7th month pics...




Taken on April 21, 2009...
Just look at my nose....
Awww!!!!
Boboy thinks I'm the most beautiful woman in the world...
So, don't really care what other people think...
My husband sure has the best and the most clear vision in the entire universe!
Hahaha!




Seventh Month Crisis...

April 22, 2009...
I woke up with a renewed strength...
It was going to be a wonderful day...
We were scheduled to visit the clinic in the morning...
And then later, I would meet Chingky --- a good friend, to celebrate her birthday...
Then, Boboy arrived the night before and I didn't have to sleep through the night all by myself...
Yes, it was going to be a wonderful... beautiful day...
Or so I thought...

I was in high spirit when I entered the bathroom after taking a sumptuous breakfast...
And then, BUM!
My heart felt like it was going to burst in pain...
My body almost went numb...
There was blood stain in my undies...
It was brownish...
As I stared at that horrible sight, I felt myself die...
It cannot be...
Aleeza Erelah is going to be fine...
She was moving a few hours before I got out of bed...
Surely, she is doing well inside my tummy...

I wrapped my towel around me and called on Nanay...
And as I showed her what I saw, I couldn't stop the tears..
And all I could say was, "What is this?"...
As all horrible thoughts crossed my mind...
Nanay told me to stay calm... "Crying isn't gonna help", she said...
"Go to the clinic right away."

It was hard to talk to Boboy about what I saw...
But I had to...
He, at least, remain calm about it...
I guess that's just what men really are...
They could remain calm in the worst situation...
I felt thankful he didn't freak out...
Because if he did, I swear I could have died in paranoia...

When we arrived at the clinic, Ms. Joy wasn't around yet...
So I talked to her assistant, Hazel...
She checked out my BP, weight, and temperature...
Then she led me and Boboy to a room...
There she checked out Aleeza's heartbeat...
It was an agonizing moment as it took her sometime to locate our baby's heartbeat...
A thousand more horrible thoughts crossed my brain as she added more gel into the Doppler device...
And then there it was... the sound of Aleeza's heartbeat...
Steady... Strong...
I almost jump out of the bed with joy...
She had changed her position, that was why it took awhile for Hazel to find it...
It was such a relief...

After that, Boboy and I went to a nearby laboratory for a urinalysis...
Thirty minutes after, we were back at the clinic...
Ms. Joy was at her desk...
I told her about the blood stain as I presented my urinalysis test result...
She was such an easy to be with person that I felt at ease at once...
She told me she will have to recommend for an admission to a hospital and an ultrasound if my cervix are already open...
She led me to the room again and performed an IE...
My cervix was not dilated, she said... and there was no trace of blood in her gloved fingers...
Just to make it sure, she inserted a speculum (i think it sounded like that) and extracted a sample of fluid from my cervix...
There was no blood too...
She said the blood must be from my urinary tract, since my urinalysis showed a slight infection...
Her advice was for me to take antibiotics (CEFALEXIN) three times a day...for seven days...

There were still small streaks of blood stain in my undies this morning...
But there were none all throughout this day...

Thank you, God...
I could never live with myself if something had happened to our baby girl...
I love her soooo much...
I don't think I could ever live without her anymore...
Thank you, Lord Jesus for keeping little Aleeza Erelah safe and sound inside my tummy...
Please keep her safe always.
Amen.,

Gifts.... ;-)

ITEMS GIFT GIVER

1. Avent Feeding Bottles - Ninong Eljoie
2. Mommy's Electronic Breast Pump - Tito Bobet
3. White gold earrings - Ninong James and Ninang Bechay
4. 1 Dozen Reusable Cotton Diapers - Ashti Kaye
5. Toiletries - Granpa and Granny
6. Beautiful Dresses - Tita Sheila
7. Toys and socks - Tita April Ann and Kuya Andrei
8. Diaper Bag - Tita Nica
9. Some socks/bibs/lampin/mittens - Tita Nica
10. Bolster pillows & rubber mat - Tita Jinsel
11. Baby CD & Coloring Books - Daddy and Mommy


Gift receiving counter is still open....
Please contact my mommy and daddy....

love,

Aleeza Erelah ;-)

Seven Months... Two more 2 GO!


It's been some time since I last updated this blog...
A lot had happened since our last visit with Doc Juliet...
We are finally living with Granny and Granpa now...
It's such a great feeling to be home again...
After years of being away...independent and all...
Nothing beats parental care, so they say...

Aleeza Erelah is now seven months old...inside my tummy, that is.
She's so very malikot... and I love the way she feels inside me when she kicks and stretches...
But sometimes, it's quite agonizing to wake up in the middle of night to pee and then find it hard to sleep again because she's moving a lot already...
Then there's the discomfort of sleeping on my side....
Ahhh... How I miss the lying on my back position....
But those are the things I can live with...
If it means keeping Aleeza Erelah healthy and safe...

My first check up here in Gensan went well...
My friend Adrian recommended a birthing center with an unquestionable background...
So there we (boboy and i) went to check it out...
We liked it...
And so, Aleeza Erelah will be get her first glimpse of the world in there...
I'm really excited...and at the same time, anxious about everything...
But I try not to dwell on negative thoughts because that would mean not having faith in God...
I know that He will keep baby and me safe and sound...
AFter all, this is His angel I am having...


Well, I have to end here now.
Have to go home.
See you soon our beloved baby girl.
Everyone's waiting for you, already.
Mwah!



P.S.

Picture posted was taken during our sixth month... ;-)