BabyPlus: Day 58 / Baby moving

Before we went to bed tonight, we talk to our baby. He was so active and as look at Michelle's tummy, our baby keeps on moving and kicking. It is unstoppable. I even recorded it with my cellphone video. Few days left and we would be able to see baby's face thru 4d. Can't wait for it.

BabyPlus: Day 57

Today is the start of babyplus lesson 8. Michelle is so tired today she did not feel baby's movement much. We went home late because we have a meeting in the office. I was not able to fetch Michelle. It's fortunate that she was able to go home with his brother. She ate at their house and ate again when we got home. hehe

BabyPlus: Day 56 / Looking for yaya

Today is the last day of babyplus lesson 7. Nothing special happen today.

We are still looking for a yaya for our baby. It's getting closer and we still don't have a yaya. We are scared to get just any yaya for our baby. We wanted someone who would really take good care of our baby while we are in the office.

Birth Class : Week 1

Our first session of birth class starts today. Rome Kanapi is our instructor. We had our class at Ateneo University. The whole course have a total of 6 sessions.

Here are some of the notes I got from the lecture today:
Dr. Grantley Dick-Read
Pavlor
Dr. Leboyer
Dr. Bradley
Philippine Association for Childbirth Education (PACE)

We should not have fear in giving birth, because fear will lead to tension and tension will lead to pain. That is why we are being educated so that we will learn and be prepared on what's going to happen.

Here are some guidelines on what to do and what not to do:
- Breast pump is normally used after 1 month from giving birth. Using breast pump from birth of the baby is different when you let your baby suck milk from your breast.

- When giving birth for a first child, the labor time normally last for 12 months.

- Average size of baby for an easy delivery is 5lbs to 6lbs.

- Too much Pineapple, Mango and Watermelon is not good because it contains many sugar.

- Too much Banana without exercise will become carbohydrates.

- Sardines and dilis gives good calcium.

- Don't assist wife when she tries to get up from the bed.

- Indian sit is best when sited.

- Feet should be balanced when standing up.

- Woman should be the one to pick up things on the floor. This is a form of exercise.

- Man should only assist when trying to reach something high.

- When taking a bathe, do not soap the breast. For it will wash away the nutrients.

- Kegel exercise is good - to strengthen the pelvic floor. 10 to 15 times a day.

Episiotomy - Cutting the part between the vagina and anus.

Thins to do this week:
1. Relaxation exercises
2. Stretching
3. List down food intake

BabyPlus: Day 55

Baby's movent are becoming stronger and stronger. When i got home this afternoon. I felt my baby's movement inside Michelle's tummy. It was round and hard. I think it's his butt or his head. Few days left and I would be able to see baby with 4d =)

BabyPlus: Day 54 / Waiting for babyplus

Today we woke up a bit late because we won't be going to church. We are going to attend a Lamaze class at Ateneo. The class will start at 9. Michelle was not able to play babyplus at 10am today because we are in the class. At 11:00am, baby keeps on kicking very hard. He seems to be looking for the babyplus. Our class ends at 12:00 noon and Michelle was able to play babyplus at around 1pm. During that time baby becomes still and stop kicking. I think baby really can recognize the time for babyplus that is why he is looking for it.

BabyPlus: Day 53 / Sleep Late

We slept late today because we went to the bncxe eb at trinoma lamesa grill. Michelle went there with me. My high school friends are also there at trinoma so we went to timezone. It was a very tyring day since we have went home at 11:30 already. Hopefully we won't get sleepy tomorrow for our lamaze class.

BabyPlus: Day 52

Nothing special happened today. =)

BabyPlus: Day 51

Just another ordinary day for baby plus today.

Michelle ate McDonald's Big Mac tonight before going to sleep. Here is a picture of the of Michelle eating. hehe

BabyPlus: Day 50 / Nose Bleed

Today is the second day of babyplus lesson 7. Baby keeps on moving to the left of Michelle. He keeps on pushing Michelle's side which is painful.

Michelle had nose bleed today while she is at the office. She felt blood is going to drip from her nose. She tried puting a tissue and there are lots of blood inside. Tonight, I let her lied down the bed and put a wet towel on her forehead.

BabyPlus: Day 49

Start of babyplus lesson 7. Michelle's tummy is getting heavier. Baby is becoming more active and he seems to be awake the whole afternoon til evening. Michelle is going 7 months in 2 days time. We're almost there. Baby is about to come out.

Do I deserve all these

My baby will be coming in 2 months time. Everybody is excited and preparing. For the past 7 months I've been taking care of Michelle, I gave her all the things she needs, I gave her all my time, my love and my care. As much as possible I gave her the best in everything. Because I wanted her to be happy and our upcoming baby to be healthy. Life has been going very well for both of us. I have made so many sacrifices for her. I get along with her family - as she wanted. And she does the same to me.

