DIY Maternity Shoot: Belly Pics

Ola! Happy Monday! I know we all need a lot of positive vibes to get us going to work, after the long weekend. Last weekend was also eventful for the familia E, we truly enjoyed the laziness, playtimes and D. And good news is that babyS I and marks 32 weeks, yes! 8 months and we are doing good with the weight and progress. Hang-in there babyS, two months more before your adventure begins!

So anyway, after searching pegs at pinterest and with Mr. google, I finally had by belly pics courtesy of daddy R. My initial plan was to hire a photographer sana, then do it outdoors. But the price ranges from P4,000 to P5,000 plus so I changed my mind. Haha practicality issues. So we had our trusty iPad and cameras,then with the help of crops and effect. Plus some available dress and props at the comfort of our room. Or maybe I can have someone edit it professionally, so we can print it nicely.  I am happy on how the pics turned out. Next time we will improve the lightning. We just can't do a family pic, walling kukuha! haha so the family pics will be a the studio maybe. 

Deionsims Strikes Again!

And my sweet, witty and naughty little man strikes again. Honestly, I thank for this little hirits every now and then. It makes me laugh and forget all the pains of pregnancy and swishes the hormones away. So let me share then to you, starting with this dubsmash video.

And the endless, funny conversations we had....

Lolo to D: Ang likot likot mo naman yoyon!
D: bakit ikaw ba? Hndi malikot?
(Hahahaha)
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Me: sa floor lang si pooh D, madumi na siya.
D: okay, walang problema
(Madali naman pala kausapin)
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While taking a shower....
D to me: mommy! Don't make tapon the water!
(Anu daw again?!)
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We recently bought his own bed and attached it to our existing bed. When we are about to sleep
Me: good night kuya
D: mommy kiss! Namimiss nga kita eh
(Haha akala mo anlau niya, bug he still ended sleeping in our bed pa din)
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Me: kuya kapag nasa mall tayo don't run, okay?
D: nagrurun lang ako mommy kasi I'm looking for toy kingdom and toys r us!
(Magrereason tlaga!)
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D: I want to eat mommy, I'm so hungry.
Me: okay lets eat fish and rice
D: no mommy, sad sa tummy ko yun, ung hotdog at rice happy in my tummy!
(May inside out na din ang tummy?)
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While playing, like he's driving blaze (the car)
D: mommy wear seat belt
Me: ok, while traffic..
D: no mommy America tayo, walang traffic
Me: ha? E saan lang ba traffic?
D: sa Philippines!
(Haha relate na siya sa traffic!)
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Me: d eat ka na banana
D: no! Hindi ako monkey!
(Kapag pala nag eat ka banana, monkey ka na)
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D: mommy bakit walang pink sa rainbow?
Me: ah... kumain ka na nga lang!
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While watching aldub's TNT commercial and they kissed
D: yyyyiiiii! Nagkiss sila!!!!
(Oo pati anak ko aldub fan!, we even do the pabebe wave while saying goodbye to me)
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D: nag jolibee kami ni lolo
Me: tlaga? Anu food mo?
D: hndi, nag “ order out” lang kmi
(Haha order out o take -out anak?)
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D: Mommy, anu favourite shape ni chuchay? (our dog)
Me: I don't know, you ask him..
D: I can't! nagdodog-talk naman siya!
(Haha may point! and somebody help me!)
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And so when the TV news makes countdown to christmas,
D: Mommy christmas na?
Me: No, malayo pa,
D: eh, sabi sa TV oh! christmas na!
(countdown pa nga lang!)
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On his christmas gift,
Me: What do you for christmas kuya? We will write kay Santa Claus?
D: Eh, wala naman si Santa, saka di niya alam sila Rubble (Paw Patrols)
Me: Ah okay! so draw nailing natin para alam niya?
D: Hndi, si daddy nalang buy!
(Haha, alam naman pala niya!)
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D: Bakit ung may pasok sa school at may office 5? (days), hung walang pasok 2 lang? (days)
Me: (haha tanung ko din yan!)

