Spreading the Love

Mommy Mel of Adrienne Dannielle blog gave me this award. Mommy Mel is also an expectant mom like me, and Adrienne Dannielle is the name of her baby #2. Ever since I come across her blogs, I find myself keep coming back to read her updates and leave comments from time to time. So, to you Mommy Mel, thanks a bunch for this award!

Rules:
1. Copy the badge and put it on your blog.
2. Link back the person who passed you this award.
3. Spread the love to at least 10 or more blogger.

Let me start spreading this love award to others. So, to those who are on my blog lists, feel free to grab it because I'm passing it to you guys. You all deserve some lovin'.

A simple smile and love could brighten one's day ! Indeed!

God is Good

In spite of the many times that I neglect to thank God for all His blessings, He never ceases to amaze me how Good He is. Yes, God is good! And once more, He has shown it to me. I've been feeling a little depressed lately, but just like what my friend said, I should not be crying over spilled milk, but instead do something more productive to divert my attention. And indeed, it's happening.

I've been doing more work than usual lately, and yes, blessings keep coming in! My ultrasound result the other day was okay, the kids are okay, and I am okay, so to speak. And just a while ago, an angel was sent to me by the name of Jon. I'm on a trial period beginning today, and hopefully will become a regular member in five days time. My friend and colleague, Maidz, will give me the orientation about the whole process in a while. (By the way, she's the one who introduced me to him by sending my blog link. Thanks a lot for the kind endorsement, Maidz! Treat will come later, once I become a regular :D)

I'm really excited about this new opportunity. It shows, I even blogged about it! *wink* And really, I thank God for the blessings. God is really good!

Image credit: www.oneyearbibleblog.com

Placenta Previa Partialis and Transverse Baby

As promised, here is my update regarding my pelvic ultrasound yesterday.

Placenta Previa Partialis

I've mentioned here almost two months ago that I am experiencing a pregnancy complication called placenta previa totalis. It is a high-risk complication which can endanger me and my baby. Good thing, yesterday the result showed that I'm no longer experiencing one. But, I'm not yet worry-free as I'm still experiencing placenta previa, but this time it's partialis.

Now, what is Placenta Previa Partialis? It is a pregnancy complication where in the placenta partly covers the cervix, slightly blocking the way where the baby will pass during a normal delivery. Although it is possible now for me to deliver the baby normally, I'm still hoping that the placenta will completely go out of the way since I'm just 24 weeks pregnant.

Here is an image showing a partial placenta previa, low-lying placenta, and placenta previa totalis. See the difference.

Transverse Baby

Now, for my next update. From breech position, now baby is on a trasverse lie, which means that the baby has "his" head to one of my sides and the bottom across my abdomen and other side. Should I say this is also good news? Not really because a baby who is lying sideways cannot be born vaginally. So, that means I'm still at risk of delivering the baby via Cesarean section, which I don't really want to experience. But according to the sonologist, the baby can still change position to cephalic presentation (head down) until the 36th week. Here is an image of a transverse baby.

Now, I'm really hoping that the placenta and my baby will still move by the time my due date comes. I really don't want to go through CS delivery. Aside from being expensive, it's recovery is also slower than the normal one.

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Thank You

In as much as I want to share to you how my pelvic ultrasound went this afternoon, my body and my eyes just don't want to cooperate. I already feel so exhausted when I got home tonight, and I guess I have to get that much needed rest as soon as possible. Tomorrow, I'll be up at 4AM again to prepare for work, and travel almost 2hours just to be at the office by 7AM. I have deadlines to meet as well, so I better reserve my energy for tomorrow.

But as quick update, I'm doing ok now. The bleeding is now back to dark brown, like a discharge. But before I go to bed, allow me to say Thank You to those who left their comments in my Bleeding Again post. Even if you don't know me personally, you've shown your concern to a struggling preggy mom here. Please accept my sincerest gratitude. From the bottom of my heart, I say:

Good night everyone! Until tomorrow :)

Dog Shampoo for Enya

I've mentioned about Enya here before, right? She’s the cute little doggie of our neighbor that scratches and sheds a lot. Although she’s nice to hold, sometimes you will think twice about doing so because she doesn’t smell very good. So, what she really needs is this dog shampoo from Dinovite.