Now she is about to gave birth to our first child, as a father, I would like to take care of my baby. I would like to experience the things that I haven't experienced before. I want to be responsible and to learn. - I guess all these won't happen anymore. My heart right now is full of anger and hate. It's all because of Michelle's mom. I love my wife so much. I'm not mad at her. But her mom is trying to ruin our relationship by "pakikialam" in the things we do. I know she would like to take good care of her daughter and grandson, but he did not respect my feelings. I like to take care of my child as much as she would like to take care of her daughter. I hope she will respect me and stop bugging us. If Michelle would really be staying in their house after giving birth, I would not visit her. I would rather take the pain inside rather that accept what her mom wanted to happen. I always give in to what they want, and I never complain. I don't want to have any reason to hate her. But what can I do? Now, do I really deserve all these??

BabyPlus: Day 48 / Baby things

Baby's movement is very strong lately. He seems to be tireless. With or without playing babyplus. Today is the last day of lesson 6. 10 more lessons to go. I wonder how my baby is learning.

Tonight, after dinner my dad told me to go up and check if we want the old baby shirts and things. There are lots of shirts there that looks very new. Actually they are unused. We selected almost 90% of the things. At least now we can save more for our baby because we don't need to buy these stuffs. We also got 2 bath tubs, carrier, bottle warmer, crib bumpers and a lot more.

BabyPlus: Day 47 / Where to stay after giving birth

This was a sad day for me. Because Michelle confronted me saying that she likes to stay in their house after giving birth. I know we have discussed this for so many times already and she agreed to stay in our house for her recovery. I think its her mom who wants her to stay in their house. She's confused, so do I. I want to experience being a father. I want to bath my baby, prepare milk for him during the night, watch him while he sleeps and take photos of his special moments. I guess I won't be able to experience all these. I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! If she stays there, I won't be visiting her. I'll just wait for my baby to come home. I'll surely miss my baby.

BabyPlus update:
Baby is very active lately. He keeps on moving the whole day. And Michelle did feel a lot of strong kicks and movement.

BabyPlus: Day 46

Baby is very restless. Michelle said that baby is moving the whole after noon til night. She said "siksik sya ng siksik sa left side ko". I don't know what he is doing but hopefully when he comes out, he won't be "malikot". hehe

I bought a camera today. Canon 450d. I would need to practice more so that when baby comes out, I can take a good pictures of him.

BabyPlus: Day 45

Just an ordinary day for babyplus. Nothing to write today.

BabyPlus: Day 44

Baby is not moving today until Michelle played babyplus. Baby seems to be at head down now. (Hopefully) because Michelle felt our baby try to push her lower part. Later tonight we tried talking to baby again and baby moved again while we talk to him.

BabyPlus: Day 43 / 2nd ultrasound video

We are 7 months married today. Happy Anniversary bee! :)

Today when Michelle played babyplus, baby keeps moving on the place where the babyplus is on. We are imagining baby to be a very cute and active little boy.

We had our 2nd ultrasound converted to digital format by my cousin aton. Since its a 2D ultrasound, I edited the video - put some music and a title page.

Here is the video

BabyPlus: Day 42 / Baby is dancing

Before we went to sleep, while Michelle is lying down on our bed. We talked to our baby with a baby music background. Our baby keeps on moving in a wave like movement. When we stop saying a word, he stops moving also. It's seems like he is dancing with the music while playing with us. It was such a nice experience.

6th Month

Michelle have finished her 2nd trimester. Luckily her 2nd trimester was a breeze. Not much sickness and back aches. Though, one thing we noticed is that her tummy seems to be very small. If you don't know her, you won't know that she is pregnant. Here's a picture of her tummy






3rd trimester here we come!!!!!

BabyPlus: Day 41 / Lesson 6

Today is the first day of lesson 6. No new movements from baby. Michelle is so tired yesterday and she felt very sleepy today. It seems that if Michelle is tired, the following day, she don't feel much movement from baby.

BabyPlus: Day 40 / Small Tummy

Today it is the first time that Michelle wore a straight dress - a pregnancy dress. Michelle never wore a dress in her whole life. Her tummy is too small for a 26 weeks old pregnant woman. We thought that her pants might be to tight that is why her tummy is not growing. She also start wearing pregnancy shirts. Hopefully her tummy will grow because I'm concerned about the condition of our baby inside her.

Today is the last day of babyplus lesson 5. We tried playing the babyplus at the lower part of Michelle's tummy so that the baby will move to a head down position.

BabyPlus: Day 39 / Frank breech

We had our monthly checkup for today. The doctor was amazed because Michelle was able to maintain a good weight. She gained only 5 pounds. According to dra. Letty Chua, normally at this stage, pregnant women will gain more pounds at this stage. Heart beat of baby is normal. Blood pressure is 110/70. But the size of her tummy is too small. Dra. Letty Chua is afraid that the baby is too small. She told us to have an ultrasound.

We had an ultrasound again today at San Juan. I was able to see my baby but he is sleeping just like the first ultrasound. The result was normal. But baby's position was changed to Frank Breech instead of Vertex. I hope baby will change his position to head-down as the days goes by.

BabyPlus: Day 38 / Feeling baby the whole night

Just anong ordinary day for babyplus.

Tonight, baby is very active. I was able to feel him the whole night. He keeps on moving, kicking and punching. It was such a nice feeling because baby is active. Few more months left and I can play with him already.

