Where the party’s at?
I have been quite busy these days. You see, im organizing this little surprise party for my hubby and my baby shower too. I must say i kinda feel strange to be suddenly taking a leap from a once not-so-fond-of-surprises to the queen of surprises. Maybe this is one positive of all the many positives of a happy married life. I am doing this not because i longed for the feel of a night-life but to make this as my habit of making my partner feel good atleast about us, together, sharing one common event not as singles looking for someone to hook up with but as a married couple enjoying every moment with friends.
One thing so special about being in touch with the world is that you see how much you mean to some or better yet to everybody. Seeing me sporting a huge belly before made me quite not so comfortable, but being with them all the time (friends) has made me realize that yeah! i’m one heck of a preggy woman. I have never been this excited, although i have to limit my physical activities, i am still thrilled by the thought that without my husband’s knowing, he’s gonna be caught off guard with this surprise i have for him. He doesn’t read my blogs often, and i wish he won’t read this before the celebration.
I just wish he would appreciate everything in his special day. Only if my baby inside understands what mommy’s doing, i am sure, she’ll be thrilled too. Happy Birthday Thomas Joseff Mari M. Roxas, you’re a year older and wiser now. 
Those of back pains and sleepless nights
Being on the family way is the most complete feeling any woman, be it in her early 20’s or late 30’s, could have. It’s not the usual trip or place one who’d have gone into. No amount of fainting, stress, fatigue or dizziness could replace this exhilirating stage of conceiving an unborn. i may complain frequently about back pains, since then on, i have been wearing 3-4 inches stillettos or school shoes for that matter. i guess, old folks are right.
Anyway, i do not mumble about being in pain most of the time, since i prepare myself to a more painful stage- that of labor and delivery. (Photo credits from: pregnancy.org)
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Constant visits to my Ob-gyne excites me. Along with the usual check-up, i get to see rayah in a 2d format or what is known as Ultrasound (by the way, there’s this 4d format now which costs around 4,500 wherein you get to see your unborn in a colored format and you can actually check who-has-who features approximately 90% accurate than the old-style, nonetheless, it entails a large amount of cash to be intouch with your unborn nowadays). What proves more important than the normal pre-natal visits is that it actually binds me and my husband to a not-so-usual experience of seeing an unborn and preparing for her arrival.
Seeing rayah’s heartbeat double as mine gives me an unexplained feeling. I have observed her turn from one side of my tummy to another for the past 7 months now and i must say, she is one hyper fetus. I have survived listening to beethoven, bach and mozart everyday to work while inside the car just to support a scientific claim that it indeed helps one’s baby become brilliant, smart, witty etc. Now, while posting this blog, rayah won’t stop kicking me. I can feel contractions in my stomach, medicine explains it as the Braxton-Hicks. It’s my Rayah saying "mommy, can we go home now?" (You see i have gone shopping for her things today and it took me 5 hours to finish everything, and yesterday we just bought her stroller with her dad for another 6 hours. wew! That’s the kind of exercise that i need though.)
Just as we were glued in the ultrasound monitor, Dr. Carmela Dy told us that its 100% 
baby girl and that she looked more like I am.
Rayah’s my mini-me. (oh well, not to mention unsolicited stares from my husband, since he have been wanting to have a baby boy). Overall, my weight and blood chemistry are normal. Rayah’s in breech position as of the latest ultrasound so it gives me an assurance of a possible normal delivery.
Overall, nothing can compensate for a wonderful feeling of going through pregnancy. I have never regret this feeling, not even once.
I felt very blessed since the day i knew about Rayah- our Svetlana Viktoria Cortez Roxas.
(photo credits: pregnancy.org)
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Constant visits to my Ob-gyne excites me. Along with the usual check-up, i get to see rayah in a 2d format or what is known as Ultrasound (by the way, there’s this 4d format now which costs around 4,500 wherein you get to see your unborn in a colored format and you can actually check who-has-who features approximately 90% accurate than the old-style, nonetheless, it entails a large amount of cash to be intouch with your unborn nowadays). What proves more important than the normal pre-natal visits is that it actually binds me and my husband to a not-so-usual experience of seeing an unborn and preparing for her arrival.
Seeing rayah’s heartbeat double as mine gives me an unexplained feeling. I have observed her turn from one side of my tummy to another for the past 7 months now and i must say, she is one hyper fetus. I have survived listening to beethoven, bach and mozart everyday to work while inside the car just to support a scientific claim that it indeed helps one’s baby become brilliant, smart, witty etc. Now, while posting this blog, rayah won’t stop kicking me. I can feel contractions in my stomach, medicine explains it as the Braxton-Hicks. It’s my Rayah saying "mommy, can we go home now?" (You see i have gone shopping for her things today and it took me 5 hours to finish everything, and yesterday we just bought her stroller with her dad for another 6 hours. wew! That’s the kind of exercise that i need though.)
Just as we were glued in the ultrasound monitor, Dr. Carmela Dy told us that its 100% baby girl and that she looked more like I am. Rayah’s my mini-me. (oh well, not to mention unsolicited stares from my husband, since he have been wanting to have a baby boy). Overall, my weight and blood chemistry are normal. Rayah’s in breech position as of the latest ultrasound so it gives me an assurance of a possible normal delivery.
Overall, nothing can compensate for a wonderful feeling of going through pregnancy. I have never regret this feeling, not even once. I felt very blessed since the day i knew about Rayah- our Svetlana Viktoria Cortez Roxas.
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It has been a long time since i started updating my blog, after all, i had been a recipient of life’s many blessings which kept me the busiest person alive. Probably, what made me not update this for a heck of 7 months was because of two things, to wit: 1. I was busy with law school and 2. I was on that phase of "settling down."
Singly, i thought of leaning more to that side of "settling down" since there isn’t too much to talk about LAW. I am decided to write about what has kept me happy and blessed since then until now. A lot of my close friends are witnesses to how love has grown between me and my-then-boyfriend-now, husband. They have told me that i have changed a lot and that my priorities were changed. I used to be so independent and got what i wanted since i work so hard for it. Night-outs and those which require all night partying were not my idea but i always look forward to a music gig, though i am not a music-person.
I admit i am in the present state of wanting the best for our marriage. Like being happy and contented whenever we are together. Not looking for faults but instead trying to reinforce positive comments to your partner. I can be stubborn at times since i insist to be argumentative. I can still be the OCDC type when buying but i am glad my husband understands me and accept the things that are kind of hard to let go. My husband makes me do things that will make me happy. He feels that i have to let go the conservative side in me, since most of my growing up years were spent in Bicol. These are but of the nicest things i am most glad of having TJ beside me. Literally, seeing him sleep and waking up all engrossed by him.
I love dressing up and he loves dressing me up too. I love to pig out and be merry and he insists on loving that too. I love to cuddle from sunrise to sunset and he is like that too. He tells me that i still look gorgeous even if i am on my last trimester. He still thinks i am going to be a good mommy since i can be a homebuddy and a working mom at the same time.
Looking forward, we anticipate for Svetlana Viktoria C. Roxas. In a few months time, I am like those who always strive to know what is best. I know my mother instinct will guide me through. Now that i am already a wife to my husband, i wish nothing but the very best for us. I am vigilant on the things that will weaken us and probably lead us to some point of experiencing a "rocky" relationship, but since both of us pray hard and do good to each other, we can beat the odds of what is commonly called as, married life.
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