With Dinovite dog shampoo, Enya will smell fresher and look more adorable for a longer period. And if she keeps scratching before, this time it won’t be since this dog shampoo is a natural flea deterrent and it is proven to work well on sensitive skin. Plus, it does not contain harsh chemicals, perfumes, or even fillers, so Enya is guaranteed of a healthier dog skin all throughout.

Oh, I’m so excited to see the new Enya! I’d better ask my neighbor if she already ordered the dog shampoo from Dinovite. From what I’ve seen in their site, there are four exciting blends to choose from. These are unscented, lavender, essential oil blend, and peppermint/tea tree. Hmmm. I wonder what will suit Enya best. Maybe it’s the peppermint one since it has ingredients proven to soothe and heal. So the next time I see her, she won’t be scratching here and there.

Way to go Enya!

Bleeding Again

When I went inside the CR this afternoon, I had another shock of my life. I am bleeding once again, but if before I went straight to the doctor, this time I chose to stay home and wait for tomorrow to come. Maybe, the reason why it happened again is because of the too much stress that I'm getting lately, not only the disappointments from the office but also here at home.

I'm too scared to know the reason why I'm bleeding again today that's why I put off my supposedly scheduled ultrasound this afternoon. I'm not yet ready to hear the words from my OB that I'm not yet placenta-previa-totalis free. I wanted to take care of this baby as much as possible, but some people just don't want to make this pregnancy easier for me. I'm getting tired really, and 16weeks of waiting before my due date comes is like waiting for forever. I want to get over with this pregnancy soon. If my complication persists, then God be with me if what's His will. I just pray that I'll deliver the baby safely because "he" deserves to live. As for myself, I already made sure that all my insurances are ready in case something bad happens.

This another episode of bleeding is scaring me, but I'm taking it as it is. If the ultrasound tomorrow shows a really bad result, then I'll just have to deal with it.

Working My Ass Off for WHAT?

Ever since I've been in this financial mess, I've been working my ass off day and night just to get out of it and bring everything back to normal. A full-time employee, a freelancer on the side, a mom after the 8-hour job, and a preggy one who's on her 24th week. I'm feeling very tired working my ass off, for WHAT? Just to find out something which almost tear my heart into pieces a while ago. Betrayal! Lies!

I don't want to give up, but sometimes when I think that for three years now, I get the same betrayal, I ask myself, "Is it really worth holding on?" It's always about the same "TRUST" issue that we have, and it's so da*n tiring. How I wish I'm that naive and insensitive, how I wish I'm not as smart as I am so I won't find out about this betrayal. Can I just be one dumb person? Maybe that way, life won't be too complicated for me.

I'm really tired working my ass off, for WHAT? For nothing in the end? For losing? For not being treated right? I just want a quiet family life, that's all. But why this betrayal? Why this?

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Remembering Michael Jackson

It's been a week since Michael Jackson's death, but I still keep seeing more tributes for him via the TV and Internet. Since last week, I tried to avoid watching news about his death, much more to go over YouTube and watch his MTVs. Not because I'm not interested, but because at one point in my life, I became his fan and watching his recorded performance will affect me somehow. I even remembered how we presented a dance number with his song "Black or White" during our recognition day in Grade 5. And bought a CD of one of his concerts way back in 2003.

However, in spite of my attempts to avoid watching his performances again, I was not able to stop myself from seeing this last rehearsal he made for his "This Is It" concert tour. Seeing him still so strong days before his parting and performing one of my favorite songs, "They Don't Care About Us", I couldn't help but feel really sad and affected of his sudden death. I loved his songs so much, it all started when I saw him perform as part of the Jackson 5. And up to now, I can't deny the fact that his songs still move me somehow.

So, here let me share to you that YouTube video of his last rehearsal.

Daddy And I Share This InTheRooms Info

The other day, I scolded Daddy for smoking in front of the webcam. As much as possible, I don't want the kids to see him smoking because I don't want them to be doing the same thing when they grow older. Actually, I do smoke as well, but I'm not the chain smoker type. And I never tried narcotics of any sort. I was a rebellious teen way back in 1995 when my mom died, but I made a promise to myself never to try drugs, gambling, and other forms of addiction.

