long flight

my mom is finally here after so loooooooooooooong...of a wait. thank goodness... she got here this weekend. not so good things happened thou. she had a long wait from her port of entry, there was a delay in immigration, then missed her flight because of a short lay-over time which is kinda expected. she re-book for the next flight which is like 8 hours wait. then when she got here, one of her luggage was missing. she saw then both at the customs. we are not worried 'bout the other contents but my poor mom had all her beautiful jewelry in her luggage which of course is not covered by airlines insurance. her luggage had no lock, no name or address outside and inside (don't know why, but she travelled so many times in other countries) and airline cannot track the damn luggage. she is so depress at this point and my dad don't know it yet. well, as what my husband says..."lahat ng bagay na nawala, may kapalit'. i'm just hoping that they could still track that luggage.

motherhood

having this new boss in the house is'nt easy at all. i'd say boss since "new parenthood requires just as much adjustment as a new job". expect to be tired at the end of the day. i sleep lightly i think, since just tiny sounds of my angel wakes me us so easy. life is not the same for me anymore. this time, it's hard to go out and spend time window shopping. it takes 30 minutes to pack stuff and get my angel ready for a 5 minute drive to the grocery. can't spend all day with my pals, can't take a shower whenever i want to or spend relaxing tub bath as long as i want. everybody says baby eats every 3 hours, what they don't tell you is that it takes another hour to burp them, change their diaper and put them down. cant's even take care of my self, can't cook any good food, i forget taking my vitamins, can't work-out, cant' pluck my eyebrows. hey,but i sure can't imagine not having him in my life. it's the complete and most intense love i have ever felt. his smile after taking a nap makes me fall in love over and over.

having so much fun taking care of my bundle of joy. everybody asking how's our sleeping pattern. i say, it's fine! just can't imagine when i go back to work how can i manage. speaking of work, my boss already calling and asking when i'm available. hmmm. still having fun, i'm domesticated...nice being hosewife...hehe!
i lost 20 lbs already and i need 10 more to get back to my normal weight, but i'm hoping to lose more than that. my mom would help me lose weight when she gets here.

making room for my little one...
one of the most wonderful experience in my lifetime. my little angel could'nt wait for his due date and came out 2 weeks early.
in the morning of jan 28, my labor pains started strong and fast. i gave birth in the afternoon to an amazingly good-looking baby boy. my labor experience was unpleasant with scary possible complications. my blood-pressure was sky-high, episiotomy is small but painful and throbbing, pelvic area is very uncomfortable, breast is heavy-full and feels feverish, my nipples are sore from breast-feeding. but why am i the happiest person in the world, when i look at his tiny little cute face, i'm so in-love with this little guy... been waiting for him my whole life...

please welcome the new member of our family...




name arend marcus
weight 6 lbs 1 oz
height 18.5 inches
born january 28

do i look like...mama or papa?