sorry i haven't been good at blogging about my pregnancy. there aren't many good things to say - so sad! - so i try not to vent here too much. the pelvic pain is much worse now and there are days when i can't walk. i have to take pepcid daily because of the heartburn - sometimes it wakes me up at night chocking me! :( saw dr. brown a couple of weeks ago. she said the baby's heartbeat sounds normal. i have to treat my 2nd pregnancy differently because 2nd babies come faster. if my water breaks or when my contractions are 5-6 min apart, i have to head to the hospital. during rush hour, i may have to start heading there when they are 7-8 min apart. i'm a little stressed about what to do with maki... we need a plan! think my mom may stay with us starting at 37 weeks. she doesn't know maki's routine so hopefully i have at least a few days with her until baby #2 arrives. my next appt is on the 3rd of january and we finally get another ultrasound. can't wait to see the baby again and hopefully he isn't' breech!
last friday the 13th, maki threw up several times and got diarrhea. it was so gross. think cottage cheese. blech! we had so many plans on saturday (baptism, orquiza holiday party and i was going to join mik at his crossfit party) but couldn't go to any of them (well, mik still went to the crossfit party by himself). a couple of days later at around 4am, i started vomiting. not the pretty kind. the heaving kind that looks and sounds like i am possessed. my vomit incidents were def worse than maki's but my diarrhea was not as bad. prob because i'm pregnant and prone to constipation as it is. i missed out on paul's parents' 40th anniversary surprise lunch. i was confined to the bed or bathroom. it was horrible! and i had food poisoning only a couple of weeks ago...
on a positive note, i accepted a job offer with my current company last week. they offered me what i asked for -- a permanent position with benefits working M-Th only. been wanting a 3-day weekend so i can spend more time with my family. i can't believe i finally got it esp with my line of work. also for them to make the offer right before maternity leave... i truly feel very lucky. it doesn't pay as much as full-time (but if i break it down by hourly, my rate is better) but more time with the family is priceless. it scares me a little thinking of being home with the 2 kids but i'm sure i'll have challenges and great moments. my company shuts down for the holidays and today is my first day off. i had so many things to do but ended up mainly washing all the baby's clothes and some gift wrapping. i still have a couple of loads to do. for my 1st day off, i'm exhausted. this is tiring than being at work!
another great news - maki got accepted to our top choice preschool! he starts the summer program on june 24th. it's full time M-F 8am-5pm. i knew he would get in because i really connected with mary, the director at fountain day school, during the play date. i gave her recommendations to her first trip to new york and she ended up sending me a postcard from there. we have our family assessment at st. james school on january 8th so we are canceling that. we already had to pay the non-refundable new student fee by dec 20th. i was a little torn between the two schools but we are going with our gut feeling and both mik and i LOVED fountain day school when we visited it on separate occassions. it has more of a family, nurturing feeling about it and the kids looked so happy to be there. plus lunch and snacks are catered by whole foods and there's an awesome swim program (they swim 3x per week in the summer!). st. james is a great school too but it just seems more academic and at his age, i would prefer him to learn play-based as much as possible. that's why i didn't choose montessori for him because when i toured several of them, the kids looked like little worker bees doing independent activities. it may work for some kids, but i think maki's personality would thrive more in a traditional play-based environment. thinking ahead to june makes me want to cry... my baby is all growns up. i look forward to our fridays starting in january.
here are some pics of my little man:
"yipee ky yay, mother and father!"
"i'm really concerned for that little guy nemo. i hope they find him."
a power nap inside a restaurant is a must when trying to hang with the big kids
playground meetup with adriana
bookstore QT with ninang and the cuzzos
some movies really do imitate life
xmas is here at the americana, where we watched the tree lighting
playing with dinosaurs at kidspace museum
inside an ant cave with papa
"exercise and health are very important which is why i try to squeeze some laps into my nightly routine"
pasadena pumpkin patch
maki's pumpkin is super tiny
loved going down the big slide
first pony ride
yikes, better wash your hands after that!
with his partner in crime
"i no longer like to bend down while playing cars so i invented an upright alternative"
with his post-santa-claus-picture treat
bubblemania with maelle at giggles n hugs
this boy loves his snacks - no doubt about it!
helping mama and papa wrap presents
papa says to speak softly but carry a big stick (mama says put that stick down)!
just the opposite - our baby love is priceless
napping with papa
their ideal meal - chips, crackers, cheese, cookies
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