and our baby's name is..

pipit star!!!!

hahaha. no, we aren't crazy - and we will not be giving that as his/her real name.

some random tips.

from the beginning of pregnancy, preggos around the world have always been continually told to keep their heads cool, or not get mad too much because it's bad for the baby. but what happens when you really want to burst at someone? now, i just thought about this last night. this is just an example because i'm not even mad at this person (okay, i am maaaad about this person - but that's a different thing.)

when mad at boyfriend (or anybody else) this is the best way to let your anger out in the least aggressive way. (creative too) ;)

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mummy mummy.

i'm showing off my pregnant face now because my pimples have cleared up na. damned these hormones!!! =)

baby moves for papap.

i've been talking about our little angel moving a lot on a previous post, and true, our lil angel has been moving inside my belly for 2 weeks already. the movements were usually random and sporadic at first (prior to that, i thought he/she was moving already - turned out it was stomach gas..ahhhk). but then, two days ago, baby's movements became more predictable - lil angel became more active at night when i lay down to sleep, and less active in the morning.

i've been telling cococ (aka papap) about the changes in baby's movement. he listens, his eyes gleaming with excitement when i tell him how funny it feels everytime. i don't know about all mothers (and fathers) out there, but feeling the baby move is just the nicest thing in the world. it is a comfort too, knowing that having a moving and active baby is a healthy baby. and i really wanted, wanted, wanted to share that feeling with him all through out the pregnancy. i just didn't know how because that wasn't possible at first because our lil angel's activities were too slow to be felt by anybody else.

then today, our lil angel moved really hard for papap (weeeee!! pak-paki ang baby namo!!!).

we were sitting down on the couch this afternoon, when i felt baby kick the right side of my belly. so i told cococ, "baby, put your hand over here." i took his hand and placed it on the left side of my tummy. just right when his hand touched my tummy, our baby kicked - real hard. :)

"did you feel that?" i asked.
"yes. i thought that was your stomach," he answered me.
"no, that was lil angel, moving for papap." :)

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the wishlist part 1 (bottles and feeding items)

an upcoming baby is always met with excitement. and being only four months away from my due date, i've researching and reading about what i'll need to buy like crazy.
aside from scouring the malls for baby items, i have also been looking at online merchant sites (moirahjing.multiply.com and babyuno.multiply.com - both are based in manila.) they sell goooood quality imported bottles for cheaper prices than those in the malls.
items like strollers, cribs, baby clothes are easy to find here. but being really particular with the feeding items/baby bottles i'd like to get for my baby (should be bpa free, tummy friendly, breastfeeding friendly, etc), the ones i really like are hardly available in cagayan de oro, aside from avent bottles.
here are some other nice bottles that i found (part of my wishlist - i must say), which are available online. (or in cebu/manila - probably). hope i may be of help to other moms-to-be:

these are 90z. PLAYTEX VENTAIRE REUSABLE BOTTLES. they have airvents that keep air out (less colic and gas for baby), they're naturally shaped, they promote feeding in upright positions and they're BPA free. a little more expensive than regular brands, but you'd be pretty sure about the quality. they're not available in cdo anymore, so i really don't know how much they sell in malls. but they're available at two online merchant sites that are based in manila (they do shipping). and they're priced around Php 750/775 per pack of three 90z bottles.


oh, i forgot to tell you - they look really good. then again, wait till you see it's hybrid.

the 90z. PLAYTEX VENTAIRE NATURAL SHAPE WIDE NECK BOTTLES actually work like the regular ones, but it's wider NaturalShape R Nipples are designed for easier switching from breast to bottle feeding. it's also wider around the neck, which makes it easier to grip.

and they look way, way better and sleeker, don't you think? they come around a little more expensive at Php 950/980 per pack of three 90z. bottles.

these 4oz. AVENT BREASTMILK STORAGE CONTAINERS are great for moms who want to continue feeding their babies with breast milk, but cannot be there all the time because they have to go to work (or school - in my case). these containers are actually your normal feeding bottles without the nipples (so you can actually just buy more feeding bottles and buy extra sealing discs). they come with the silicone sealing discs and screw rings, and are compatible with avent breast pumps, so you can pump milk directly into the bottle, store it and replace the sealing discs with nipples when ready to serve. that means not having to transfer milk from different containers (thus lessening the risk of contaminating the milk). they sell for around P900 for a pack of four.

but wait! i did my calculations! i figured out that if you added P520 (for four airflex teats), you'd already have 4 bottles that convert into storage containers. for the price of Php 1420 only. hahaha.
this is a 9oz NUBY STANDARD CONTOUR NON-DRIP BOTTLE, and they come in a multitude of colors. the nipples have teething nubs (those little bumps right there) that are really great for teething babies because they massage and stimulate the gums. it has an anti - colic air system and a non-drip nipple, and its vari-flo valve allows the baby to control the liquid flow rate.

and again, like most of the bottles i really like, this one looks really great too. this sells at Php 350 each.








finally, nice bottles available locally. i saw them at SM last week and the loooook really great. the contour is sleek, and it had two nipples require both suction and compression, just like breast feeding and baby controls the flow of milk. the outer nipple is really, really, really soft while the inner nipple keeps it from collapsing. It's the bottle most like breastfeeding.

wishlist to be continued.. (mga soon to be ninongs and ninangs - abangan. hehehe. peace.)

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she moves a lot.

now don't get misinterpretations about me using SHE to refer to the baby. we still don't know the baby's gender but i don't like refering to our little angel as IT. and it sounds tacky to keep on saying HE/SHE. so i use she. because i haaaaaveee a HUGE feeling that she's gonna be a girl. =) just have. but either way, boy or girl is fine as long as SHE's healthy. i'm getting mixed up with the pronouns here.

now back to the story. she moves quite a lot now. a couple of times daily. sweet.

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