baby diaries: your morning smile

I love it baby that the first thing you do when you open your eyes in the morning is to tilt your head a bit to look me in the eye and then give me a big, sweet smile.

I am blessed enough already that you sleep through the night when you were yet six weeks old. I am blessed enough already that it’s very rare for you to wake up in the morning crying. But to have you wake up in a good mood, looking for me and bestowing upon me that very angelic smile, God indeed is very good.

Love you, Moirraine anak. Grow up well, my pretty.

baby diaries: conversations

I love our conversations anak. When you gurgle some and then flash me a wide smile that extends to your eyes – Oh, how my heart melts. I hope you’ll flash the same to Daddy, soon. I’m sure he’ll cry with happiness.

I especially love it when we have our conversations with you in my arms. But you lying on your bed is no less heart-melting.

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Grow well and healthy our dear Yui.

Baby diaries: a family visit and our 4d experience

Hi Baby! We had our checkup again yesterday, a bit more thorough than the last couple of visits had been and longer time with the ultrasound machine since your measurements had to be taken, after a month when it was taken last. Yes, we have more photos of you this time and also quite a number with you captured on 4d! There’s no doubt this time, after the 4d; you’re definitely a girl. 🙂

But it was pretty interesting because the moment the nurse changed from 2d to 4d, it was at that time that you started crying. Haha. So your face was all contorted and such. But thankfully after a while, you settled down and went back to a peaceful slumber so you got quite a lot of decent photos as well. Your Ojichan and Aunt Mayumi (yes they’re here to visit dad and mom and you!) saw your photo already and I can’t wait to show it to your Obachan and Mama and Papa and Uncles.

Ob said your measurements are fine (thankful!), and not big at all like what everyone has been expecting. But Mommy has put on so much weight and fat than is necessary (the nurse had to push on my tummy at some point during the ultrasound because my “layers” we’re too thick. Ouch) hence Ob strictly told me to lower my calorie intake. And I guess I have to follow him and learn to curb my cravings because last Thursday and Friday, the terrible pain that strikes me whenever I stand up from sitting down/lying in bed was really too much. So, no more ice cream (your dad seem to be also craving for this quite a lot recently) and cake for us for the next two months.

And as I said, your Ojichan and Aunt are here! We’ll pick them up in their hotel later this morning for a bit of sightseeing. Ojichan advised though that it’s best to buy your stuff now while it’s still not so hot and I’m smaller and your Aunt also want to go see baby stuff in malls so we’d probably go shopping around for your goods.

Ja, have to prepare now baby lest we’ll be late for the meet up. 🙂

baby diaries: 1st OB visit for June and 1st trip to Akachan Honpo

Hi Baby. Your Obachan visited us during the weekend and very thoughtfully first went to the Ward office last Friday to inquire further of the benefits and help the government now offers to pregnant moms.

Of course we all went together to the maternity clinic the following day. It was nice that your Obachan can also see you directly from the monitor. And oh did we see you! Your daddy was so happy. Because it seems his wishes about you are coming true: you’re a girl (!) and you have such prominent eyes! It’s really big baby. And, it seems his other wish, that you take after me, is also coming true – you look like me baby. But I’m hoping it’s still too early to say. I’m still hoping though you’d look like your dad, girl version. 🙂

Mommy have to take iron supplement from now though. No wonder recently, mommy gets tired easily and on two occasions almost fainted. But everything’s fine now. The important thing is you’re healthy. I’m sorry I took too much Vitamin C last Thursday and Friday. I was afraid I’d get the virus that seems to be circulating last week in the office. And up until that time, i haven’t read yet of the negative impact it will have on you. Thankfully, I read about limiting Vitamin C friday night so it was so timely to ask the doctor the following day. True enough, mega doses of Vit C is not allowed. We hope you’re ok baby.

After the OB visit, we went to Lalaport to seriously window shop for baby stuff on several baby shops there although of course the main intent was Akachan Honpo.

Supposedly, it was just window shopping at first. But, well, your excited Mom and Dad just weren’t able to control ourselves from purchasing needed stuff. Thankfully your Obachan was there to stop us from buying what shouldn’t be bought yet at the moment haha.

Still though, we weren’t able to stop your very excited Daddy from purchasing these (expensive) gadgets:

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The one on the left is a stethoscope, so that we can hear you move around, and hope to hear your heartbeat as well. See the ribbon on the cover? It says the Emperor’s family also use this gadget for their babies. As your Obachan has pointed out, you’re also the princess in the noble house of Yuasa. 🙂

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The one on the left is a prega-phone, which we can supposedly use to wholly transmit our voice to you. Here’s your dad assembling his gadget.

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Your dad looks so cute as he talks to you with it. I sang to you earlier using it and oh how strongly you kicked! I just hope you liked my singing because it seems that you kick a lot when my lying position in bed is not good haha.

Found the perfect stroller for you! We still didn’t buy it yet though.

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Look at how part of the flap can be raised during sunny days. Isn’t the design just pretty?

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We finally found the red version of the baby carrier I’ve been seeing around. You’d look even cuter with red. 🙂

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Would you like this crib?

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This cutie Pooh bear futon would probably be very comfortable.

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And since we can’t put up a hammock in our house (all your uncles and your mom as well and your cousins besides grew up in a hammock), we have to buy you a rocker.

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These are nice to have but we saw in a magazine that we can rent these out. I’m sure you wouldn’t mind if we just rent these and not buy.

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All these, we didn’t buy yet Baby. But we did buy you new inner wear and a wrap! Aren’t they cute? 😀

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And oh, since we’d probably be in Akachan Honpo a lot for your stuff, we applied for membership. They gave us this starter set.

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With lots of freebies! 🙂

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So excited for you Baby. 🙂

baby diaries: just gas?

Is that you I feel moving baby or is it just gas? 😀 I know you’re kicking up a storm in there but that I wasn’t supposed to feel your movements yet up till 18 weeks or so, especially since you’re our first one. But there certainly are times that I think it’s you I feel moving and not just gas. It’s a different feeling, like some wavy motion; smooth. We look forward to the day though that we could feel strongly the kicks we saw you did yesterday. Those kicks (and your heartbeats) made your dad speechless who saw you in the monitor for the first time haha.

I hope you take your looks after your dad. Although your dad wishes you look like me!

But at the moment, I so wish you don’t inherit the same allergy I have. Mommy now is feeling terrible from all the sneezing and the teary eyes. I hope you don’t get this.

Sleep well, grow well and keep on kicking and somersaulting baby. 🙂

Baby Diaries: Sleeping with you

I was in the middle of trying to look for loopholes on my P&ID that the HAZOP team might ask me about tomorrow when I suddenly thought that nowadays, my favorite time of the day is curling in bed like a babe. Then i realized it was because it felt like I was sleeping with you. And with that realization came the tears on my eyes because of the tenderness of the moment, us sleeping together. And in a flash, I thought I got an inkling on what a mother’s love is; that burning feeling of warmth and pure happiness that i felt inside when I thought about us sleeping together. Baby, grow healthy ok. Mommy and Daddy loves you so much.

But we have to apologize…we took the wrong route this morning, or rather we took our usual route to office in the morning in that we fell – hard – on the stairs. =(

We’re really sorry for that baby. I was wondering if you heard me crying out your name as our butts continually hit the steps. Was wondering if you heard my prayer that you stay with me and that you weren’t harmed by the fall. Sorry baby; next time, Mom and Dad will try to be really careful. We love you.