BabyPlus: Day 37 / Looking for a name

Baby is very active today. The whole afternoon, baby keeps on moving. Michelle is experiencing back ache because of the sudden growth of her tummy. It is already obvious that she is pregnant. Atlast! after 6 months and 2 weeks.

While playing babyplus tonight, baby is also keeps on kicking. Also tonight, we are looking for a name that starts with the letter M. We've been searching a lot on the internet but we can't find a nice name.

BabyPlus: Day 36 / Heavy Tummy

Michelle has been complaining a lot with her heavy tummy. She is really having a hard time even when she is laid down on the bed. Tonight when we are about to sleep, she suddnely

BabyPlus: Day 35 / Sleepy Day

Michelle was so sleepy today when she woke up. She feels that her tummy is so heavy. I think its really getting bigger now. BabyPlus was played normally and on time. This lunch, when she is taking a nap, our baby keeps moving very strong and wake her up.

Tonight while Michelle is playing babyplus she fell asleep. She did not watch T.V. anymore. I just let her sleep and finish babyplus before I went to bed.

BabyPlus: Day 34 / Preterm Labor

Last night I got scared. Because Michelle felt so much pain in her tummy. The pains keeps coming back between every 3 to 5 minutes. I thought she will be having a preterm labor. She is just in her 6 months. I was not able to sleep last night. I was waiting for the pain to disappear. It's a good thing the pain stopped at sometime after 12 midnight.

This morning when she woke up, she did not feel any pain anymore. I was really relieved to know that. Baby seems to be normal today with some minor movements. Hopefully what Michelle felt yesterday wont happen again.

BabyPlus: Day 33 / Sleepy day

Start of lesson 5 today. Michelle is very sleepy today. After we got home from church, she slept the whole morning. Our baby is getting heavier causing Michelle to get tired easily. At least she don't experiences cramps anymore at midnight. I think massaging her before we sleep is very effective.

BabyPlus: Day 32

Last day of lesson 4 for babyplus. Baby has been responding with babyplus very well. Like tonight, Michelle was not able to play babyplus on time because we went to Trinoma. Baby is very restless and it seems like he is looking for the babyplus sound. Tomorrow will be the start of lesson 5. I wonder hows baby's pre natal education going.

I'm getting a DSLR

Yes! I'm getting myself a DSLR. Michelle finally agreed that we buy a Canon 450d. She wants me to happy and be able to fulfill my dreams. I very happy and excited. I would be able to take good shots of my baby as soon as he comes out. Need to practice using it before my baby comes out. Now, I would need to sell my Canon s3is so that I can purchase the 450d. I can't wait to have my first DSLR. Thanks bee! I love you so much ! :)

BabyPlus: Day 31 / Cramps

Early this morning Michelle cried out with pain again. At around 4:15am I woke up because she had cramps again, but this time it's on her left leg. I massage her leg until the pain fades away.

Our baby continues to be very active while she plays babyplus. But Michelle is starting to feel the pain at her back and starts feeling a heavy tummy. Before she sleep tonight, I massage her legs and push her feet to stretch the muscles. Hoping that she won't feel any cramps while she sleeps tonight.

BabyPlus: Day 30 / Cramps

Early in the morning at around 4:00am Michelle cries with pain. She felt cramps on her right leg. As was deeply asleep that time, but when I heard her shout, i woke up immediately. I thought she felt something wrong with her tummy. Know that she is having cramps, I massage her leg until the pain disappeared. This is the first time that Michelle felt cramps for her entire pregnancy.

Today our baby is very active. He keeps on moving the whole day. We played babyplus late today at around 10:40pm. Because we are so busy with other things. When we are about to sleep, baby still keeps on moving and it seems like he doesn't want to sleep.

BabyPlus: Day 29

Just another ordinary day for baby. Tonight I was able to feel my baby's movement again. After using babyplus, I tried talking to my baby, and he moved. I was so happy to feel his movement again. Michelle's tummy is getting bigger now. And her pregnancy is becoming more obvious.

BabyPlus: Day 28

Just an ordinary day for baby plus. Baby is really moving a lot when it's about time for babyplus. It's less than 2 months left before we see our baby.

Broken Dreams

We had a serious talk last night before going to sleep. This is about the camera that I want to buy. I know we are currently saving up for the baby. But i believe I have extra money to spend to pursue my hobby and my dreams. I would really want to have a dslr camera. Unfortunately Michelle doesn't want to let my buy one. She is afraid that we might get short with our expenses for our baby's needs. I definitely understood her fears. And I don't want that to happen. For now I guess I would need to let go of my dreams.

Photography is my passion, my hobby. I really love talking photos. I have a canon s3is since June 2006. From there, I've learned a lot. I believe my current camera's capability is not enough anymore. I can only do so much. And I would like to explore more with photography. Specially now our baby is about to come, I would like to take beautiful photos of him using a nice camera. Baby will only be born once, he could never go back to his childhood stage, his first cry, first laugh, first smile, first step, first teeth, first haircut, first crawl... All these moments I want to capture nicely. But I guess for now it would just be a dream. - A dream that might never come true.