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And since I am getting so emotional again because D is growing so fast, and S' arrival is also coming. Yes! I have the right to blame the pregnancy hormones haha. Lets get some positive vibes with D's pictures in the past months.

D's haircut at a professional barbershop with daddy R. I couldn't contain my smile while watching how behaved he was. Gone are the days na 3 kami humahawak sa kanya just to make him still. He even glances at my seat and smiles at mommy. So big boy na talaga. 

Kuya D still love balloons! A very happy boy indeed!

And, a siraniko as always! I don't know how he did this and why. He just loved doing this to some of his toys!

He's into hide and seek lately, but I gotta teach him how to hide properly. 

 And so we are at the stage where we can't take a normal family selfie!

 And I want to remember this toothy smile!

Thank you for giving mommy so much happiness anak!, promise, mommy will make it up to you soon!

Mommy G,

Just Let it Be

I feel a lot better today, yes! the P hormones and stress at work and traffic transforms me into a monster sometime this month. I feel guilty though, that D has been the shock absorber. But the little man is full of love for mommy that he understands and very forgiving. I promise myself that I will do my best to make sure it will not happen again. So now this is my new motto in life, or until at least I pop. 

Make sense right? 

G, 

Dear BabyS,

Dear Summer,

You are probably napping inside mommy's tummy while I sentimentally write this letter. Sleep well baby, we are in for the best adventures when you come out, and I can't wait also. You are a bit shy and pilya during your ultrasound, you are very much like mommy baby, but don't worry you will overcome that. I am so looking forward to finally hold you in my arms, to finally breastfeed you, shower you with lots of kisses and sing an un-tuned lullaby for you to sleep. 

I'm sorry if sometimes I make you feel that I don't want you or I am not yet ready for you, you know mommy has so many plans before you came. So many plans that I don't know where to start, maybe that's why God blesses us with you so daddy and I can slow down and re align our lives. I may forget to take care of you and my self sometimes but that doesn't mean I love you less, I love you as much as I love your daddy and kuya, I am just afraid of my own ghosts baby, so please forgive mommy okay?

You know what baby? I have so many fears that is keeps me awake at night and sometimes stresses me, but when I feel you move inside me, you are a simple miracle that always reminds me that everything will be alright.

I fear a lot for your health baby, knowing the activities I did, the travels, and the stress I had before I found that you are in my tummy. I pray a lot that in spite all of that, you will be healthy and free from any problems. I also fear for the labor pains again baby, but together, we can do it right? I know you are one fighter and survivor baby, share mommy some of that fighting spirit when you are about to say hi to the world okay?

Yes baby, one of my ghosts is if I can really take care of you and kuya at the same time. You know that I grew up alone. And I don't know how it feels like to have a sister or a bother at home. I don't know how to do it, how to manage two kids and if I am capable of raising two kids. I am sorry if I get emotional because of that, so I always pray to God to bless me with lots of capability to love, bags and sacks of patience and baskets of energy to keep up with you guys. I know you are not impossible to love baby, and you will help me thru this. I'm sorry baby, but please understand mommy, and I will do all my best to love you and kuya as much as I can.

I'm sorry little princess if mommy stresses you with my own ghosts. But believe me,  I am so excited for you, for our adventures, for our bonding moments and I am so preparing for you. But do not go out yet baby, not yet. We will wait until you are healthy and strong enough for the real world. Do not be afraid, KuyaD will be your protector and Daddy R will be the best and sweetest daddy. 

I love you so much Summer, 

Mommy G, 

Deionisms

I always convince myself that I have a normal preschooler at home, but when kuyaD start to talk I usually surrender. I have a 3 1/2 kid, but with a reasoning and logic far than his age. Okay! I'm being a stage mom, proud mom actually, but D has been, and always will be the source of happiness at home. And mind you, hindi na siya pwede utakan. Don't ask me kanino nagmana. 

