas in our new house in laguna, (bahala na si batman)

excited uli ako sa travel na ito, kasi i can have time to shop alone, (gifts for baby bear and papa bear), i can't do this here, since they are always with me, mawawala ang element of surprise. i can't also blog what i would like to give them, i know papa bear is reading this blog.

gotta go...

diet mode

i'm on a diet mode since the past 2 weeks ( bakit ngayon lang he he he) i must try hard else baka magmukha akong suman sa gown ko. i received invite from a wedding of my close friend in ateneo last month, dec 1 yung wedding and strictly formal ang attire. it will be held in santuario de forbes and reception will follow at manila pen ballroom, some sort of a reunion too because of our classmates and some close profs will be there. dahil kuripot ako, i will not buy a new dress, will just use the one i wore in my grad day last year - sana kasya pa *wink*

diet diet diet... i tried slimming tea grabe (i'm having diarrhea na ata,) daily abs and jogging (hirap)! sigh...

i was very mad today

i was very mad today, i felt betrayed by some friends in the workplace, whom i thought were the ones who are real - hindi pala. bakit kaya ganon? sometimes yuing mga taong close sa iyo, yun pa ang sisira sa iyo. hindi ko na i-blog kung ano ang nangyari, masyadong negative. pero blessing in disguise na rin, because of this situation i was able to see the difference, from being friends vs. just acquaintance. life is too short to dwell on anger, bitterness and pain, pero ipokrita ako if i will not tell na talagang i was very affected with what i heard today.

i'm trying to forgive people who caused me pain and anger today, but i just can't do it - hoping tomorrow will be another day, sana... maitulog ko ito ng maayos.

being hurt is something we can't control from happening, but being miserable is always our choice, ito ang natutunan ko ngayong araw na ito. to let go of this anger... sana makuha sa ice cream at masarap na dinner.

exam result

w'eve got baby bear's exam result yesterday our effort has paid off, she got 2 perfect exams out of 5 the lowlights though, was she got mark lower than 90% on reading - (89% to be exact) last time, she also got 2 perfect grades out of 5, her lowest was 93%. i guess, i was too hard on baby bear by expecting too much on academic where she should be playing and enjoying her time. tsk tsk - (bad mommy)! promise di ko na siya papagurin sa review. to make up with her, will be spending weekend in ATC where she likes to play at timezone, anyway my reunion with my old friends is still at 6pm, we can have the whole day playing and eating (sarap ng pesto sa italianis).

hk food trip

short blog from our quick weekend trip to hk where we treated ourselves to some happy shopping and eating. while the shopping was excellent, the food was what i was truly after, effortless eating where the dishes and snack stands found us, instead of us stressfully marking maps and trekking roads to seek out restaurants we'd read about on the internet. here is the quick glimpse of our weekend escapade:the hotel's free breakfast offerings were actually decent, with its sausages, eggs, and toast

malaysian and singaporean food courts are some of the best ones i've eaten at by far, but we found authentic red curry and roti canai near harbour city to stave off our hunger

white juicy peaches which they sell on the street like bananas...

roast goose and sticky rice in tofu skin at legendary yung kee, which we chanced upon and where we just happened to get a table after a half hour wait...

scallop and spinach dumplings, so well crafted that each bite never falls apart until safely nestled in your mouthstrawberry sorbet and stracciatella gelato at da dolce, perfectly sweetened and made fresh everyday...plunked into cups with a heavy hand amidst flavors like korean pomelo, ginger, banana hazelnut, and sottobosco.

next time i will blog more about this travel, just swamped with tons of workloads (siningit lang ang blogging):D