mindburst!

Vierte my love, 

We have long expected the day to come. Have waited for two months. Prayed long and hard. The news of one’s departure arrived yesterday.

Right after having lunch, your Dad sent me a message via msn asking if we can both go home and take a half day leave. I agreed before even asking him what the reason was, Dad just told me that he send me an email. And viola there I found sitting on my inbox a forwarded email with the subject “visa update”

to quote: “We have decided to bring you to Dubai at this weekend. You will stay in Dubai office, until your Qatar visa is issued.”

I re-read email twice and cried a bucket of tears. Dad called up saying sorry while hushing my cries. We have asked for this I know but this weekend seem so soon already. And it dawned to your Dad and I that we have already waited for 2 months and almost gave up. We wanted for this to happen for our family. It’s just so soon.

We have hoped that it’ll be moved to Monday but we just got a confirmation today that it won’t be possible so we’re squeezing time to fix things needed and spend quality time together.

Mommy is trying best to be strong and to hold back tears for you and Dad. Your ninang Athens pointed out again this morning that LDR isnt that bad this time because of technology we have mobile phones, internet access and other stuff.

It’ll be a year before we see your Dad again.

After Saturday it’ll be you and mommy. I will be strong for you and will tell you stories about your Dad, show you pictures and bring you to Lola’s house to meet your Aunts and cousin.

Remember that Mom and Dad love’s you so much.

 I like the ambience of Powerbooks, you get to sit quietly and read a book. Whenever I find the need for some “me” time one place for me is Powerbooks.  

Along with some random book I get to choose, I’ve always included either The Little Prince, and Mister God this is Anna. But haven’t got the chance to finish the two. Until finally last year I bought two copies of Mister God as a gift for Athens (soon to be ninang), and Bernadette (excited auntie) but still haven’t finished the book.

As for The Little Prince I liked just looking at the graphics, but got really intrigued cause Athens keeps talking about the book sending messages from the book and some realizations she has on a certain situation. I asked Coy if he got a chance to read the book and he did, her sister Crist has a hardbound copy of the book I don’t think they have a similar one available anymore.

Since Coy’s leaving anytime soon for work, we well I have decided that he record a song and a story that I can play for Vierte so that he’ll be able to recognize his dad’s voice despite him not being around when he come’s out.

Last night as promised Coy continued reading Little Prince for Vierte. Before the reading started Vierte have been moving left to right in my tummy. When Coy announced its Vierte time, he gave 2 strong kicks and settled on my left side.

a precious moment!

Coy will be recording either Goodnight Moon and/or The Little Prince before he leaves.

I’ve always heard from family and friends that whenever a women gets pregnant a whole lot of changes will happen both mentally and physically.

Some noticeable changes and the old folks claims that these would also help identify gender of one’s baby, a soon to be mom is supposedly expecting a baby girl when she’s blooming (aka very pretty) for the whole 9 months while those expecting a baby boy will not be that pretty and will have a darker complexion.

9 out of 10 who guessed our Vierte’s gender guessed right that our baby is a he, when asked why they would tell me and my husband that I’m darker compared to before getting pregnant, and I don’t really bother to fix myself up.

My mom’s been asking me if I’m starting to have darker areas like in the neck, elbows, knees or my armpits. Luckily I guess for me as I only got 1 out of 4. But my oh my when I say dark it really is dark, scary dark for me :-0!

I haven’t changed my deoderant from what I was using before pregnancy and its just now that I have this ugly armpits. I’m not claiming though that I have perfectly beautiful ones, but not like what I have now. My OB told me this change is normal as my body is producing more hormones than usual.

I’ve decided to change deo’s but afraid to do so cause it might have a bad effect on Vierte. I’m even considering the use of calamansi.

Mommies I need your help, any suggestion on any possible “cure” to this dark side of mine.

thanks to youtube we got to upload the video and share it with family and friends. and since I dont have any clue as to how to have it viewed here, check this link instead.

For the weekend we we’re expecting Carlo to spend it with us, and Coy and I decided to prepare a nice meal for my brother. 

Cocoy’s favorite is dark chocolate, it was no doubt when I asked him what he wants me to bake for his parents for Sunday he gleefully replied I prefer chocolate cake.

I searched my computer for a chocolate recipe that was not from Hershey’s since I always refer to my Hershey’s recipe copies. I found a file Sinful Chocolate Cake, simple ingredients and very easy to bake.

Sinful Chocolate Cake

Ingredients :

200 g. of butter (or 2 sticks)
6 blocks (1 oz. each) of pure unsweetened chocolate
2-1/2 to 3 c. of white sugar
5 eggs
1 rounded tbsp. of flour

Procedure:

Melt the butter and chocolate on a double broiler, if its not available on your kitchen prepare a big pot and a small bowl one that would fit on the big and fill it up with water.

Gradually stir in sugar, depending on the sweetness that you prefer. Once blended let it cool (out of the simmering water) then add eggs one by one mixing well after each addition then add the floor. Pour into baking pan lined with baking paper and bake on a preheated 200C oven for 25 minutes.

I got the recipe here.

It’s really important to get a good kind of chocolate for this recipe.

Enjoy!

that’s how i feel today.

Along with last Saturday’s ultrasound result was a diagnosis of me having a Placenta Previa Marginalis and Pregnancy in Frank Breach. According to Dr. Elma whichever of the two persists I will be undergoing a C-Section on my 38th week.

To be more aware of the situation we are at, I googled and got to this page which was very informative, but got me scared as well. My cousin, Kuya Frank a doctor told me that 90% chances are the condition would change. The placenta will move up and Vierte will turn on the right position.

Dr. Elma, explained to me that I really have nothing to worry about undergoing a C-section is safe and I am to endure less pain plus we can schedule the date for me to deliver. Safety first, no more exercise or stretching, no contact and no excessive walking. I guess this is goodbye to the upcoming class with Miss Rome Kanapi on August.

We pray that both Vierte and I will have a safe 3 more months of journey.

We had our monthly check-up with Dr. Elma at UERM last Saturday, June 30. The highlight of this check-up is finding out Vierte’s gender.

Coy and I were home alone the whole morning, we had to wait for Jean and Dougs to arrive from school and work.

The Ultrasound department of UE is only open till 3pm, and we left the house past 1pm so Coy was impatient with the traffic. Good thing, when we got to the department nobody was in queue except for us! While waiting for my name to be called, Coy went to the ATM machine to get some cash. The doctor called me, I txted Kuya Frank that it was my turn and told the doctors that we have to wait for my husband, but they didn’t hear me out. Coy arrived seconds after Kuya showed up. Excited, Coy forgot to ready the camera for recording, I have to remind him. We only missed out the first part but managed to record most of the event.

and so… we proudly announce that our little angel Vierte is a baby boy!