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D: Mommy I want maging “officer”
Me: ha? Anung officer?
D: ung nagtttlaffic mommy? Sabihin ko go kapag green and stop kapag red
Me: ah traffic enforcer pala lol
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D: you want sakay sa power ranger ko?
Me: (puzzled how di he knew the power rangers) saan mo nakita yun?/napanuod mo ba?
D: no car ko yun, lalayan ko lang gas
Me: oh Ford Ranger pala na car
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We were at the grocery
D: mommy I want cococrunch etc.
Me: no! Mayroon pa tayo sa Bahay
D: oh meyn!
R: kaya mo yun? Hndi ko nagagawa yan nung bata ako.
Me: oo si D lang lol
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One night, when we are about to sleep
D: ayoko magsleep mommy, I want may Mr. Sun! I want maliwanag (so we turned on all the lights)
I want hndi magcclose eyes ko. Wag mo ipapaclose eyes ko
Me: okay then don't close your eyes pero higa na tayo sa bed
--- then after 10 minutes tulog na si D. Lol
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While breast feeding him
D: anung nangyari sa d*d* mo mommy?
Me: ha? Why?
D: iba na lasa milk...
Me: oh so hndi ka na dede?
D: dede pa din
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D: Mommy si Barney at Dibo ba isa lang?
Me: ha? Bakit?
D: kasi magkamukha sila db?
Me: (help!)
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When your kid knows English, with accent and you don't get it.
D: mommy gawin mo nga robot to (transformer toy in car form), kasi may trah-vel
Me: ha? Saan siya ppnta?
D: no trah-vel nga!
Me: ha? Saan nga ppnta? (I thought he said travel)
D: noh! Trah-vel because there is ambulance!
Me: (trouble pala)!
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The ultimate drama kid
D: (crying from the heart) wag mo nga iiwanan dito mommy kapag may office ka, kasi namimiss kita!
Me: (and I also cried)
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So I learned that D was afraid of polar bears while watching Nick Jr. So every time I need to discipline him I used polar bear to scare him then, one time
Me: D sleep na kasi baka sumilip polar bear sa window
D: walang snow dito mommy, kaya walang polar bear!
(Yeah! I'm bisto and he's that smart!)
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The problem when you don't eat vegetables and super heroes does.
D: mommy anu ine-eat ng mga super heroes?
Me: e di madaming rice, vegetables and fruits na madami.
D: nag e-eat din ako vegetables mommy
Me: tlaga? Anung vegetable?
D: anu... Saka... Anu... Ung anu.. Vegetable na anu...
Me: ( hahahaha)
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Lola to Me: May top 2 sila sa school, si blah ung number 1, si blah blah number 2...
D: Mommy! Ako number 3!
Lola: Walang number 3 sabi ni teacher (Kasi 6 lang naman sila)
D to Me: Mommy! sabihin mo kay Daddy bilhan ako number 3! (Oo nga naman! para may number 3 na!)
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One sleepy morning...
D: Lets wake up na mommy,
Me: No, wala pa Mr. Sun, sleep muna tayo
D: Gagawa nalang ako Mr. Sun mommy! Look (acts like a magician), and there! may Mr. Sun na!
Me: (Okay!)
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On weaning him...
Me: put on some toothpaste
D: (feeds) bakit may toothpaste dede ko mommy?!, wag mo kasi tapunan kapag nagtotoothbrush ka, lika samahan kita alisin mo?!
Me: (Oo, napapa oh men din ako!)
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D: Ayoko ng milk sa baso, I want sa bote. Mas masarap malya (milk) sa bote!
Me: (Depende talaga sa container?)

Hay kuyaD, 

It may be difficult to adjust with your new sister. But trust mommy, we will still love you the same and forever be with you no matter what. And you will always be mommy's baby boy. Don't grow too fast anak. I will always want to smell your kilikili asim. 

G,