I succeeded in fulfilling my promise, however, there are a few people out there who did not make it, thus they ended up hooked in various kinds of addiction like the ones I mentioned above. But some of them already seek help and are now on their way to recovery. Recovering from addiction could be a difficult process. Good thing there's a site like InTheRooms, an online global community created solely for those who are seeking help to fully recover. If you are on your road to recovery, this is a great site for you as you can find people who are also in a struggle to understand what they are really going through. Here, you can freely share your past without the fear of rejection or judgment of any kind. And here, you'll also realize that you're not alone on the process.

Daddy and I may not be in the same boat as those people seeking recovery, but we're both glad to share this info about InTheRooms Meetings Database, a Wiki which can help them manage the most accurate meeting database online. If they think revisions should be made in the database, this Wiki will allow them to, which of course for review and approval of the moderators. This step enables them to make the community to be the best so it won't be difficult for the others to find a meeting in their area.

Friendship Chain

When I started blogging a couple of years back, I never really thought that I'd meet a lot of interesting people, moms and non-moms alike, through this medium. It's just amazing how this little space I got from the web allows me to develop friendship with people from all walks of life, without even the need to meet them in person. So, today, I want to spread this friendship chain to those whom I've met via the net, and to those who are already my friends way back. But before I do, I want to say thank you to the fellow mommy blogger who passed this chain to me, Mommy Enchie of Sweet Nothings. An awesome mom, a loving wife, and an amazing blogger - yes that's how she is! I love reading her posts, so I drop by her blog regularly. Feel free to check her site, click here.

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This is the easy way and the fastest way to :

1. Make your Authority Technorati explode.

2. Increase your Google Page Rank.

3. Get more traffic to your blog.

4. Makes more new friends.

Rules :

1. Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog.

2. Put your own blog name and link.

3. Tag your friends as much as you can.

1.Picturing of Life 2. Juliana’s Site 3. Hazel-My Life, My Hope, My Future.4. Jeanne-The Callalily Space5.My Family is my Life 6. The Simple Life of a Baghag 7. On A Wonderful Day Like Today 8. House Everything 9. The Creativity in Me 10. Travel and Photography 11. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 12. You Are My Sunshine 13.Song to Remember 14. Super Blog 15. Philiippine Tv Marathon 16.Simply Blue 17. Breaking the Boundaries 18. Top Five 19. A Simple Life 20. Simple Happy Life 21. A Great Pleasure 22. Glossa~licious 23. Time Goes By 24. Sweet Nothings 25. The Baby in Between 26. You're Next!

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Now, I'm passing this Friendship Chain to my blogging friends, Nays, Lyn, Maidz, Cardz, Wats, Wends, Raissa, Glady, Jhelea, Melanie, and Yona.

Endurance Athlete Survey 2

It's almost 12midnight now; my sleep was interrupted a couple of minutes back by some YM messages. And since I couldn't sleep anymore, I decided to check my email and saw this endurance athlete survey. It's the second, actually. And as I've mentioned before, I really envy those who are into endurance event because of their self-discipline. Way back in 1999, I used to try long distance running, but h*ck I really couldn't go any further than 1 kilometer. Perhaps, if I had some kind of training, I would endure as well.

Anyway, here's the survey. Check it out!

Mommy Moments - Encounter with Animals

Wow, I can't believe it's Friday once again. The week seemed to pass so quickly. And tomorrow, I'm off to another long weekend. Weeee! :D

But for now, let me share to you my photos for this Friday's Mommy Moments theme - encounter with animals or pets. And since I wasn't able to find any photo of Baby Gab with pets or animals around, I decided to put mine.

(Me and the tarsier - during our Bohol trip last March 2008)

(Picture picture with Prony the Python..I'm scared!!)

(Me and the backpack?? Nah, it's a lemur!)

(Horseback riding time! As if. Just for the sake of pics actually.)

(Our pet Doglas. LOL. In our dreams. It's the famous St. Bernard from Mines View, Baguio)

Nothing much for me to share. Those encounters that I have were mostly from our trips in Bohol and Baguio. We haven't really spent a day in a zoo or any place with lots of pets and animals. Anyway, when Daddy comes back here, I'll make sure Baby Gaby will have her first encounters with animals.